Great Stories to Listen To
From my favorite NPR host, Scott Simon, Weedend Edition Saturday:
‘Hint Fiction’ Celebrates The (Extremely) Short Story
From “The Takeaway” –a great news program from (6-7 am, then 9-10 am weekdays) dealing with important current topics:
The ‘World Wide Web’ Turns 20 Today
Initial terminology for network stuck, and inspired a million derivative terms Friday, November 12, 2010
From PRI’s Living on Earth02:58:0
03 November, 2010
WHAT THE AMISH CAN TEACH US ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
From PRI and WNYC’s The Takeaway04 November, 2010 01:14:0
Technologists search for lessons among people who don’t use much technology.
This is from Morning Edition, a real and humorous look at how the various residents of one town respond to an environmental threat and the specter of government intervention.
All Hopped Up: Town Unites For Toad Revival
by JON HAMILTONhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131194364
This is important to know now so that you don’t get sick:
Stepping Up Exercise Could Help Beat The Cold Virus
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131094125