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Music Magazine Spins Reviews To Twitter

SPIN Magazine will review albums exclusively in 140-character tweets, rather than 80-word blurbs.

Wael Ghonim: Creating A 'Revolution 2.0' In Egypt

The Egyptian activist who became the public face of the revolution explains social media's role.

Chinese Labor Practices Sour Apple Consumers

Apple products are worth a lot to a lot of people, but is it worth the human cost of making them?

How Did That Ad Make You Feel? Ask A Computer

Researchers have created computers that can read your emotions, which could lead to better TV ads.

Automakers Give Disregarded Diesels A Second Look

Diesel now sold for cars in the U.S. could help manufacturers reach higher fuel economy standards.

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The Share Economy

Online peer-to-peer marketplaces allow users to share everything from cars, apartments and parking spots to kids' clothes, fruit and even leftovers. These websites are part of a booming "share economy" that is changing the way participants think about ownership and community. We talk with the founders of some share sites. What have you shared, and what are you willing to share?

The State of San Jose

San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed gives his State of the City address this evening. He and other stakeholders join us in advance for a snapshot of how the third largest city in California is doing.

'Revolution 2.0'

Internet activist and Google marketing executive Wael Ghonim was thrust into the international spotlight last year as his Facebook page helped spark the Egyptian uprising. He joins us to talk about his new book "Revolution 2.0," and about recent political developments in Egypt.

All Tech Considered

The latest and greatest in tech, featuring NPR's Omar Gallaga.

Wired News

Your essential daily guide to what's next in technology, science, business and culture.

PBS NewsHour

Russians Drill Into Ancient Lake in Coldest Spot on Earth

After decades drilling through more than two miles of ice in the coldest spot on Earth, Russian scientists announced this week that they reached their goal: a subglacial lake the size of Lake Ontario, which has been sealed off from the world for as long as 20 million years.

Hunter's Moons: Astronomers Use Kepler Spacecraft to Search for Exomoons

Astronomers have discovered a trove of exoplanets--more than 700 worlds in orbit around distant stars, with leads on thousands of additional suspects.

In Earthquakes, 'Liquefied' Ground Can Topple Buildings, Swallow Cars

On Wednesday's NewsHour broadcast, we aired an excerpt of a "NOVA" piece about a dense trove of ice age fossils found near Colorado's Snowmass Ski Resort. One theory is that these animals were snuffed out by a phenomenon called liquefaction, which can strike during an earthquake.

'A Flintstone Moment': Mammoth Amount of Ice Age Fossils Found in Colorado

Wednesday's "NOVA" looks at an unexpected discovery near a Rocky Mountain ski resort: thousands of bones from ice age mammals, including mammoths, ground sloths and mastodons. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Kirk Johnson of Denver Museum of Nature and Science about the dig and ongoing research into the animals' mysterious deaths.