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This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Biden, Gates, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

Con artists on Wednesday apparently hacked into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians and major companies in an apparent bitcoin scam.

5 years ago

New Normal
The Pulse
Health

What’s Here to Stay or Gone Forever?

COVID-19 hasn’t just changed the world — it’s transformed the way we live. On a national scale, it has upended politics and flatten ...

Air Date: June 26, 2020

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President Donald Trump
NPR
Politics & Policy

Facebook and Twitter remove ‘racist baby’ video posted by Trump

Facebook and Twitter said Friday that a post shared by President Trump about a "racist baby" has been removed from the platforms following a copyright complaint.

5 years ago

Sometimes it feels like we’re being inundated with conflicting messages about the coronavirus. How do we sort what’s true from what isn’t? (Wladimir.B/Big Stock)
The Pulse
Health

Social Media’s ‘Infodemic’

Thanks to COVID-19, social media has never been more important — or more dangerous. Information — good or bad — spreads at lightnin ...

Air Date: June 19, 2020

Listen 48:53
Should cities pay influencers to help stop the spread of COVID-19? The question is not just about money. It’s also about getting the word out to people who need to hear it.  (timofeev/ Big Stock Photo)
The Pulse
Health

Should cities pay influencers to help stop the spread of COVID-19?

The question is not just about money. It’s also about getting the word out to people who need to hear it and might not get it elsewhere.

5 years ago

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Conspiracy theories have flooded social media since the pandemic struck — giving researchers a chance to learn more about why and how misinformation spreads. (Konstantin Savusia/Big Stock Photo)
The Pulse
Science

The cost and hidden silver lining of COVID-19 misinformation

Because of the pandemic, researchers are learning more about how falsehoods spread on social media — and hopefully how to stop them.

5 years ago

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The Philadelphia skyline. (Mark Henninger / Imagic Digital)
Community

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philly preparing to move into ‘green’ phase of reopening

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said Thursday the city could move into the “green” phase of the state’s reopening plan as early as July 3.

5 years ago

Fake vs. Real
The Pulse
Science

Fake vs. Real — And When It Matters

There was a time when seeing was believing — but that’s changing, thanks to new technology that’s elevating fakery to a whole new l ...

Air Date: June 12, 2020

Listen 48:59
Social media and disinformation
NPR
Politics & Policy

Social media usage is at an all-time high. That could mean a nightmare for democracy

Studies show that social media polarizes its users. The pandemic means more Americans are on it than ever. What does that mean for the landscape of the 2020 election?

5 years ago

This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Twitter points users to fact checks of Trump tweets for the first time

The link was added to a tweet in which the president claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent.

5 years ago

Analogue Antique Watch
The Pulse
Science

It’s About Time

The pandemic has warped and stretched time in strange ways, and this week, we listen back to our episode on time.

Air Date: May 22, 2020

Listen 48:37
In this Thursday, March 26, 2020, photo, Terrell Bell, wearing a protective face mask, looks at a learning guide he picked up for his little sister at John H. Webster Elementary School in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community
Eyes on the Street

Kids need to go to school online. Why isn’t the internet a public utility?

The public utility of the internet is especially clear now in a pandemic, when we go online for school and health information, writes Devren Washington.

5 years ago

Markevis Gideon displays one of the devices his company gave to Kingswood preschoolers. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Chromebook giveaway aims to bridge digital divide for kids in Wilmington

NerdITNow owner Markevis Gideon grew up in a Wilmington public housing development and said it’s a “blessing” to be able to assist children with an educational tool.

5 years ago

Listen 1:36
Crested Butte Mountains
The Pulse
Science

Science Interrupted: The Impact of Coronavirus

Around the globe, COVID-19 has frozen economies, closed schools, stores, and restaurants, and even canceled the Olympics. Millions of peo ...

Air Date: May 15, 2020

Listen 48:54
Wayne and Andrea Clark with their children Molly, 9, Caleb, 11, Roisin, 13, and Cianan, 6, on the steps of their home in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Education

Philly schools and the online learning experiment

With the typical tools, like standardized tests, off the table this year, the Philadelphia School District has to think differently about how to measure success.

Air Date: May 11, 2020

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