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PRI's The World Jun 12, 2013
by The World
Wednesday on The World: Sci-fi writer Cory Doctorow's take on revelations about government surveillance and concerns that we are living an Orwellian reality. Also, we examine the environmental impact of storing all that data the government is collecting. Plus, Greece abruptly shuts down its state broadcaster.
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West Bank's Only Ballet School Offers Refuge for Palestinian Kids
The World's Matthew Bell has the story of a school in Ramallah that's a refuge from the stress of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It's believed to be the West Bank's only ballet school.
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Acceleration and Agility, Not Speed, Secret to Cheetah Success
The cheetah is ranked as the fastest creature on land. What makes it run so fast? That question has long intrigued Alan Wilson. He specializes in locomotive biomechanics at the Royal Veterinary College in the UK.
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Guest Workers in Saudi Arabia Struggle to Get Their Papers in Order
Saudi Arabia's got immigration woes not unlike the US but the Kingdom has given its undocumented immigrants until July 3rd to get their papers in order or risk deportation. This would apply to millions of people.
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Iranian Reformists Rally Behind Moderate Presidential Candidate
On June 14th, Iranians go to the polls to elect a new president. There's not what you'd call a roster of reform-minded candidates. There's basically just one candidate left who's considered a 'moderate.'
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Greek State Broadcaster ERT Goes Dark but Returns as Webcast
In what they called a necessary cost-cutting move, the Greek government pulled the plug on the country's state broadcaster, ERT, Tuesday night. But it's still webcasting, at least intermittently.
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How the Environment is Impacted by Storing Massive Amounts of Data
Edward Snowden's leak about the NSA Prism program got us thinking about the enormous amount of space and energy required to store digital data these days. Marco Werman speak with Jon Koomey, who studies energy policy at Stanford University. Koomey discusses the environmental implications of…
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NSA Leak: Did George Orwell Get it Right in 1984?
Interest in George Orwell's novel "1984" has spiked in recent days since the leaks about NSA surveillance. Was Orwell prescient? Anchor Marco Werman speaks with journalist and author Cory Doctorow about science fiction's vision of the future.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Jun 12, 2013
Wednesday on The World: Sci-fi writer Cory Doctorow's take on revelations about government surveillance and concerns that we are living an Orwellian reality. Also, we examine the environmental impact of storing all that data the government is collecting. Plus, Greece abruptly shuts down its state...
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The Mystery Man Who Fell from the London Skies
In September 2012, a man in his 20s was found dead in a suburban street in west London. The BBC's Rob Walker has been following the police investigation into who he was and how he must have fallen from a plane flying overhead. More at The World.
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Nicaragua Fast-Tracking Bill to Authorize Chinese Company's Canal to Compete with Panama
The government of Nicaragua is fast-tracking a bill that would authorize a company from China to build a new canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The dream of a Nicaraguan canal dates back more than a century. Nicaragua's president, Daniel Ortega, argues the project would bring...
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Wednesday on The World: Sci-fi writer Cory Doctorow's take on revelations about government surveillance and concerns that we are living an Orwellian reality. Also, we examine the environmental impact of storing all that data the government is collecting. Plus, Greece abruptly shuts down its state broadcaster.
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