THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 20, 2013

5 Questions: Why Yahoo Hopes Tumblr Will Expand Its 'Coolness'

  • 5 Questions: Why Yahoo Hopes Tumblr Will Expand Its 'Coolness'
  • Yahoo, the languishing tech pioneer, officially unveiled its acquisition of social blogging platform Tumblr on Monday. The $1.1 billion purchase by Yahoo could mean a whole world of things for both of the Internet companies, as well as for Yahoo chief executive -- and former Google executive -- Marissa Mayer.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 20, 2013

A High Tech Solution for a Neighborhood Problem

  • A High Tech Solution for a Neighborhood Problem
  • Dubbed "Peace Corps for geeks," Code for America sends teams of tech professionals to spend a month in a U.S. city listening to officials and residents explain a specific civic challenge. Fellows then return to San Francisco headquarters to develop a web-based program they think will help.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 17, 2013

Cicada Sighting! Bug-Eyed Critters Emerging in Northern Virginia

  • Cicada Sighting! Bug-Eyed Critters Emerging in Northern Virginia
  • Although the brood II cicadas aren't expected to emerge en masse until late May or June, a nice crop of them nested in a batch of poison ivy in Virgina’s Bull Run Regional Park on Thursday. Their veiny golden wings and bright beady red eyes clung to grass, leaves and tree bark.

ANALYSIS | May 16, 2013

Major Embryonic Stem Cell Advance Raises Ethical Quandaries

  • Major Embryonic Stem Cell Advance Raises Ethical Quandaries
  • Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University have achieved a longtime goal. They cloned a human embryo to derive embryonic stem cells able to transform into tissues and organs genetically identical to patients who need them. Jeffrey Brown talks to NPR's Rob Stein about the science as well as the ethical concerns.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 16, 2013

Latest Forecast Shows the U.S. Drought Moving West

  • Latest Forecast Shows the U.S. Drought Moving West
  • The drought shows signs of lifting in the East -- but the forecast shows more trouble ahead as the drought is expected to intensify in the West and Central Plains this summer, according to NOAA.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 16, 2013

Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield Reflects on Four Months in Orbit

  • Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield Reflects on Four Months in Orbit
  • Canadian Space Agency Commander Chris Hadfield discussed his four months on the International Space Station during his first press conference since returning to Earth. He also spoke of the peril of re-adapting to gravity. He's even had to change the way he speaks. "I hadn't realized I'd learned to talk with a weightless tongue."

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 15, 2013

Moon and Earth May Share a Watery Past

  • Moon and Earth May Share a Watery Past
  • Scientists have found water trapped in lunar rocks. But where did it come from? And how did it get there? A new study last week says it may have come from Earth more than 4 billion years ago.

CONVERSATION | May 14, 2013

Book Explores Societal Transfer of Power From Big Institution to Active Citizen

  • Book Explores Societal Transfer of Power From Big Institution to Active Citizen
  • Author Nicco Mele's new book, 'The End of Big,' explores how technology has made the world a smaller place, opening up new opportunities for local politics, small business and average citizens to wield influence. Political editor Christina Bellantoni talks to Mele about his work and the ways technology impacts our democracy.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 14, 2013

Commander Hadfield Reports to Ground Control

  • Commander Hadfield Reports to Ground Control
  • Commander Chris Hadfield is a great many things: photographer, educator, social media maven -- did I mention astronaut? Add troubadour to the laundry list. That his music video -- a cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" -- has already scored 6.6 million hits is a testament to his success as a popularizer of science and space.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 13, 2013

Got a Question for Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen?

  • Got a Question for Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen?
  • Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen will discuss their new book, "The Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business," in a live Google Hangout with PBS NewsHour at 2:30 p.m. ET, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Got a question for the Google Executive Chairman or Director of Google Ideas? Tweet them using #DigitalAge.

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