Apr 08 Hominid Species Discovery Shows Transition Between Apes, Humans Two years ago, nine-year-old Matthew Berger accompanied his dad, paleoanthropologist Lee Berger, to an archeological excavation site in South Africa. Running after his dog, he noticed an interesting-looking bone protruding from the ground. He thought it might be from… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch Future of Net Neutrality Debated After Ruling A federal court has ruled in favor of Internet provider Comcast in a victory that raises questions about the Federal Communications Commission's power to regulate the Web. Jeffrey Brown gets two points of view on what it could mean for… Continue watching
Apr 06 Court Rules Against FCC in 'Net Neutrality' Case A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the Federal Communication Commission overstepped its authority in 2008 when it sanctioned Comcast for slowing down some customers' Internet access, effectively reining in the agency's push for so-called net neutrality. Continue reading
Apr 05 iPad Roundup: What the Bloggers Have Said So Far Senior correspondent Jeffrey Brown takes the NewsHour's new iPad for a spin on the set. Photo by Kate Gardiner. Sixty-five days after it was announced, the iPad went on sale Saturday, selling more than 300,000 units… Continue reading
Apr 05 Silicon Valley Story: Applied Materials Executive Relocating to China By Spencer Michels SAN FRANCISCO | Silicon Valley is looking deeply inward and finding things are not as they were. The valley, where firms like Google, Apple, Intel and Applied Materials have their headquarters, is losing steam and perhaps the innovative spirit… Continue reading
Apr 05 Patchwork Nation: Using Technology to Change the World By Dante Chinni Ask the same question to people in Patchwork Nation's 12 community types and you will likely find very different answers. That is just what a group of journalism students from Syracuse University did last summer. The students, working on… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch Documentary Examines 'Righteous' Arab Actions During Holocaust Robert Satloff, director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, talks to Jeffrey Brown about "Among the Righteous," his eight-year project to document the stories of Arabs helping Jews during the Holocaust and the forthcoming PBS documentary based on… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Silicon Valley Slump Shows Shift of U.S. Technology Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on how the economic downturn has hit Silicon Valley and what it means for the future of U.S. technological innovation. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Consumers Weigh Apple's iPad Buzz, Future of Tablet Computing Apple's new iPad tablet hit stores over the weekend, selling some 300,000 devices on its first day. Jeffrey Brown gets two points of view about the iPad and what it could mean for the future of mobile computing devices. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Can Genes Be Patented? Ruling Reignites Debate A federal court this week invalidated patents filed by biotech companies on the human genome, igniting debate on exactly who owns genetic research. Jeffrey Brown gets two points of view on the legal implications of the case. Continue watching