Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 15, 2015
If you can wangle access to the BBC’s iPlayer, a viewing of Adam Curtis’ “Bitter Lake” may improve your chances of making sense of the modern world, TV critic Sam Wollaston writes at The Guardian newspaper. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigFeb 10, 2015
A startlingly vigilant new television by Samsung, the SmartTV, monitors what people say through a voice activation feature and, as it's handily interfacing with the Internet, might just share that information with third parties. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigFeb 4, 2015
Take a deep breath, hard-core runners: A new study of joggers and heart health could stop you in your tracks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Donald Kaufman / TruthdigJan 22, 2015
Former Air Force pilot Brandon Bryant, who was part of the U.S. Predator drone program for more than four years, talks about remote warfare and how he came to a stopping point in 2011. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigOct 21, 2014
A knife attack put Darek Fidyka on his back for two years, but an amazing medical procedure appears to have partially mended his spinal cord. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigOct 1, 2014
Pro-democracy demonstrators continued to throng the streets of Hong Kong on Wednesday -- a conspicuous day, as it was a Chinese national holiday -- calling for the resignation of Chief Executive CY Leung as well as for a change in how candidates for the country's top positions are chosen. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigAug 21, 2014
What does Ferguson, Mo., look like from afar right now? For some overseas critics of American foreign policy, it looks like a teachable moment to point out how the U.S. would do better to confront its own issues at home instead of policing the rest of the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigAug 11, 2014
Fighting between Israelis and Palestinians in the ongoing Gaza conflict, now into its second month, continued into Sunday night but halted at midnight, as both sides observed the first hours of another three-day cease-fire. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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The U.N. spokesman's breakdown in a live interview allowed audiences to feel the visceral anguish that can overcome witnesses of the atrocity in Gaza. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 8, 2014
Remember that "Last Week Tonight" clip that explained that part of the problem with addressing climate change is that deluded deniers are given as much airtime as scientists reporting facts? Well, it seems the BBC paid attention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJul 3, 2014
A BBC editor says his 2007 blog on the financial meltdown has been effectively deleted from the Internet thanks to a European court ruling meant to protect privacy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 22, 2014
"Tonight, Venezuela is seeing a spasm of violence that’s unlike anything the country has experienced since 1989," blogger Audrey M. Dacosta wrote from Caracas on Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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