She came to the U.S. for grad school. She was lonely. Then came an invitation for Thanksgiving — no turkey (strictly vegan) but a spirit that touched her soul. And her mango lassi was a hit!
NPR's Scott Simon visited the Inn of Chicago this week, where migrants are now being housed. The building is the same one his father died in 55 years ago.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams has used AI for robocalls in Mandarin, Yiddish, and other languages he doesn't speak IRL. NPR's Scott Simon ponders the downsides of this.
A physician from Nigeria and a scientist from Kenya propose ideas for the United Nations to consider — issues important in Africa and other regions that are often neglected by global bodies.
Other people just going about their lives in public are not fodder for your social media. Let's think a little harder about the etiquette of putting pictures and videos of strangers up online.
After a promising infancy, streaming is stuck in a nasty adolescence. Fans of great TV must act to help preserve what works, because consumers can and do have a say in all this.
NPR's Scott Simon has an idea for newspapers experimenting with AI: hire high school journalists to cover high school games rather than settle for substandard reporting.
