Kai McNamee
Stories
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Arts & Life
'The Future' asks if technology will save humanity or accelerate its end
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Naomi Alderman on her new novel, The Future, which asks whether the giants of technology more likely to save humankind or accelerate its end.
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National
A former FBI profiler explains how 'leakage' can warn of a mass shooting
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mary Ellen O'Toole, a former FBI profiler, about the warning signs before a mass shooting.
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National
Philly's 'pastor of the hood' Carl Day weighs in on the 2024 election
Carl Day joined NPR to weigh in on the Biden campaign in 2020. We caught up with him to hear what he's thinking heading into 2024.
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Business
The video game industry is in uproar over a software pricing change. Here's why
The Unity Engine, a popular game development tool, is getting a pricing overhaul. Developers are enraged.
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Environment
The effort to restore Joshua trees after Mojave wildfire faces grim odds
After flames destroyed 1.3 million Joshua trees in Mojave National Preserve, biologists began replanting seedlings. But many have died, and now another fire has torched more of the iconic succulents.
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National
They fought alongside the U.S. — now this female Afghan military platoon is in limbo
After the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, members of the Female Tactical Platoon came to America under a temporary humanitarian program. Many are now in immigration limbo.
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Technology
After rebranding, X took @x from its original Twitter owner and offered him merch
Gene X Hwang owned @x on Twitter. Until Elon Musk rebranded the platform and took the handle.
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Environment
The heat is making squirrels 'sploot' — a goofy act that signals something serious
As climate change is making extreme heat events more common, these bright-eyed and bushy-tailed critters are "splooting" to cope.
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National
The COVID public health emergency is ending — but long COVID persists for some
Despite the end of the public health emergency, long COVID persists for some patients.
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National
In the northern California snow, stranded cows are getting emergency hay drops
After heavy snowfall left cows in northern California stranded and starving, officials launched an unusual rescue mission.