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The National Security Administration is being accused of intercepting private telephone calls and e-mail messages. New Jersey Congressman Rush Holt (D-12th) is investigating the claims. Plus, the latest from Iran; Google Translate’s artificial language intelligence; and the Getting Around series wraps up.
NSA Monitoring
U.S. Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ), chairman of the House Select Intelligence Oversight Panel, talks about his investigations on why the National Security Agency monitored the emails of American citizens.
Understanding Iran
Reza Aslan, member of the Council on Foreign Relations, columnist at the Daily Beast.com and author of How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization and the End of the War on Terror analyzes the situation in Iran and the role of the Islamic Republic in the lives of post-revolution Iranians.
Babel Rouser
This week, to help the flow of information in and out of Iran, Google rushed to add Persian (or Farsi) to the languages included in its new Google Translate service. Peter Norvig, Director of Research at Google, discusses the translation project.
Getting Skilled
Richard Sennett, a professor of sociology at NYU and the London School of Economics and author of several books including The Craftsman, on why skilled workers with real-life experience in certain industries are still in high demand despite the recession.
Do you have skills envy or skills bragging rights? What practical skills do you have or wish you had? Comment below!SCOTUS Decisions
Emily Bazelon, senior editor at Slate.com and founding editor of Double X, a women's website, discusses the four decisions that came down from the US Supreme Court today.
NYC Rules: Getting Around
All this month, the Getting Around series looks at the unwritten rules for traveling in and around New York City, whether it's underground, on the ground, or in the air. Billie Cohen, deputy editor of Time Out New York, is the unwritten rules guru for the series.
Your Above Ground Rules: Pay Attention, No Sudden Moves and Be Consistent With the Rules!Your Subway Rules: Groom, But not on the Subway, Make Room and Make Way! This Week: In the Air. What are your rules for flying? What do you think should be a part of airport and airplane etiquette? Comment below!
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