Mar 19th, 2010 · A self-professed science geek is the best-selling British male artist in the United States since Elton John. His latest album, and first U.S. release, is called All or Nothing. It features big name collaborations with artists including Lil Wayne, Lil John, Sean Paul and Mary J. Blige.
Mar 14th, 2010 · President Obama wants to bring the federal government into the world of 21st century information technology. Earlier this month, he named Vivek Kundra the nation's first federal chief information officer. Guest host Audie Cornish speaks with Kundra about his efforts to make the federal government more "open source."
Mar 14th, 2010 · In Austin, Texas, hundreds of innovators in film, music and technology are gathering at the annual South by Southwest Festival. Guest host Audie Cornish checks in with Weekend Edition Sunday host Liane Hansen, who reports from the festival on some of the new technologies on display there.
Feb 11th, 2010 · Plenty of musicians can talk about Fender Stratocasters, righteous tube amps and fancy soundboards. But the real gear geeks are heavy into microphones. Before Sigur Ros frontman Jonsi Birgisson performed two acoustic songs from his upcoming album Go, WNYC's engineer showed him the station's impressive collection of vintage mics.
Feb 1st, 2010 · In an old factory in Kalamazoo, the nonprofit Geek Group runs a lab where high-tech tools and crazy experiments abound and anyone can launch their own project. It's like the set of the hit show Mythbusters — except here, the group says, the projects might one day help revitalize the local economy.
Nov 29th, 2009 · You don't have to be crazy about comic-book heroes, fantasy worlds or galactic adventures to fall in love with these three magnificent graphic novels — but it helps if you're a girl. Author Harriet Reisen shares what makes these girl-power reads so colorful.
Feb 5th, 2009 · A long time ago — back in 1999, to be precise — a posse of die-hard Star Wars fans road-trip across the country to steal an advance print of The Phantom Menace.
Dec 4th, 2008 · No longer only for kids, geeks, nerds and aging baby boomers longing for a second childhood, graphic novels are showing themselves a medium of startling breadth and grace. Don't call them a genre anymore; cutting-edge graphic novels exist for everyone.