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New York Times environmental reporter Andrew Revkin has covered climate change and climate politics for 20 years. His new book The North Pole Was Here: Puzzles and Perils at the Top of the World is geared toward young adults.

The Department of Defense is testing a new technology for funerals. It's a digital bugle, to play "Taps." There are far more funerals a day than there are military buglers, so the Defense Department has to compensate somehow. Commentator Joellen Easton has played "Taps" at military funerals, and she hopes the Defense Department's experiment isn't too successful. (3:30)

Commentator Dinesh D'Souza disagrees with those who argue that the internet is a racist concept. While it is true that not everyone uses the internet equally, he says this is not a problem of access but one of knowledge. He says the real digital divide is in appreciating the value of knowledge, how to obtain it and what to do with it. He recommends teaching young people how information and technology can be a source of improving oneself.

For the recording industry, the development of the technology that allows music to be shared via the internet has turned out to have a sting in its tail. Many more people are listening - but they're not paying for the pleasure. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports on the industry's efforts to prevent unauthorized copying of its merchandize by using something called a 'digital watermark' - and the attempts by critics to shpow it doesn't work.

A varied blend of blues music, from local to global, hosted by Lew Jetton and airing Sunday nights from 7 to 9 pm. This episode has expired.

A varied blend of blues music, from local to global, hosted by Lew Jetton and airing Sunday nights from 7 to 9 pm. This episode has expired.

Louisville's seven-game skid was bad enough. Worse were the large margins of defeat and opponents' apparent ease in lighting up the scoreboard.That…

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson reports on a handful of newcomers to the pop charts.

Steve Inskeep speaks with Richard V. Reeves, author of the book Dream Hoarders, which argues that the wealthiest 20 percent of Americans unfairly grab opportunities for themselves and their children.

In recent years, moviegoers have come to expect special effects and 3-D creatures that are increasingly fantastic and realistic. This is thanks to digital technology, which allows such things as dinosaurs and tornados to be shown on the big screen. But now directors are using computers in less obvious ways... to alter simple street scenes, or to avoid going on location at all. This is a trend that concerns those who earn their living from the millions spent by movie makers going on location. From Los Angeles, Virginia Biggar reports.