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Journalist Anna Badkhen chronicles life in a small Afghan village in her new book, The World Is A Carpet. A village of 240 people, Oqa survives on an old-time tradition of carpet weaving. Residents earn about 40 cents a day for carpets that eventually sell for $5,000 to $20,000 abroad.

The New York Times has announced a paywall to its content which will go into effect at the end of March. This has me wondering, will you pay for the news?

Advances in voice recognition technology are making it more fun, and productive, to talk to your computer. The technology, which has migrated to a number of free apps, can give our fingers and hands some much needed rest. But it's still not perfect.

KPBS media partner inewsource wanted to know what part of San Diego County has the highest (and lowest) income inequality. Here's what inewsource's analysis found out.

Chinese Internet professionals are watching Google closely after it threatened to pull out of the China market last week. How China's government responds to Google could complicate an already restrictive business environment for Chinese Internet companies. The government is showing that it envisions the Internet developing in China in ways that are very different from the rest of the world.

Critic Alex Gilvarry calls Jason Porter's first book "a humorous insight into the human condition."

Curing cancer and eliminating heart disease has been the holy grail of medical research. But there could be even greater benefits if aging itself could be delayed, a study finds.

A newly issued Chinese passport featuring a map that lays claim to disputed territory with several neighboring countries is only the latest case of cartographic aggression. From Latin America to East Asia, maps have long played a central role in territorial tussles.

As 2013 begins with wealthy Americans in line for bigger tax bills, they're not alone. Tax fairness takes the spotlight worldwide this year, as cash-strapped governments look to impose more of the burden on well-heeled companies, individuals and institutions, and to catch and punish tax cheaters.

With that pitch, coder boot camps are poised to get much, much bigger. Is this a new education delivery system?