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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Cars for Millennials

    Young people just aren’t as interested in cars as they used to be. Car companies are trying to find a way to fix that. One idea: Turn cars into smartphones.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 4, 2014 • 1 min read

    Young people just aren’t as interested in cars as they used to be. Car companies are trying to find a way to fix that. One idea: Turn cars into smartphones.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    Al Qaeda in India, Gamergate, and Cars for Millennials
    1. 0:00Al Qaeda Targets India
    2. 11:26The Failure to Contain the Ebola Epidemic
    3. 20:44Salton Sea Study
    4. 28:09Gamergate: Misogyny in Gaming
    5. 41:20Cars for MillennialsYou’re reading this
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