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Who’s in Charge: You or Your Smart Phone?
If you drive with your cell phone turned on, consider this: one passionate critic of “distracted driving” killed two people while he was texting. Drivers tell pollsters they know that’s dangerous, but many admit they do it anyway. Now, neuroscientists say they don’t have much choice.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenIf you drive with your cell phone turned on, consider this: one passionate critic of “distracted driving” killed two people while he was texting. Drivers tell pollsters they know that’s dangerous, but many admit they do it anyway. Now, neuroscientists say they don’t have much choice. We’ll hear how the “beep” from the cell phone throws a driver’s brain out of balance, often with tragic results. What will that mean for the law, insurance rates—and new forms of the communications technology we all depend on?
Also: Britain orders airstrikes against ISIS, and a retiring baseball star hits the winning run in his final game as shortstop.
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3 storiesUK Parliament Approves Airstrikes on ISIS in Iraq
Britain’s Parliament voted today for airstrikes against ISIL—the so-called Islamic State—after a passionate address by Prime Minister David Cameron. The vote was 524 to 43; for authorization, that’s much more limited than the big margin might suggest. Griff Witte is London Bureau Chief for the Washington Post.
Read the story7 minHow Technology Distraction Kills
Drivers tell pollsters they know it’s too dangerous to text while they’re at the wheel, but about one third admit they do it anyway. Now there’s persuasive evidence that we don’t have as much choice as we tell ourselves.
Read the story34 minDerek Jeter’s Magical End to a Magical Career with the Yankees
Last night was Derek Jeter’s last game as shortstop for the New York Yankees with the team playing the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee stadium. In the 9th inning, the game was tied five to five, when Jeter came to the plate. Steven Goldman is managing editor for Baseball for SB Nation—an American Sports Network.
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