Normally when an audience sits down to watch a live performance, they are politely told to turn off their phones. This is not the case for a play running at 3-Legged Dog in New York City, called "Elements of Oz." This adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" requires its audience members to not only keep their phones on, but to use them.
The audience downloads a free app that allows them to use augmented reality to see the flying monkeys jump across their screens, the tornado hitting Kansas, and flowers growing in Munchkinland.
We spoke to Marianne Weems, the artistic director of the Builder’s Association, the company behind the production about using an app in live theatre.

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Smartphone: Enter stage left

Do you remember how weird it felt going from clicking physical keys on your phone to the seamless swiping of a touch screen? One group is trying to make it as easy as possible for older people to not only understand their smartphones, but enjoy the possibilities these phones can give them. 
The AARP is a nonprofit, social welfare organization that teaches a range of classes for seniors who want to learn about technology. One of the classes on offer is an introduction to Android smartphones, taught by Ismael Tubens.

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Smartphones are breaking the generational barrier

We talked with Derek Thompson, a senior editor at The Atlantic, whose book "Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction" looks to share some industry tips about what makes things popular.

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Andreas Weigend is the former chief scientist of Amazon and he's on a mission to give us more control over our own data through education.
His new book is called "Data For the People: How to Make Our Post-Privacy Economy Work for You." Weigend talked to us about the role personal data plays in our every day lives and who is collecting it.

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What Amazon’s former chief scientist says about personal data rights

Maxwell Bogue is the CEO and co-founder of WobbleWorks Inc., a company that created the 3Doodler Start Pen, which allows children to draw pictures that turn into 3-D sculptures when they're finished. The pen uses specially developed bio-plastic material at a much lower temperature than 3-D pens for adults, making it safer for children to use.
We spoke with Bogue at the Toy Fair 2017, which took place last weekend, about educational tech toys and the company's success.

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A new 3-D pen lets kids create their own toys

Hackers are 'the best parts of science and information sharing,' Chester Wisniewski tells us. The principal research scientist in the CTO office at Sophos explains the term "hacktivism", which is the subject of a week-long special series that looks into the ramifications of the acts of "hacktivists".

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Is ‘hacktivism’ a force for good … or chaos?

The infamous hacking group LulzSec, which aligned itself with Anonymous, was responsible for hacking some high-profile sites and companies like Sony and PBS.  The founder of LulzSec, Hector Monsegur, known by his hacker handle Sabu talked to Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson for our series on "hacktivism".

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Founder of hacker group LulzSec explains the chaos of hacktivism

To try and understand the laws around hacking and the future of "hacktivism", Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson talked to Molly Sauter, a doctoral researcher and author of the book, "The Coming Swarm: DDoS Actions, Hacktivism, and Civil Disobedience on the Internet.

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How hacktivism intersects with the law

There is currently a debate over Sci Hub, a site that allows scientific research papers, previously behind a paywall, to be shared with everyone. We heard from John Bohannon, a contributing correspondent for Science Magazine about why this website came into existence.

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Alexandra Elbakyan's Sci-Hub is 'hacktivism on a grand scale'

In their mission to make information more transparent or accessible to all, some hacktivists take a lot of personal risks when they go up against the status quo. 
MormonLeaks, a website giving members an avenue to post information anonymously about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, was set up by Ryan McKnight, himself a former Mormon. We talked to McKnight about how the website works, and what was at stake for him. 

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