Environment Want to Say ‘I Love You’? Try Typing It Out Surprised researchers find that, when the topic is love, we tend to communicate emotions more effectively using email rather than voicemail. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Is AT&T Overcharging Schools for Internet Service? A lawsuit can proceed against the company for allegedly failing to offer the required discounts to schools and libraries, says an appeals court. Jeff Gerth
Social Justice It’s Telephone Scam Season Some characteristics make people more vulnerable to scams, but they can still happen to anybody. Francie Diep
Social Justice The Future of the Telephone Hotline A new documentary looks at the history of anonymous hotlines, what place they occupy in America today, and where they might fit in going forward. Paul Hiebert
Environment Depression-Era Public Payphones On Wheels Cover of the November 1938 issue of Radio-Craft magazine. On July 14, 1938, Howard Hughes and four companions… Matt Novak
News in Brief Hanging Up and Logging Into Universal Service A federal program to provide phone lines to every cranny of the United States really ought to be focusing on broadband. Emily Badger