Google Plus Dropped Its Real Name Policy
As of yesterday afternoon you can use almost whatever name you'd like on Google Plus. Since Google launched the network in 2011 users have been supposed to use their real names — a policy that was...
View ArticleThe World's Greatest First Name is Back, as an App
Yesterday I learned that my name (Ethan) had become a messaging app.The stages of response to learning your first name has been turned into a chat app are basically the same as learning you’ve lost out...
View ArticleThe Name Game: When It's You They're Singing About
Having your name show up in a song can be a blessing -- or a curse. Luckily for our contributor Faith Salie, she happens to have a name (and a noun) that, so far, has been sung about pretty positively....
View ArticleFavorite Responses: How Did You Solve the Marriage Last-Name Dilemma?
[View the story "How Did You Solve The Marriage Last-Name Dilemma" on Storify]
View ArticleHow Much Does Your Name Matter?
A kid's name can tell us something about his parents -- their race, social standing, even their politics. But is your name really your destiny?
View ArticleGun Deal; Freakonomics Names; Apes and Humanism; Jay-Z Goes to Cuba
Deals on guns and the budget are being worked out in Washington. We get the latest. Then Stephen Dubner of Freakonomics explains how the name you're given at birth can influence your life path and...
View ArticleFreakonomics: What's in a Name?
The latest episode of Freakonomics explores how much your name is your destiny. Host Stephen Dubner discusses the episode and what he learned. Listeners: Is your name your destiny? Let us know here, or...
View ArticleThe Role of Names in Racism & Cultural Pride
We've started a discussion about names and race. Specifically, how names may identify our racial and economic profile. The Takeaway talked to Nikisia Drayton about her decision not to name her child a...
View ArticleFor a Name to Change, Mindset Must Come First
Today The Takeaway looked at the controversy surrounding the name of a school in Jacksonville, FL. But that’s just one example in the nation—there are also race-based names attached to creeks, street...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Can It Be? Parrots Name Their Children, And Those Names, Like Ours, Stick For...
Robert Krulwich/NPRI'm walking down a street. I see a friend. The friend doesn't see me, so I yell, "Hi, Ralph!" Ralph turns. This is what we humans do — we all have names. We learn each other's. If...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Little Bird Either Learns Its Name Or Dies
I've been wondering lately, do animals invent names? As in names for themselves? Names for each other? I've always thought that what we do when we call ourselves "Ralph" or "Laura" is unique, something...
View ArticleHow Much Does Your Name Matter? (Rebroadcast)
A kid's name can tell us something about his parents -- their race, social standing, even their politics. But is your name really your destiny?
View ArticleOle Miss May Drop its Nickname
Deep in the land of the old Confederacy, one would expect that there might be some symbols that could raise sensitive issues for students at universities that embrace diversity and students of all...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Quiz: Can You Match the Celebrity Name with its Shape?
The Studio 360 mics have captured the profundities and witticisms of many a poet, musician, actor, novelist, and comedian. You’ve heard plenty of these voices, but can you guess which sonic footprint...
View ArticleDo You Regret Your Child's Name?
A recent survey published in The Guardian found that one in five mothers regret their child's name. Listeners share their "namer's remorse." As to be expected with our listeners, things got political...
View Article