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Today’s crime scene evidence isn’t always physical. Sometimes it lives online – in networks, on servers, in code. And the thing about digital clues.

We imagine space as endless and untouchable. But the truth is, it’s starting to feel more like us: bustling, inventive, and sometimes a little mess.

History and technology have always favored the people who figure out how to slip through the cracks. This week: How ordinary people outsmart systems that have stopped working… and find new ways to keep us connected.

We were promised a hands-free future — cars that drive themselves, think for us, and even fix their own mistakes. But when software is behind the wheel, responsibility gets harder to pin down. This week, Volvo’s near-miss, a car hacker’s warning, and a philosopher’s take on blame in the age of automation.

Behind the headlines about ICE raids is a largely unseen technological system—one that shapes who gets found, followed, and detained. This hour, we look at the tools ICE relies on to track immigrants, and the unexpected ways advocates and volunteers are turning technology back on the agency itself. From ankle monitors to crowdsourced alerts, it’s a story about code, surveillance, and the quiet power of watching the watchers.

What if nature isn’t silent — we just didn’t know how to listen? This hour, Dina Temple-Raston explores AI trained to hear whale conversations, a viral forecast that reminded us why humans still matter, and a new way of thinking about how much power smart machines really need