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Our panelists predict what will be the next world-changing, Earth-shattering invention.

You may not want the Ten Commandments reduced to a tweet, but some of history's great orators inspired the world in 140 characters. Lincoln's Gettysburg address message, "Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth," leaves 38 characters to spare.

Pakistan's parliament unanimously approved a resolution Saturday condemning the U.S. bin Laden mission as a "violation of Pakistan's sovereignty" and calling for a review of the country's "terms of engagement with the United States."

Our panelists tell three stories about green technology, only one of which is true.

At least six protesters were killed Friday in Syria. The protest movement there is two months old now, despite the most deadly government crackdown in the region since the Arab uprisings began. The United Nations says at least 850 people have been killed and thousands have been detained since the protests began. Host Scott Simon gets the latest from NPR's Kelly McEvers, who is monitoring the situation from Beirut, Lebanon.

The demonstrations against repressive regimes throughout the Middle East have become known as the Arab Spring. While it has meant more political freedoms for some, it has meant prison, torture and death for many others. Host Scott Simon talks with Rami Khouri, editor-at-large of the Beirut newspaper Daily Star, about where the movement is headed.

Distrust between Pakistan and the U.S. keeps rising. On Friday more than 80 people were killed in a suicide attack on a paramilitary training center; the Pakistani Taliban called it revenge for Osama bin Laden's death. Host Scott Simon talks to Moeed Yusuf of the United States Institute of Peace about U.S.-Pakistan relations and the political situation in that country following the killing of bin Laden.

There was a huge response to a piece last week by NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty, who reported that a group of Christians believe May 21 will be the biblical Judgment Day. NPR's Greg Allen also reported that Florida is expected to be the first state to ban doctors from asking their patients if they own a gun. We also spoke with Shania Twain about her new memoir. Host Scott Simon reads listeners' e-mails and comments.

Author Ben Thompson's new book collects the stories of characters whom you do not want to mess with. It pulls from both history and legend, telling stories from Jesus and Genghis Khan to Captain Kirk and Chuck Norris.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is asking Congress for another $222 million to properly police financial markets next year — an increase of more than 15 percent over its current budget. Without the added funding, could the agency miss the next Bernie Madoff?