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Jan Van der Spiegel holds a microprocessor (the black dot at the lower right corner of the square pad in his hand) in front of about one-tenth of the 50-ton original Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC)
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On the 50th anniversary of Moore’s Law, examining the phenomenon of ‘smaller, better, cheaper, faster’

Moore’s Law has accurately predicted the trajectory of Silicon Valley’s exponential influence in the world, but the law might ...

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The Pulse – April 17, 2015

This week, The Pulse kicks off a new series looking at the role technology is playing in our well being…”Bit By Bit: How data ...

Air Date: April 16, 2015

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Rothman Institute spine surgeon Alexander Vaccaro spends an extra 15 - 20 hours each week working towards an MBA. (Taunya English/for WHYY)
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When an M.D. is not enough, add an MBA

The rise of the business-savvy doctor. For some, it’s a hedge against an uncertain healthcare landscape. For others further ...

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Michael Hopes shortly after his surgery (Jimmy Viola/for WHYY)
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A love of pro wrestling greater than the fear of cancer

Imagine you have one all-consuming passion in life. The thing you can’t live without. And suddenly, an illness threatens to take th ...

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Dr. Yvette Sheline
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Researchers explore potential link between depression and inflammation

An ongoing study is finding that there may be a connection between depression and inflammation in the peripheral blood and the brain. ...

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(Todd Bookman/WHYY)
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Predicting the sick through personal trails of health data

How Independence Blue Cross is using algorithms to better target care.  The first thing out of John Iovine’s mouth is a ...

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Supporters of the SS United States Conservancy gather on the deck of the ship to celebrate the $120
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Exhibit showcases Thomas Jefferson’s dedication to promoting the strength of the nation through nature

In 1781, just as colonial soldiers won the battle of Yorktown, which cinched American independence from the British, Thomas Jefferson too ...

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The Pulse – April 10, 2015

College students around the country are demanding that their schools divest from fossil fuels. That would mean selling off investments in ...

Air Date: April 9, 2015

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(Illustration by Michael E. Kelly/for WHYY)
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Brontosaurus stages giant comeback

The Brontosaurus is back… and it’s the only dinosaur known to go extinct twice, if you will.  The long-necked, lo ...

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 Doctors at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., have spotted what looks like the face of a screaming man in an ultrasound of a testicular tumor.  The startling image jumped out at them while scrolling through scans of a 45-year-old patient suffering from severe testicular pain. The picture went viral after it was published in the journal 'Urology' and it's been compared to sightings of the Virgin Mary on toast or grilled cheese sandwiches. (AP Photo/Queen's University, The Canadian Press)
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Why you see Jesus and other faces in toast, cinnamon buns and ultrasounds

Have you ever looked up in the sky and seen a bunny in the clouds? Or what about a man in the ...

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Tyler Bell and his mom Liz in the warehouse of Hopewell Valley Vineyards in Pennington
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Entering adulthood with autism and not much else

A generation of autistic children have grown and entered adult life, but without the support they got as kids, what will their futures ho ...

11 years ago

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In December
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10, 50, 100: Why do we find comfort in round numbers?

Numbers have mattered to humans since the earliest civilizations…but some have mattered more than others. There are certain ...

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Students gather outside of the administration offices. As of 1 p.m. no administrators had approached the students to start a dialogue. (Emily Cohen/For Newsworks)
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Students waiting for change where the divestment movement was born

Swarthmore College may be the birthplace of the movement to strip fossil fuel company stocks from university investment portfolios, but s ...

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(Photo courtesy of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
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Correcting life-threatening birth defects in utero

This month’s PBS mini series “Twice Born,” takes viewers inside an intense surgery unit at the Children’s Hospita ...

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Following her colonoscopy and endoscopy procedure in 2012
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WHYY Pricecheck examines the colonoscopy, its surprise expenses, and why prices vary across Philadelphia

They’re really common screenings, especially for people who are over 50. More than ...

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