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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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The Lazaretto quarantine hospital sits on the banks of the Delaware in Tinicum Township. (Emma Lee for NewsWorks)
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A pilot program in Philadelphia is providing patients with the unique care they want when living with a life-threatening illness.  ...

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As the NFL enters its post-season march toward the Super Bowl, we take a look into the science behind sports-related concussions. Can new ...

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Calculating sea level rise predictions and measuring the impact close to home

New Jersey must take sea level rise predictions into account when rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy – but how are those predictions ...

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Ensuring a full recovery: The right care in the wake of a concussion

N.J. doctor says complete rest for a week or more is the best policy, even if active teens get angry about it. The impact of sport ...

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Young reporters test out their journalistic skills on a physical therapist and her service dog, Seamus.  It’s never too ...

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Do helmets really cut down on the risk of concussion? Recent research is not so encouraging.  It’s ...

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How do you determine the age of coral, the ‘trees of the ocean’?

Scientists invited us to Penn State’s basement aquarium to see their colorful collection of “corals in captivity.” ...

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Cristina Archer (left) and Shoshana Maryniak discuss wind power and renewable energy at WHYY's Delaware studio. (Jeanette Woods/for The Pulse)
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Shooting the breeze with Delaware’s ‘wind lady’

In this week’s ‘So, What Do You Do?’ segment, UD prof Cristina Archer talks about taking wind research to new heig ...

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On the case of hospital-bill transparency: a 9th-grader from Haverford

On The Pulse, we’ve been exploring the strange world of medical billing. So has a local teen. A few weeks ago on The Pulse, ...

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