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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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 An ambulance transporting Nancy Writebol, an American missionary stricken with Ebola, is shown arriving at Emory University Hospital, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
National Interest

Ebola, ignorance, and the marketing of fear

It takes a special kind of jerk to market fear and exploit public ignorance in the midst of a health emergency – and, sure enough, ...

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 Wendy's now has clearance to build a restaurant with a drive-thru at this intersection in Roxborough. An appeal could be coming, though. (NewsWorks, file art)

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After an appeal, a fast-food restaurant won the highly-contested right to include a drive-thru in their Roxborough building plans. ...

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Football players ages 8-14 came from throughout northwest Philadelphia to attend a free youth football clinic on Saturday morning at Mt. Airy's Martin Luther King High School.

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As part of a “Sports Matters” campaign that helped bring last season’s “ ...

12 years ago

 Natalie Glover paints a store front on a commercial corridor in North Philadelphia as part of the city’s renowned Mural Arts Program. Liz Dow names Mural Arts Executive Director, Jane Golden as a “spark” that inspires others. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Liz Dow on Philly school leadership, Chicago’s comedy scene and George Bailey

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The sweat-drenched woman’s guide to enjoying an unmedicated menopause

Menopause came for me several years ago, when I was in my mid-fifties, and I can’t say that I’ve enjoyed the experience. ...

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Delaware’s growing poultry industry

Chickens outnumber residents in Delaware by more than 200-to-1, and with new chicken houses planned, that ratio could be on the rise. ...

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Some people look for new turns in their lives, yet are deeply afraid they’ll find them. Three of those people are the characters of ...

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Overheated argument gets in way of good change in Philly drug law

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Court overturns ZBA ban on proposed Roxborough Wendy’s drive-thru

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205 Race first Philly development to offer affordable units in exchange for more density

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Here’s a look at a few of the stories we’ll be covering in Northwest Philadelphia this upcoming week: 1. Following ...

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Down the Shore

Iconic South Seaside Park restaurant, bar to shut down

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