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Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, and the biases that shape our choices.

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Standoff in north Philly/Mindfulness and doing nothing

How do we cope with the countless distractions that await us every day? By learning how to do nothing.

Air Date: August 15, 2019

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A seagull watches as people eat at a seafront in England. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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Outdoors

Food-snatching gull in your vicinity? Study suggests making eye contact

Herring gulls commonly breed in urban areas. This means they nest in roofs, rather than cliffs, and need a different kind of food from their usual marine prey.

6 years ago

Two scoops of Perfect Day's vegan ice cream, made with synthetic whey proteins. Protein from whey, a byproduct of cheese-making, is often used to give frozen desserts a creamy texture. Perfect Day makes its whey proteins using microbes. (Olivia Falcigno/NPR)
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Environment
Food & Drink

Dairy ice cream, no cow needed: These egg and milk proteins are made without animals

The realm of plant-based meat substitutes has gotten a lot of buzz lately.

6 years ago

PlanPhilly's transportation reporter Darryl Murphy (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
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PlanPhilly

E for exhilarating: PlanPhilly reviews Indego’s new e-bikes

Indego plans to roll out 400 e-bikes by mid-August.

6 years ago

Zara's parent company Inditex announced new sustainability goals this month. But can a fast-fashion brand built on growth truly become sustainable? (Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Business
Environment

Can fast fashion and sustainability be stitched together?

Spanish retailer Zara pledges to use nearly all sustainable materials by 2025. But is that possible for a fast-fashion brand?

6 years ago

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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Baby Shark beer from Evil Genius is as likeable as the song is annoying

Thirst for shark content isn’t new, doo doo doo doo doo doo.

6 years ago

Mike Scott, made to be a 76er (Bill Streicher/USA TODAY Sports)
Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

It’s basically Mike Scott day in Philadelphia

The Sixers star will footrace a fan, sign jerseys in Center City, and eat his first cheesesteak.

6 years ago

Humberto Manzano, Jr., delivers an arriving pallet of goods at an Amazon.com fulfillment center in Phoenix.  (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)
Radio Times
Business
Income Inequality

On the Clock with Emily Guendelsberger

One journalist took three low-wage jobs; one at Amazon, one at McDonalds, and another at a call center - to learn about work in modern America.

Air Date: July 16, 2019 10:00 am

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Outdoors
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Billy Penn

Summer bike commute: Tips on how to avoid being a sweaty mess

In the summer months, heat can be a deterrent for folks who want to ride their bikes, but don’t want to smell like a teenager who just entered puberty while surrounded by thei

6 years ago

Water ice at John's. (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philadelphia water ice finder: 17 ways to get your cool, sweet fix

No other city has summer treats as good as this.

6 years ago

When it comes to Fourth of July barbecue etiquette, Bon Appetit food director Carla Lalli Music says you should avoid hovering if you are a guest. If you want to be helpful, she says, bring some extra ice or non-alcoholic drinks. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
NPR
Food & Drink

Barbecuing this Fourth of July? Here’s what to do and what not to do

To get the do's and don'ts of barbecue etiquette 101, we enlisted the help of Carla Lalli Music, food director at Bon Appétit.

6 years ago

Even birds who are accustomed to urban noises can be spooked by the boom of fireworks, take off and crash into trees, cars and buildings. (Craig Ruttle/AP Photo)
NPR
Outdoors

This 4th of July, think of your feathered friends as you plan for fireworks

When fireworks go off in the vicinity of birds, the results can be fatal. Stick to commercial shows, experts say.

6 years ago

This Oct. 20, 2017 photo shows two figures that are part of the Gay Liberation Monument in Christopher Park across from the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village in New York. Riots took place at the Stonewall Inn after a police raid in 1969, and the park was declared a U.S. national monument in 2016 to honor the birthplace of the LGBT rights movement. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)
Home & Family

Fifty-year journey: From Nancy Drew to Stonewall to peace

The author reflects on her days of innocence reading Nancy Drew books and her growing awareness of the discrimination against gays.

6 years ago

More than 1,000 enthusiasts and researchers came together for the annual Bigfoot Camping Adventure, a conference-of-sorts at a Fayette County campground. (Jason Nark/Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Why
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

Searching for Bigfoot in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jason Nark recently made a surprising discovery: There are lots of people in Pennsylvania who believe in Bigfoot.

Air Date: June 24, 2019

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She nailed it! Uttrasree Ilango, 17, can hold lotus pose on a bed of 2,209 nails for an hour. Her younger brother Dheepak, 14, can hold crow pose without cracking an egg. (K.Ilango)
NPR
International

Teen yogis do yoga on nails and eggs

On International Yoga Day, June 21, Uttrasree and her family have been busy giving yoga demonstrations. And someday, Uttrasree hopes to teach the practice.

6 years ago

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