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Philly law firm releases mobile app for dealing with data breaches

An “emergency handbook” for dealing with stolen data. It’s all over the headlines these days — huge companies ...

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 Jim Lewis of Chester County, Pa., holds his daughter, Laura, as they watch his TV appearance on the hit show, Shark Tank. (Zack Seward/WHYY)
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From medical examiner to ‘Wall Doctor,’ a winding path into the ‘Shark Tank’

Jim Lewis went from stitching up bodies to seeking funding on national TV. Jim Lewis is sworn to secrecy. It’s Friday ...

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How a medical examiner became an entrepreneur — and ended up on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’

Dr. James Lewis went from stitching up bodies to inventing a Band-Aid for your wall. “I guess that’s where I get this ...

11 years ago

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 More than 90 organizations participated in the first Philadelphia DoGooder Awards. (Image courtesy of Here's My Chance)
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Philly DoGooder ramps up for year two

Consider the story of One Simple Wish. During the video hackathon for ...

11 years ago

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 Austin Seraphin, 36, is a computer programmer, accessibility consultant and volunteer museum docent. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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What Philly sounds like to this blind resident

Austin Seraphin has been blind since birth. Using sound, he can “see.” Really? Yes. (For the full story on Austin and ...

11 years ago

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Look at all the First Round startups being silly

This is how you do a holiday video, folks. Philly’s own First Round Capital, one of the country’s leading venture firm ...

12 years ago

 WHYY reporter Zack Seward interviews James Bailey of Solar States on top of the Crane Arts Building. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for Newsworks)
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School rooftops become solar farms under company’s plan

The potential for solar energy from Philadephia schools is through the roof. A clear, cold day on a South Kensington rooftop.&nbsp ...

12 years ago

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 A new way to find a flu shot. (Screengrab via cityofphiladelphia.github.io)
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There’s now an easy map for finding flu shots in Philadelphia

Want a free or low-cost flu shot, but not sure where to find one? Problem solved. Inspired by ...

12 years ago

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‘Noteriety’ launches at UPenn, promising class notes on demand

“We don’t want this to be a way for kids to cheat or anything like that,” said University of Pennsylvania sophomore Ada ...

12 years ago

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 DuckDuckGo founder Gabe Weinberg (left) joins reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian for a public talk at First Round Capital in University City. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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Full day in Philly for Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is on a ...

12 years ago

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 From left: Arleen Olshan and Linda Slodki took advantage of a brief time last summer when the Montgomery County register of wills was issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. (Image courtesy of Olshan and Slodki)
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Even with a marriage license, coming out of the closet is a journey, not a destination

Coming out, gay or queer — you would think, in this day and age, it was no longer an issue. You think: Younger generations are so accepting, and they don't seem to care. Lesbi

12 years ago

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 Sawika ìDenî Jaiping, a subsistence farmer in Bo Kluea, Thailand, tries the weeder co-developed by a Drexel University professor. (Photo courtesy of Alexander Moseson)
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How a Drexel professor (and a Gates Foundation grant) is helping farmers in Thailand

Farming in the hill country of northeast Thailand has its own set of challenges. “Anything that’s good for flatland fa ...

12 years ago

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 A group of self-taught mechanics in remote Bo Kluea, Thailand, brainstorm design improvements for a labor-saving seed planter with Drexel University's Alexander Moseson. (Image courtesy of Drexel University)
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Drexel, Penn, Jefferson researchers win Gates Foundation grants for improving health abroad

Building a better condom ...

12 years ago

 On Thursday, a team of students at the STEM Academy in Downingtown, Pa., prepared a science experiment bound for the International Space Station. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
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Downingtown high-schoolers to launch science experiment into space

A science experiment designed by high school students in Downingtown, Pa., is heading to the International Space Station next month. ...

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 A Seaside Heights water rescue truck departs the Governor's Mansion in Island Beach State Park Thursday afternoon. Units were on hand at the location to establish a landing zone for a medevac, which was later cancelled. A woman pulled from the ocean was then transported by an ambulance to a local hospital. (Photo: Justin Auciello/for NewsWorks)
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A running lizard slips and falls. Can that make seniors safer?

If you study them closely enough, maybe animals in motion can help humans move better — or even robots. That’s the idea be ...

12 years ago

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