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 A $6 million grant will help fund a new overhead trail for the zoo's big cats. (Rendering courtesy of Philadelphia Zoo)
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Philadelphia Zoo nets $6M grant from William Penn Foundation

There’s a bunch of other stuff, too, but a $6 million grant will partially fund “an overhead passageway allowing the Zoo̵ ...

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Are these the 15 nerdiest places in Philly?

Nerds, geeks, dorks: Help us out here. A lifelong Philadelphian, Chris ...

12 years ago

Philadelphia's Center City skyline
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With new job title, William Penn Foundation seeks new leader

After an abrupt split with ...

12 years ago

 (Photo courtesy of Greenfest Philly/Sally Wall)
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Eight ‘green innovators’ square off at Greenfest Philly

From wool dryer balls to a company that builds ...

12 years ago

 Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter with Brand.com President Michael Zammuto. (Zack Seward/WHYY)
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Nutter welcomes Brand.com to new HQ in Center City Philadelphia

Want to look good online? That’s what Brand.com promises. On Thursday, Philadelphia ...

12 years ago

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Could ‘connected vehicle technology’ have prevented this South Jersey school bus crash?

In February 2012 in Chesterfield, N.J., a school bus was T-boned by a speeding dump truck. The crash killed an 11-year-old girl.  ...

12 years ago

 A screengrab from the NRG Residential Solutions web site featuring an image of the Nest Learning Thermostat.
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With Philly as test market — and tech toys in hand — NRG aims for electric ‘engagement’

An electricity company is using Philadelphia as a launch pad for a new service. NRG Residential Solutions is not unique in ch ...

12 years ago

 Researchers at MIT recently implanted memories into a mouse brain. A presidential commission is looking into tricky ethical issues posed by biomedical developments.
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Philadelphia bioethics meeting tackles implanted memories and other thorny issues

Consider, for example, the implications of a fake memory. ...

12 years ago

 (Photo courtesy of Tim Quirino, Geekadelphia)
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2013 Philly Geek Award Winners #PHLGeekAwards

And the 2013 Geek of the Year award goes to… Dan Ueda, coach of th ...

12 years ago

 A sign on the front door of Snakey's house lets emergency workers know that the boa constrictor is not a threat. (Zack Seward/WHYY)
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On Snakey’s trail in Swarthmore, but we couldn’t find the 7-foot boa constrictor either

We’re here in Swarthmore, Pa., on the trail of a 7-foot-long boa constrictor that goes by the name ‘Snakey.’ He& ...

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Hey, grown-ups: There’s no such thing as a ‘birthday week’

“Friday is my birthday!” a 20-something friend announced on Facebook on a recent Monday morning. “That means Tuesday, W ...

13 years ago

 A man rests in the shade along the Delaware River in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)
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U.S. help sought over chemicals in Delaware River, Paulsboro water supply

Perfluorononanoate acid (PFNA) is a toxic compound used ...

13 years ago

 Mayor Michael Nutter meets with the 10 students over lunch. (Zack Seward/WHYY)
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Nutter admininstration using paid tech internships in battle against brain drain

The mayor of Philadelphia treated 10 college kids to lunch this week. The occasion was a city-sponsored internship program that ...

13 years ago

 Philadelphia Phillies' John Mayberry, left, dives back to second base where San Francisco Giants' Marco Scutaro is waiting on a pick-off attempt during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in Philadelphia. Mayberry made it back safely. The Phillies won 7-3. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
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This week, Philly is the capital of baseball’s stat-loving geeks

This story is about the passionate embrace of numbers. So here are a few: 671, the number of baseball geeks gathered in Philadelphia this ...

13 years ago

 Investors and innovators gather at World Cafe Live for the demo day of DreamIt Health Philadelphia 2013. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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Investors angle for ‘next big thing’ at DreamIt Health demo day

Ten startups, four months of mentorship and seven minutes to make their case. Those were the numbers behind demo day at DreamIt He ...

13 years ago

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