
Science
Blackstone LaunchPad expands to Philadelphia, puts up $3M for student entrepreneurship
The charitable arm of one of the nation’s largest investment firms is bringing one of its programs to two Philadelphia universities ...
12 years ago
Philadelphia Magazine’s ThinkFest looks to convene region’s innovators
There’s the New Yorker Festival in the Big Apple, ...
12 years ago
New Drexel tech space lets art and science collide
Engineers working with fashion designers; artists working with computer programmers; musicians working with technologists. That ...
12 years ago
Watching the Dance of the Planets
For the next two weeks every early morning you will be treated to a celestial choreography. Watch the eastern pre- ...
Air Date: November 26, 2012
ListenVisitors Bureau debuts new branding for ‘PHL’
L.A. equals Hollywood; New York equals Wall Street; San Francisco equals high-tech. Jack Ferguson, president of the Philadelp ...
12 years ago
A Planet Hunting Telescope Still Adding Information Since 2009
Now that the Kepler telescope has completed its primary mission, it goes on extended mission. Since 2009 Kepler has identified 2300 poss ...
Air Date: November 19, 2012
Listen18 ways SEPTA will make your ride greener
Less is more. That’s the idea behind SEPTA’s first Energy Action Plan. The new plan, released Monday, looks to save mo ...
13 years ago
What Hurricane Sandy taught me about cooking without electricity
Enduring Superstorm Sandy in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. taught me a lot about myself and about my survival cooking skills. The one ...
13 years ago
Sandy aftermath: Residents assess damage on Long Beach Island
For many Long Beach Island home owners, this past weekend was their first visit to the barrier island hit hard by Hurricane Sandy two wee ...
13 years ago
Fewer new stars in the universe and black holes are “burping”
Is the universe running out of energy? It might be one of the explanations for the steep decline in stellar production. The universe is o ...
Air Date: November 12, 2012
ListenSandy aftermath: It will take time to clean up in Belmar
While some southern Jersey shore towns are sending the signal that they are open for business, more of their counterparts from the north ...
13 years ago
Can we (finally) begin a serious dialogue about climate change?
It’s still dark and cold when I wake up. Instinctively, I listen for the sound of the generator. Hearing nothing, I begin to ...
13 years ago
Nor’easter arrives in New Jersey
Thursday, 11/8/12 5:52 p.m. I found it! Snow totals. This map ...
13 years ago
IMPACT 2012 Venture Summit kicks off in election’s wake
A gathering of the region’s CEOs and venture capitalists kicks off Wednesday at The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia. And organizer ...
13 years ago