Science
Science and the Fourth of July
Happy Birthday, America! From the very beginning, science has shaped this country. Many of the Founding Fathers — Madison, Jefferson, W ...
Air Date: June 30, 2017
Listen 48:33Mariner East 2 pipeline protesters face arrest, charges on their own land in Pa.
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Tackling the heat island problem in concrete jungles
Health issues and energy costs soar when the temperatures rise. It’s a hot day in June when I visit Ledean Durant’s ...
9 years ago
Listen 8:02You Must Remember This – An Eclipse Is Not Just an Eclipse
Kepler scientists this week announced the 219 newest additions to the exoplanet count – 10 of which are identified as “terres ...
Air Date: June 26, 2017
Listen 00:07:13‘2001’ came and went, but the movie’s ideas still resonate
The 1968 movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” painted a grand vision of the future — but for lots of us, the real 21st Century has ...
9 years ago
Listen 6:44Verizon Wireless testing drones for airborne 4G LTE for emergency crews
In a remote corner of South Jersey, a group of emergency first responders entered the woods on Tuesday, June 20, to test a drone-based ce ...
9 years ago
How much lead is hiding in Philly’s former industrial neighborhoods?
The construction boom in the so-called “river wards,” once Philadelphia’s industrial hub, has unleashed a “lurkin ...
9 years ago
Sun’s Original Twin: What happened to it? UC Berkeley astronomer Steven Stahler and Sarah Sadevoy of Smithsonian Astrophysical Obse ...
Air Date: June 19, 2017
Listen 00:06:34NOAA: New Jersey will see an increase in nuisance flooding in 2017
For Jersey Shore residents and regular summer visitors, it’s just part of life. Once in a while, even on a still and sunny day, tid ...
9 years ago
Fuel, oxygen, and ignition: the science of fireworks
A childhood pyromaniac grows up, becomes a chemist and makes sparks fly in the lab. Matt Cline, 43, is a chemical engineering lab ...
9 years ago
Listen 4:47Science can make blockbuster movies better
Hollywood directors have a direct line to consulting scientists. Let’s say you’re a filmmaker. You want to put a littl ...
9 years ago
Listen 7:49Guest: David Baron A total solar eclipse will occur on August 21st of this year over the United States ...
Air Date: June 15, 2017
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