Science
How New Jersey is trying to become the ‘Silicon Valley’ for the commercial drone industry
In a quiet corner of South Jersey, in a hangar built for the Second World War and stacked with history, a tech company hopes to help buil ...
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Tilting toward the summer season
Monday was an important day for folks who are sick of winter—the Vernal (or Spring) Equinox! The tilt of Earth’s rota ...
Air Date: March 21, 2017
Listen 00:05:31Sharks aren’t just for boys: Gills Club inspires aspiring female biologists
It’s no secret that there are fewer women than men in a lot of STEM fields. One group is trying to target that problem by inspiring ...
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Listen 4:37Game developer wants to take her cultural critique to Congress
Brianna Wu has been outspoken about sexism in male-dominated video game culture. Brianna Wu has loved video games ever since she w ...
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Listen 5:06Novelist Zora Neale Hurston was a cultural anthropologist first
The celebrated novel ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ grew from fieldwork in the Black South. Before novelist Zora Neale ...
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Listen 9:55Google to appeal case that could require it hand over emails to FBI
Whether you use Gmail or Microsoft Outlook or something else, your emails may be stored in servers outside the U.S. and potentially out o ...
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ListenDRBC says it’s still weighing gas drilling rules, but no decision on the horizon
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Troubled oil recycler cited for hazardous waste violations
A Wilmington oil recycling plant fined last month by a federal judge for environmental crimes was issued a cease and desist order Monday ...
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This week, Derrick focuses attention on the contributions of minorities and women to the field of astronomy. There are many birth ...
Air Date: March 13, 2017
Listen 00:05:25Daylight Saving Time kicks in at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney ...
Air Date: March 6, 2017
Listen 00:05:20As more and more planets are being discovered, it’s not a bad idea to come to a consensus on answering the question, “What ...
Air Date: February 27, 2017
Listen 00:06:12The pinelands pipeline, exoplanets, and the Oscars
Guests: Joe Hernandez, Eric Jensen, Hillary Busis First up on today’s show: New Jersey green-lit a natural gas ...
Air Date: February 27, 2017
Listen 00:48:57An aspiring astronaut’s life on fake Mars
Ross Lockwood spent four months on top of a volcano in Hawaii. He lived in an inflatable dome the size of a two-bedroom apartment with fi ...
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