
Science
RJMetrics’ Robert J. Moore talks Philly, innovation, and recording a rap song
Philadelphia is on the map as a budding innovation hub, and it continues to grow. “I always have viewed Philadelphia as havi ...
11 years ago
ListenWhen the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie – that’s a supermoon!
Supermoon? – Ridiculous! Invented by Astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979. Difference in size between these full moons and other full m ...
Air Date: July 22, 2014
ListenWednesday marks the 45th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 carrying the first humans to another celestial body. Buzz Aldrin is askin ...
Air Date: July 14, 2014
ListenThe overdose ‘antidote’: how Narcan works
Nalaxone or Narcan is one powerful drug, with powerful, immediate effects. So how does this lifesaving drug actually work? It come ...
11 years ago
Listen 3:50A wrinkle in the fabric of space-time
Orbital Carbon Observatory-2- now in orbit will help scientists better understand Earth’s carbon cycle, identifying natural and man ...
Air Date: July 7, 2014
ListenLook aloft July 4th … and 5th!
Cassini Celebrates its 10th year at Saturn – will continue to explore until 2017 when it’ll plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere. Frankl ...
Air Date: July 2, 2014
ListenScience explains changes in water temperature from beach to beach
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...
11 years ago
Listen 6:28“And if the band you’re in starts playing different tunes . . .”
Penn State Astronomers figure out why near side and far side of the moon are so different – front side, maria: large smooth areas w ...
Air Date: June 24, 2014
ListenBacon preservative tested as feral hog poison
A preservative used to cure bacon is being tested as poison for feral hogs. Scientists with U.S. Department of Agriculture say sod ...
11 years ago
Report: Apple smartwatch to come this fall
A published report says Apple is likely to launch a computerized wristwatch this fall that includes more than 10 sensors to take health m ...
11 years ago
Set your sights on the 6:51 a.m. Saturday Summit
Summer Solstice. Sun at Solar Max – although it’s one of the most minimal maxes seen in decades. Cycles last 9- 14 years. Pro ...
Air Date: June 18, 2014
ListenCould drones make the energy business safer?
Unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones, could be used in oil and gas operations for anything that is “dangerous or dirty ...
11 years ago
The Equasion of Time is coming (solar noon = clock noon) – Derrick explains. Cast your net; a design is already i ...
Air Date: June 10, 2014
ListenThe early June night sky offers plenty of treats for viewers. Derrick offers a simple time-tested way to test the passage of time. Camelo ...
Air Date: June 3, 2014
ListenNew drugs may make a dent in lung, ovarian cancer
For the first time in a decade, an experimental drug has extended the life of patients with advanced lung cancer who relapsed after stand ...
11 years ago