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Science

Hoan Ton-That, CEO of Clearview AI, demonstrates the facial recognition software, using his own face, for reporters in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
The Pulse

Face Recognition and What it Means for Our Privacy

Inside the company that could ‘end privacy as we know it’

Air Date: September 20, 2023

Listen 41:11
Poison Ivy
NPR
Environment

Poison ivy is poised to be one of the big winners of a warming world

Scientists expect the dreaded three-leafed vine will take full advantage of warmer temperatures and rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to grow faster and bigger

2 years ago

Young man sitting in a room divided by brain hemispheres.Creative half and logical half.
The Pulse

How Art and Science Intersect

We explore the hidden architecture of science that often underlies music, literature, and more.

Air Date: September 15, 2023

Listen 49:19
Meet the comet Nishimura.
NPR
National
Outdoors
Space

How to see a newly-discovered green comet this week, before it vanishes for 400 years

A newly-discovered green comet is zipping by Earth and is now visible for the first time since before Galileo invented his telescope.

2 years ago

A view of a skyscraper from below
Business
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

New Jersey’s largest buildings will now track electricity and water use in statewide conservation effort

The New Jersey Clean Energy Act requires the largest building owners to report energy and water usage for the first time, and there are incentives to conserve power.

2 years ago

Listen 2:13
I-676 is seen filled with floodwaters from the Schuylkill River
Community Events
Environment
Media
Philadelphia

PBS is coming to Philly to talk climate, community empowerment at Penn

The event is a two-part panel looking at “recasting the climate change narrative,” with a renewed focus on exploring solutions rather than emphasizing crises.

2 years ago

Land-based windmills turn in the wind in Atlantic City, N.J., on April 28, 2022.
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

Major offshore wind developer says financial difficulties will delay New Jersey project

The Danish company Orsted said high-interest rates and supply chain issues will cause delays at three major offshore wind projects.

2 years ago

Water flows down the Wissahickon Creek
Environment
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Public Health

More than 70% of Pennsylvania rivers, streams contain PFAS

Valley Creek is just one waterway out of many across the U.S. with elevated PFAS levels caused by wastewater treatment plants and electronics manufacturing facilities.

2 years ago

A woman is happily using her cell phone while working remotely at home (Big Stock/ViShark).
The Pulse
Employment
Technology

When and why workers are ‘cyberloafing’ on the job

Whether they're working in the office or remotely, many people spend time on their phones or online for non-work activities. But is it necessarily a bad thing?

2 years ago

Listen 6:42
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off in the dark.
NPR
International
Space
Technology

SpaceX launches 11th crewed mission as it heads to the International Space Station

The four members of the Crew-7 mission are set to dock to the International Space Station on Sunday.

2 years ago

(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
The Pulse

Remote Working vs. the Office — Which is Better?

We explore the future of remote work, and hear about the latest research on which settings and models are best.

Air Date: August 25, 2023

Listen 49:20
A file photo of minor tidal flooding in Seaside Park. (Image: Dominick Solazzo)
Environment
Philadelphia
Public Safety

High tide flooding ‘growing in leaps and bounds’ in Mid-Atlantic, NOAA says

NOAA predicts the Mid-Atlantic could see nine to 14 days of high tide flooding this year — roughly three times as many days as the region saw in 2000.

2 years ago

The Brandywine River crested to record levels on Thursday. (City of Wilmington)
Delaware
Environment
Pennsylvania

New study to determine causes of flooding along Brandywine Creek

The remnants of Hurricane Ida caused the most intense flooding along the Brandywine Creek in 200 years.

2 years ago

A reticulated giraffe was born without spots at Brights Zoo in northeastern Tennessee at the end of July. The zoo is asking the public to cast their vote on what to name her
NPR
Animals
National

A rare spotless giraffe was born in a Tennessee zoo

The zoo says she may be the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe alive.

2 years ago

NASA engineer
The Pulse

Bringing Physics from Theory to Practice

Science is all about observing the world. But how do you study something you can’t see, smell, or hear — like the tiniest particles a ...

Air Date: August 18, 2023

Listen 49:26
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