Science
How Daniel Kahneman Pioneered Behavioral Economics, How Public Defenders Came About
We look at the legacy of the late psychologist Daniel Kahneman. The Princeton University Nobel Laureate changed our understanding of how we make decisions.
Air Date: April 3, 2024
Listen 50:02Not in the path of totality? You can still watch Monday’s total solar eclipse online
Here are some alternatives if you're clouded out during the eclipse or if you can't travel to the path.
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Chester County, like much of Pennsylvania, will experience 90% totality during the solar eclipse on April 8.
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University of Delaware students will be part of a NASA experiment during the total solar eclipse
The team will send weather balloons tens of thousands of meters into the atmosphere for experiments on gravity waves and the building blocks of the universe.
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Listen 3:34A total solar eclipse races across North America as clouds part along totality
It will be another 21 years before the U.S. sees another total solar eclipse on this scale.
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Are you in the path of totality? Total solar eclipse streaks across U.S. on April 8
The moon's shadow will slice a diagonal line from the southwest to the northeast across North America, briefly plunging communities along the track into darkness.
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Watching a solar eclipse without the right filters can cause eye damage. Here’s why
When the April 8 solar eclipse draws eyes upward, having proper solar filters and solar eclipse glasses is essential to avoid potentially permanent eye damage, doctors say.
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We look into the history of eclipses and what scientists are hoping to learn.
Air Date: March 29, 2024
Listen 48:29New Jersey to fund research on offshore wind impacts on whales
The new funding will help researchers evaluate the impact of offshore wind activities on whales, birds and the marine ecosystem.
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Listen 1:14Aravind Krishnan is developing technology that can test for bacterial toxins using a plant-based alternative to horseshoe crabs.
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Listen 1:19Atlantic City is one of the most flood-vulnerable coastal cities, report finds
A new study published in Nature measures whether land across 32 U.S. coastline cities is sinking or rising, and combines it with sea-level projections.
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Listen 1:19Scientists take a step closer to resurrecting the woolly mammoth
Some scientists object to the whole idea of trying to revive extinct animals.
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The project is part of an initiative from NASA and the National Science Foundation to collect data and give students a chance to learn about scientific ballooning.
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Listen 2:28Atomic Angst and the Teenage Spy
How did a brilliant teenage physicist working on the Manhattan Project get away with spying for the Soviets? And why did he do it?
Air Date: March 1, 2024
Listen 48:54Our ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don’t we?
When apes diverged from monkeys, our branch of the tree of life shed its tail. From Darwin’s time, scientists have wondered why — and how — this happened.
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