Science
Dating apps have a ‘gold mine’ of data on attraction, but does it lead to better matches?
Three in 10 U.S. adults have used a dating app, so what have researchers learned about human interaction, relationships and attraction from all of that data?
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Listen 10:55Cracking the code of animal attraction is more than pretty feathers or mood lighting
Zoo curators often go the extra mile to make creatures feel at home under human care. But recreating romance in captivity still involves a lot of guesswork.
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Listen 8:03An exhibit celebrating Black inventors and innovators, courtesy of the Black Inventors Hall of Fame, is now on display at the Princeton Public Library.
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Listen 1:03‘Long Live Sturgeon!’: WHYY, Drexel to host discussion on endangered species
Researchers will discuss the importance of researching and protecting endangered species, including the Atlantic sturgeon.
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Ahead of Valentine’s Day, we explore the mysteries of attraction — what kindles it, what kills it, and why we’re often totally wrong about who we might be attracted to.
Air Date: February 9, 2024
Listen 48:14A rare find: Largest Atlantic white cedar tree found in Delaware
The discovery of the state's largest Atlantic white cedar tree reveals its rarity. Cedars were heavily logged over the centuries.
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Listen 1:44Inside Facebook: A Conversation with Jeff Horwitz
A conversation with reporter Jeff Horwitz about his new book, “Broken Code” and his chase to crack open the notoriously secretive black box that is Facebook.
Air Date: January 31, 2024
Listen 36:04What to know about Elon Musk’s Neuralink, which put an implant into a human brain
"Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer," Musk said as he announced the step. "That is the goal."
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Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane possibly spotted in the Pacific by exploration team
Deep Sea Vision says its sonar image equipment spotted an object in the Pacific Ocean that closely resembles the shape and size of Amelia Earhart's aircraft.
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Facebook, a computing pioneer, a secret government program, and a strange coincidence
How one man’s quest to remember everything helped usher in a new era.
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Listen 8:54How external researchers struggle to understand the ‘black box’ of Facebook
Facebook, like other social media companies, control all their data, so researchers either work with Facebook to access what data they can, or struggle on the outside.
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Listen 10:15A disease wiped out a lot of Pennsylvania potatoes in 2016. Now research has found out how
After the 2016 outbreak, Penn State researchers collected samples from 26 potato fields in Pennsylvania to study the disease.
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Listen 1:12A 27-mile stretch of the Delaware River in the areas of Philadelphia and Camden is not safe for swimming. UPenn researchers evaluate how to improve water quality.
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As Facebook turns 20, we take a look at how the biggest social media site in the world has changed our lives.
Air Date: January 26, 2024
Listen 49:30From pavement to the planets: South St. turns into observatory
Visual trips to Jupiter, Saturn, the moon and more are available for anyone who walks by Brendan Happe and his telescope.
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