Science
An exploration of how AI is changing the way we feel — about ourselves and everything else.
Air Date: November 14, 2025
Listen 49:34Breaking the Pa. budget impasse hinged on ditching a major climate initiative
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative would have put a price on carbon. Opposed by Republicans, it was sacrificed by Democrats to get the budget deal done.
3 months ago
Chester County compressor station could be expanded under plans for revived pipeline project
Williams’ Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline project would mean 10 miles of pipeline in Lancaster County and an expanded compressor station in Chester County.
3 months ago
Listen 1:19New Jersey Pine Barrens offer up answers to tough climate questions
Rowan University has teamed up with the state to figure out the balance between the amount of carbon emitted by New Jersey wetlands, and the amount that gets absorbed.
3 months ago
Listen 7:40How Philadelphia seniors are tracking microplastics in streams and working to ‘leave a better world’
Members of the Senior Environment Corps wade into streams, peer through microscopes and teach kids how to identify aquatic critters.
4 months ago
Listen 5:03Cybercrime and How Hackers Prey on Human Nature
We hear about the virus that ushered in the age of social engineering attacks, the history of cybercrime, and what led one man to become a hacker.
Air Date: October 31, 2025
Listen 55:24Psychics, ghosts, auras, and the UCLA research lab that studied it all
In the 1970s, UCLA housed The Parapsychology Lab, which became a haven for those with psychic abilities and the researchers who studied them.
4 months ago
Listen 19:54The climate solution sitting in America’s trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
4 months ago
Why billions of gallons of raw sewage keep ending up in Philadelphia waterways
With a new analysis showing where the pollution is going, environmental advocates call on public officials to do more to stop it.
4 months ago
Nuclear energy task force to consider feasibility for Delaware’s energy needs
The task force could consider putting a small nuclear reactor at the Dover Air Force Base.
4 months ago
Listen 1:01Saving the ‘sky puppies’: How one wildlife rehabilitator is working to rescue bats in Pa.
In the face of devastating population loss throughout the region, every bat that the Pennsylvania Bat Conservation and Rehabilitation is able to save is making a difference.
4 months ago
Listen 3:57Solar-powered streetlights brighten up Philly’s Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood
The solar-powered streetlights aim to help residents feel safe while reducing the community’s impact on the electric grid.
4 months ago
Listen 1:36Searching for Ghosts: The Quest to Prove the Paranormal
From ghosts to ESP, a look at paranormal phenomena and the investigators who chase them.
Air Date: October 24, 2025
Listen 50:04New Jersey lawmaker proposes surcharge on data centers using a lot of electricity
Assemblywoman Andrea Katz is sponsoring a bill that would impose a surcharge on data centers and use the money to modernize the region’s electrical grid.
4 months ago
Listen 0:52Pennsylvania legislation aims to protect ratepayers from data center energy strain
The legislation would allow the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to create a regulatory framework for data centers.
4 months ago
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