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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Black schoolgirl solving addition sum on white board during Covid-19 pandemic
The Pulse

The Science of Schooling

School closures during the pandemic have pushed education for millions of kids into a virtual setting. The sudden changes have caused som ...

Air Date: February 19, 2021

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This illustration provided by NASA depicts the Mars 2020 spacecraft carrying the Perseverance rover as it approaches Mars. Perseverance's $3 billion mission is the first leg in a U.S.-European effort to bring Mars samples to Earth in the next decade. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)
National
Space

NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life

A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in a quest to search for life on Mars.

5 years ago

Forensic photographer Nikki Johnson spent years in the storage rooms at the Mütter Museum. The resulting work is displayed in 'Unseen,' an exhibit that will run through Sept. 30, 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Biology
History
Philadelphia

What you see can’t be ‘Unseen’: NYC photographer takes us backstage in the Mütter Museum

Photographer Nikki Johnson got a backstage pass to roam the diseased body parts not seen by the public at the Mütter Museum.

5 years ago

A couple makes a heart shape with their hands
The Pulse
Sex & Relationships

The Science of Love

What is love? Is it that warm and fuzzy feeling, that crazed obsession, that deep sentiment of trust and good will? It’s all of those t ...

Air Date: February 5, 2021

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Blue tarps cover houses with damaged roofs in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Delta hit the city in October 2020. (Bill Feig/AP)
NPR
Environment

Federal scientists confirm virtual tie for hottest year on record

No matter how scientists slice the numbers, the pace of global warming is clear. All ten of the hottest years on record have occurred since 2005.

5 years ago

(World Image/Big Stock)
The Pulse

Shaping the Future

When we think of “the future,” it sounds like something abstract and faraway — we imagine new inventions, cutting-edge innovations, ...

Air Date: January 29, 2021

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It is the job of futurists to think about what the future holds. We can use those skills in our lives too. (Zyabich / Big Stock Photo)
The Pulse
Architecture & Design
Energy
Environment
Explainers

How we can change the future

It is the job of futurists to think about what the future holds. We can use those skills in our lives too.

5 years ago

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Solvay in West Deptford
Environment
New Jersey
Public Health
NJ Spotlight

N.J. company kept details on new ‘forever chemicals’ hidden for years, advocacy group tells EPA

A new filing alleges South Jersey firm Solvay knew chemicals were toxic but withheld that information.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden signs an executive order in the State Dining Room of the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Environment
Politics

Biden: ‘We can’t wait any longer’ to address climate crisis

The orders target federal subsidies for oil and other fossil fuels and halt new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters.

5 years ago

Cory Miller, executive director of the University Area Joint Authority, in the State College area of Centre County, standing in front of a UAJA solar panel project. (Anne Danahy / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Solar panels from a wastewater authority? In Centre County, renewable energy has an unlikely booster

By promoting solar, agency hopes to convince state it's also cutting nitrate emissions.

5 years ago

The Philly skyline along the Schuylkill River.
PlanPhilly
Energy
Environment
Philadelphia
Sustainability

Philadelphia aims to be carbon neutral by 2050

Hopeful the incoming Biden administration will help it address climate change, the city now has a goal of achieving carbon-neutral emissions by 2050.

5 years ago

A solar array at the Nittany 1 Solar Farm is seen here in Lurgan Township, Franklin County on Nov. 24, 2020. (Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

With solar on the rise in Pa., some worry the panels will be harmful. Scientists say most fears have been disproven

More than 200 solar projects planned for Pennsylvania were added to the regional electric grid’s New Services Queue in 2020.

5 years ago

Three plastic water bottles
The Pulse

The Miracle and Menace of Plastic

Plastic gets a bad rap — over the years, it’s become synonymous with environmental destruction, cheap fakery, needless consumption, a ...

Air Date: January 15, 2021

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A tiki-style Tupperware magazine ad from the 1960s. Tupperware was created by Earl Tupper, a chemical engineer with Dupont, and began to enter the home after World War II. (Courtesy of Sarah Archer)
The Pulse
Environment
Home & Family

Color and convenience wooed Americans, and we fell in love with plastic

Sensory treats were possible, things like bright kitchenware and fun toys. We got hooked.

5 years ago

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Worldwide, researchers are hunting for a kind of `secret sauce’ — a souped-up enzyme capable of breaking down some of the most resilient plastics. (Photo by Sam Droege/Wikimedia Commons)
The Pulse
Biology
Environment

Why scientists say ‘plastivores’ could be the solution to plastic pollution

Worldwide, researchers are hunting for a kind of `secret sauce’ — a souped-up enzyme capable of breaking down some of the most resilient plastics.

5 years ago

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