
Science
Can hiring women police officers make communities safer?
Philadelphia and other cities saw domestic violence reported more often, and repeat incidents reduced when more female officers were added to the force.
6 years ago
Listen 07:13Police forces in democratic societies are supposed to safeguard the rights of citizens, and protect their lives and well-being. We think ...
Air Date: November 15, 2019
Listen 49:23Can science offer police a better way to handle protests?
Intimidation and police force enraged protesters in Hong Kong. Is there a different way to manage masses of people?
6 years ago
Listen 12:45Smoke on the water: Sea smoke season begins in N.J.
The early Jersey Shore beach birds were greeted by a visually stunning scene Wednesday morning.
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N.J.'s piping plovers population increased by 19% in 2019, but researchers are cautiously optimistic about the threatened and endangered shorebird's long term prospects.
6 years ago
We look at things that are hard to measure and the different approaches that we take to get those measurements correct.
Air Date: November 8, 2019
Listen 47:51Penn Medicine doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the U.S.
The first attempt in the United States to use a gene editing tool called CRISPR against cancer seems safe in the three patients who have had it so far.
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How studying nature's symphony can help scientists determine the fate of rainforests
Improvements in audio recorders, artificial intelligence, and data storage make sound a more powerful tool for ecology than ever before.
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Listen 10:12New funding to study microplastic pollution effect on Delaware Bay blue crabs
Blue crabs are a key species in aquatic life in the Delaware Bay. University of Delaware researchers will study how they’re affected by microplastics.
6 years ago
C.I.A. mind control experiments and the man behind them
In the 1950’s, the CIA began a secret mind control program called MK-ULTRA and they hired chemist Sidney Gottlieb who was given free rein to experiment on unwitting subjects.
Air Date: November 5, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01At western Pa. climate change summit, one scientist says effects can be managed if emissions are cut
Pennsylvania’s ecosystem has already been permanently altered due to climate change, but it’s not too late to act before these changes become unmanageable, experts say.
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Time to rip up the calendar. How about 5 seasons? 9 days in a week?
The Gregorian system we all know is just pseudoscience and so random, says Tom Sherman. He’s out to disrupt it.
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Listen 10:22December 30, 2011 never happened in Samoa. The island nation in the South Pacific skipped this day, to move ahead into a different time z ...
Air Date: November 1, 2019
Listen 48:37How Philly narrowly avoided disaster after refinery explosion
Federal regulators released a report that revealed just how close the city came to catastrophe after the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery explosion in June.
Air Date: October 21, 2019
Listen 14:09Newly tagged great white shark ‘Shaw’ cruises near N.J.
Years after Mary Lee appeared, and following the brief blip of Miss May in July, there’s a new great white shark to track. His name is Shaw.
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