
Science
No AI in humor: R2-D2 walks into a bar, doesn’t get the joke
Researchers say computer learning looks for patterns, but comedy thrives on things hovering close to a pattern and veering off just a bit to be funny and edgy.
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EPA panel considering guidelines that upend basic air pollution science
At a public meeting, multiple members of the committee said they do not agree that breathing air polluted with soot can lead to an early death.
6 years ago
Jupiter has seen quite a dramatic change since formation 4.5 billion years ago. Now the largest planet in the solar system, with a mass g ...
Air Date: March 30, 2019
Listen 3:56Chemours quantifies PFAS substitute sent to South Jersey plant
On Monday, the DEP said Chemours is currently using PFAS-replacement chemicals at the Chambers Works site, and is discharging the chemical into water and air.
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CHOP developing Pediatric Cell Atlas to better understand childhood health and disease
The atlas would map every cell in a child’s body and advance understanding of how and why pediatric diseases occur.
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In Fukushima, farmers and residents put their stock in solar.
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Listen 6:48Three Mile Island anniversary and the future of nuclear power
On the 40th anniversary of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, we look back at the disaster and discuss the effect it had on the nuclear power industry then and now.
Air Date: March 28, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:44Should we stop eating meat to fight climate change?
Cut way back on red meat, say scientists, who came up with a controversial diet recommended for our health, and the planet’s.
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Listen 08:32Why is it so hard to stop eating chocolate? Drexel scientist’s bittersweet research
Your brain responds to the sweet treat using the same pleasure pathway addictive drugs use, new research shows.
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Chasing clean power: Why Three Mile Island is fighting to stay open
Forty years after the country's worst nuclear accident, Three Mile Island could close. That's sparked a debate about the risks and benefits of this carbon-free energy source.
Air Date: March 27, 2019
Listen 13:50NASA scraps first all-female spacewalk for want of a medium-size spacesuit
History was supposed to be made Friday when, for the first time, two female astronauts were scheduled to do a spacewalk together outside the International Space Station.
6 years ago
Spiny dogfish wash ashore at N.J. beaches
Authorities say dozens of spiny dogfish sharks washed up on beaches across southern New Jersey last weekend.
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Human genomics research has a diversity problem
Studies that link genetic markers with disease focus largely on white European populations, and neglect other races and ethnicities.
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Next Friday, March 29th an historic spacewalk will take place; Anne McClain and Christina Koch will step outside International Space Stat ...
Air Date: March 23, 2019
Listen 07:24What will become of Three Mile Island’s nuclear waste if the plant closes?
"Nobody wants the spent fuel near them," said Don Hudson, who lives downstream from the defunct Maine Yankee plant.
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