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The debate over whether to build dunes to protect the Jersey shore gives way to a debate over HOW to build them. We visit a ballet inspir ...

Research tells us the brain is wired to learn quickly from bad experiences, while ignoring good ones. Neuropsychologist Rick Hanson says ...

Largest known star (16,000 light years away) shows signs of imminent destruction. W26 is 3,000 times the diameter of o ...

Guests: Mary Helen Immordino–Yang, Scott Barry Kaufman Children are often told to stop daydreaming.  But n ...

GUESTS: LAURENCE MASLON & NATHAN GABRIEL October 1938 was a time when fear ...

Mike discusses how to thin patches of overcrowded companion plants, what to do with “Zoo-Doo”, how to care ...

Holly Otterbein reports on Philadelphia’s foot-dragging when it comes to consolidating abandoned properties into larger land banks. ...

Lessons from Sandy It was one year ago today when we were watching Hurricane Sandy coming up the East Coast. At just 60 feet ab ...

Guests:  Jeremiah Daley and David Fialko The Philadelphia region has seen an alarming increase in prescription d ...

GUEST: MK ASANTE [REBROADCAST] Born in Zimbabwe to American parents and raised ...

Aaron Moselle reports on a Bucks County high school controversy centered around the name of its sports teams. Maiken Scott looks at a stu ...

Chiwetel Ejiofor talks with Patrick Stoner about comprehending the realities of slavery in “12 Years a Slave.” ...

This special edition of First features an in depth interview with University President Patrick Harker. He discusses a renewed focus on s ...

Guest: Rami Khouri Despite the ongoing deadly conflicts and challenging political transitions taking place throu ...