
Health & Science
Correlating intense emotions with specific health conditions
Researchers have long known that intense emotions felt over time can affect our health. A new study digs a bit deeper: it analyzed argume ...
Air Date: July 5, 2016
Listen 00:03:29The fourth of July offers out-of-doors celebrants an opportunity to enjoy fireworks at nightfall, and then nature’s pyrotechnics u ...
Air Date: July 5, 2016
Listen 00:05:30Are good care and compassion lost in efforts to curb opioid prescriptions?
“I feel like I have to re-prove myself every time I go to the doctor” — a patient and a health policy expert weigh in on Am ...
9 years ago
Listen 10:28Let there be light (gathering) in the darkest parts of Chile
Thanks to dark, dark skies; Northern Chile currently houses 50% of the world’s light gathering capacity, soon to be 70% – tha ...
Air Date: June 28, 2016
Listen 00:06:21Why don’t young doctors want to work in primary care?
Half the money and none of the respect, a first-year resident says no wonder new doctors aren’t choosing to be generalists. ...
9 years ago
Listen 16:24Enjoy the final few minutes of Spring, Summer solstice begins in … just a few minutes! Also full moon today. ...
Air Date: June 20, 2016
Listen 00:03:32A new book deals candidly with a very difficult topic. For decades, history professor Raymond Douglas kept a terrible secret. As ...
Air Date: June 20, 2016
Listen 00:03:19Pioneer 10 left the solar system – 33 years ago today. Traveling at 28,000 mph, the NASA spacecraft will pass the bright star of th ...
Air Date: June 14, 2016
Listen 00:04:52New studies of possible Planet Nine suggest it came from outer space – captured from one of our sun’s sibling stars not long ...
Air Date: June 7, 2016
Listen 00:05:50When the gloves came off, Muhammad Ali was a fighter for those suffering from Parkinson’s Disease
For many people, Muhammad Ali was a champion both inside and out of the ring. For people living with Parkins ...
9 years ago
Listen 4:43Bodysnatching and the curious case of One-Eyed Joe
This piece is part of our “Bodies” show. Take a look at the rest of our stories here. ...
9 years ago
Listen 24:18How are our bodies regulated after death?
Thousands of people donate their bodies to science each year, to be dissected by wide-eyed med students during their first-year anatomy c ...
9 years ago
Listen 5:25Mars is at its closest approach to Earth for this year. Surprisingly there are no rumors this time around about Mars appearing as large a ...
Air Date: May 31, 2016
Listen 00:03:54In Philadelphia, finding dignity for bodies left unclaimed
At Laurel Hill Cemetery in Northwest Philadelphia, it’s easy to overlook a couple of small patches of grass in the center of the s ...
9 years ago
Listen 6:02Protecting the dead, both body and soul
In the Jewish tradition of shemira, the deceased are comforted until burial. This piece is part of our “Bodies” ...
9 years ago
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