Health & Science
Few violent episodes triggered by mental illness
So why do we still expect the mental health system to decide who’s dangerous?
8 years ago
Listen 8:31Preserving Our Water: How We Use the Delaware Watershed
Farm to faucet Welcome to the Riverwalk along the Christina River in Wilmington. It’s one of many rivers, cr ...
Air Date: May 4, 2018
When it comes to scientific knowledge, we’re selective about who and what we believe. But, how do we get to a place of knowing? We hear ...
Air Date: May 4, 2018
Listen 49:27Burn pits: A sick veteran waits for science to confirm his suspicions
In his last days in Iraq, Army Specialist Thomas Fitzinger’s job was to burn mounds of garbage. He says he inhaled soot and smoke, and that today his lungs are damaged.
8 years ago
Listen 11:33Looking for climate change answers in the melting north
As Arctic ice caps warmed, scientists — believers and skeptics — came together to seek answers.
8 years ago
Listen 5:23Indigenous traditions get science backing
Scientists are learning from farmers and traditional healers — and documenting what powers their success.
8 years ago
Listen 8:22Making movies animates long-term Children’s Hospital patients
Drexel University students are teaming up with young patients at CHOP to create animated films.
8 years ago
Listen 2:02Freshwater mussels function as nature’s water treatment plants. Each animal can filter up to 600 gallons of water per month. And when w ...
8 years ago
Listen 4:57New Horizons: NASA’s mission to Pluto
Guests: Alan Stern, David Grinspoon NASA’s New Horizons spaceship launched in 2006 to visit tiny Pluto at edge ...
Air Date: May 2, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:47Guest: Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Joseph Cappella Vaping is becoming increasingly popular among teenagers. They are ...
Air Date: May 1, 2018 10:20 am
Listen 36:03Newly discovered? A purple planet! Actually, the color suggestion is just speculation based on the planet’s expected chemical compo ...
Air Date: April 30, 2018
Listen 06:11Penn State researchers join international effort to study Antarctic ‘doomsday’ glacier
8 years ago
To treat depression when drugs fail, CHOP researchers begin search for solutions in mice brains
Researchers found that stimulating a specific region of mice’s brains called the entorhinal cortex decreased their symptoms of depression.
8 years ago
Guest: Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Joseph Cappella Vaping is becoming increasingly popular among teenagers. They are ...
8 years ago
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