Health & Science
Intergalactic Space not so Spacey?
How is it that the Milky Way’s 11 most distant stars are 300,000 light years from Earth, well beyond th
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Air Date: January 23, 2017
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Researchers at Massachussetts General Hospital and other institutions are gaining a better understanding of &
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Air Date: January 17, 2017
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Larry Molnar, an astronomy professor at Calvin College, announced last week that he and his students are foll
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Air Date: January 17, 2017
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Vera Rubin’s son reflects on how she paved the way for women
His mother wasn’t sure what to do, and the Rubin family was weighing her options around the dinner table. It was 1975, and astrophysici
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Thinking without a centralized brain: the intelligence of the octopus
An octopus does not think with its arms, per say, but it comes pretty close. The majority of octopuses’ neurons are not centrally l
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Dave Heller and Dr. Pitts start by discussing some amazing exoplanet discoveries. In 2017, we can look forward to NASA launching TESS (Tr
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Air Date: January 9, 2017
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The Opioid Epidemic—from the headlines to hope
The news can sound dire. Opioid addiction is ruining families and taking lives at an ever increasing rate. In this roundtable discussion
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Air Date: January 6, 2017
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Death of Carrie Fisher a reminder for women to guard their hearts
Carrie Fisher’s death at 60 came as a shock. Known as Princess (and later, General) Leia to generations of Star Wars fans, sh
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Greatest Astronomy Hits of 2016
Join us as we recap the top astronomy-related stories of 2016.
1. A potentially habitable planet was discovered orbiting the close
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Air Date: January 2, 2017
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“Heroin has destroyed my life, and I don’t even use the stuff.”
When I heard my mom’s friend say that, my
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8 years ago
The hidden cost of therapy apps
Disruptive technology is here to stay, but not all trades necessarily benefit from it. Psychotherapy is one such field.
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December 25 marks Christmas Day and December mini-moon day! The moon was at apogee, or the greatest distance from Earth (for the month).
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Air Date: December 26, 2016
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The Winter Solstice arrives on Wednesday at 5:44 am. It marks the northern hemisphere’s greatest axial tilt away from the sun, prod
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Air Date: December 19, 2016
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Hunger is a worldwide problem that hits close to home
About a year ago I interviewed a woman who volunteers at a church-sponsored soup kitchen in Center City. The essay, “
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