
Health & Science
This week, Dave Heller and Dr. Derrick Pitts discuss Earth’s elliptical orbit, and how it can still feel hot on Earth when we are a ...
Air Date: July 3, 2017
Science and the Fourth of July
Happy Birthday, America! From the very beginning, science has shaped this country. Many of the Founding Fathers — Madison, Jefferson, W ...
Air Date: June 30, 2017
Listen 48:33Philly workshops help seniors avoid heat health hazards
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health, along with Lutheran Disaster Response, local climate scientists and community groups are or ...
8 years ago
Mariner East 2 pipeline protesters face arrest, charges on their own land in Pa.
8 years ago
Tackling the heat island problem in concrete jungles
Health issues and energy costs soar when the temperatures rise. It’s a hot day in June when I visit Ledean Durant’s ...
8 years ago
Listen 8:02Penn State study: Vapers report less dependence, addiction than cigarette smokers
E-cigarette users report feeling less dependent and addicted than traditional smokers do, according to a recent study. Even so, researche ...
8 years ago
Listen 1:56Sleep paralysis: How a deep-sleep glitch can conjure the boogeyman
There’s an unnerving, specific kind of dream — a nightmare, really — that can happe ...
8 years ago
Listen 7:00Reclaiming a good night’s sleep after trauma-induced insomnia
A museum exhibit helped Vashti DuBois finally sleep after nearly 3 years of unrest. Standing in her living room — a serene, dark ...
8 years ago
Listen 3:52Sleep habits may have helped humans branch off from other primates
Human sleep behavior is different than that of many kinds of primates. That made researchers wonder, why did our branch of the family tre ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:42Sleep is the new skinny — with a booming industry to help us get rest
We’re paying millions for plush mattresses and gee whiz gadgets — but a little “sleep hygiene̶ ...
8 years ago
Listen 6:47You Must Remember This – An Eclipse Is Not Just an Eclipse
Kepler scientists this week announced the 219 newest additions to the exoplanet count – 10 of which are identified as “terres ...
Air Date: June 26, 2017
Listen 00:07:13The dangers of replacing Obamacare with the Republican health care bill
How can we live in a modern society — what some would call the greatest country in the world — and not provide health care as a right ...
8 years ago
‘2001’ came and went, but the movie’s ideas still resonate
The 1968 movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” painted a grand vision of the future — but for lots of us, the real 21st Century has ...
8 years ago
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