Health & Science
There’s been a lot of discussion about the new book Lean In by Facebook COO Sherly Sandberg. It’s part memoir and pa
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Air Date: May 6, 2013
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New moon = Dark skies = Great celestial viewing opportunities
For a challenge, check out the Eta Aquarid meteor shower through Friday, 5/10. For an easier challenge, there are plane
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Air Date: May 6, 2013
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Not too old for an “out of this world” walk
At the age of 59, International Space Station cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov (pictured above) set a new record last week by
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Air Date: April 29, 2013
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Love through a scientific lens: Our true capacity to connect
Positive emotions expert, social psychologist Barbara Fredrickson has some advice for all of us. It’s time to upgrade our view of
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Air Date: April 26, 2013
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Philadelphia Science Festival Continues
April 22, 2013
Image credit: NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech
[Dave Heller]: Get out the shampoo and
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Air Date: April 22, 2013
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April 15, 2013
[Dave Heller] Come one, come all: techies, geeks, freaks, families and those just looking for a fun
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Air Date: April 15, 2013
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Sport and religion: Connections
If you were to draw a Venn diagram of concepts associated with baseball and religion, there is a surprisingly large amount of overlap: fa
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Air Date: April 12, 2013
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April 8, 2013
[Dave Heller] Astronomers move a step closer to shedding light on dark matter, the stuff surmised to
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Air Date: April 8, 2013
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There’s a small trend afoot — a tendency toward slower, mindful, more meaningful living. Perhaps you’ve heard of slow travel, slow
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Air Date: April 5, 2013
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Delaware woman’s fight for supplemental insurance [video]
A Delaware woman whose job has forced her to put her life on the line is now fighting for her life medically and fighting to get the stat
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NASA considers cutbacks due to sequestration
NASA’s education and public outreach activities may come to a halt – part of efforts to pare $1.2 trillion dollars over the n
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Air Date: April 1, 2013
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Psychopaths. They’re often depicted as smooth-talking liars, devoid of guilt and empathy and immune to healthy fears and stress. Many
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Air Date: March 28, 2013
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Faster than a speeding bullet . . . WAY faster than a speeding bullet
Astronomers catch sight of the fastest orbiting body yet – a small star circling a black hole every two-and-a-half hours! Remarkabl
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Air Date: March 25, 2013
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Curiosity generates ‘thirst’ for more information about the Red Planet
The Mars Rover hits paydirt, or more appropriately pay-clay pointing to water, water everywhere; including possibly drops to drink. It
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Air Date: March 18, 2013
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