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Speak Easy
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How to accept an addict at your holiday party

With approximately one in 10 Americans having a problem with addiction, the odds are that someone at your holiday celebration this year struggles with substance abuse.

9 years ago

The Coma Cluster of galaxies
Skytalk
Science

This package sold by weight, not by volume

Astronomers at Yale University and University of Toronto have identified something very new over in the Coma Cluster of galaxies 300 ligh ...

Air Date: December 12, 2016

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a statue of a meditating Buddha
Voices in the Family
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Enjoy Your Moment

It seems like everybody is singing the praises of mindfulness meditation these days – it’s used as a way to decrease stress, ...

Air Date: December 5, 2016

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the landscape of Mars
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Reality mars plans for manned mission to Mars

Space exploration is fraught with danger, as evidenced in the National Geographic series MARS. Reinforcing that message, the recent ESA/ ...

Air Date: December 5, 2016

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Black Friday shoppers
Voices in the Family
Health

Hectic Holidays

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and that launches us right into the holiday season madness. Shopping, decorat ...

Air Date: November 28, 2016

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a supercluster of galaxies
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Science

Outta Sight!

A supercluster of galaxies was recently found lurking on just the other side of the Milky Way. Only 800 million light years out, it is si ...

Air Date: November 28, 2016

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an exoplanet
Skytalk
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Planets, pretty as a picture

Direct imaging of exoplanets is now possible – a new instrument on the 8m Subaru telescope in Hawaii is imaging exoplanets. T ...

Air Date: November 21, 2016

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Use one cutting board for vegetables and another for meat to avoid cross contamination
Science

Don’t serve up stomach bug along with holiday meal

Happy holidays. Tis the season for norovirus — a stomach ailment that can start with contaminated food. And nothing leaves a wor ...

9 years ago

The 2003 novel
Speak Easy
Health

One Book’s choice of ‘Curious Incident’ spreads incurious view of autism

When I heard that One Book One Philadelphia had chosen ...

9 years ago

Don Wright is shown running the 2015 Marine Corps Marathon in Crystal City
Speak Easy
Health

Why I’m running my 100th marathon with cancer in Philadelphia

I’m about to run my 100th marathon with cancer, and I’m delighted that I’ll be pounding it out here on the ...

9 years ago

Sergei Shilin
The Pulse
Health

Russian cowboys learn to wrangle a brand new beef industry

On a beef ranch called Ledenevo, in the Bryansk region of Russia, about 300 miles southwest of Moscow, everything is brand new. The farm ...

9 years ago

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the Leonid meteor shower
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Meteor shower? Or meteor drizzle?

With clear skies, the Leonid Meteors are available to be viewed from November 15 – 20, peaking on the 18th. The Leonids are typical ...

Air Date: November 14, 2016

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a veteran crying
Voices in the Family
Health

Responding to Trauma

We can’t protect ourselves from catastrophic events, but what we can do is understand how it may affect us both physically and emotiona ...

Air Date: November 11, 2016

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State Impact Pennsylvania hosted a forum on the Politics of Pennsylvania’s Energy Future at WHYY studios on Tuesday, October 25th, 2016. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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How should Pa. balance energy needs with environmental protection?

Pa. coal production has slowed since the Marcellus Shale boom began, and concerns linger about the environmental impact of both. StateImp ...

9 years ago

a happy kid
Voices in the Family
Health

Cultivating joy in children

Kids tend to be overscheduled and stressed out these days, and a slew of new parenting articles and books tal ...

Air Date: November 7, 2016

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