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 Joseph Smith and Laurie Huselton with the Coast Guard Auxiliary paddle on the Delaware River near Penn’s Landing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Science

Simple boat label could prevent pointless Coast Guard search missions

To avoid long and expensive search-and-rescue missions, the U.S. Coast Guard is asking boaters along the Delaware River, and in the regio ...

9 years ago

Interim Philadelphia DA Kelley Hodge
Radio Times
Health

Interim DA Kelley Hodge / what is boredom?

Guests: Kelley Hodge, Mary Mann Interim district attorney of Philadelphia ...

Air Date: August 24, 2017

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The Pulse
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Trying to manage mental illness in the workplace

When the CEO responds to your out of the office email about taking ...

9 years ago

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 MaryAnn Dakkak, a doctor in a hospital and mother of two, escaped to upstate New York to unplug and let her mind and body unwind. (Courtesy of MaryAnn Dakkak)
The Pulse
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Why vacations might make you a better worker

There are science-based reasons to take all your vacation days. Each Labor Day, we acknowledge workers for their contributions to ...

9 years ago

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 A 2.5-ton M35 military cargo truck, also known as a deuce and a half, which is similar to the vehicle used by the Mantoloking Police Department. (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons' user Nobunaga24)
The Pulse
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Self-driving trucks won’t make people obsolete

In the future, truck operators may work from a virtual driver’s seat. Think of Amazon Prime, those meal kits from Blue Apron ...

9 years ago

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 The smokestacks of the former Lucas paint factory loom over the Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek Superfund site in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. Contamination at the site stems from improper paint disposal by Lucas Paint Works and its successor, Sherwin Williams Inc. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

South Jersey paint factory caused ‘cancer cluster,’ lawsuit alleges

Several current and former Camden County residents have developed cancer and other illnesses as a result of toxic contamination emanating ...

9 years ago

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 New Jersey Attorney General Chris Porrino showing one of the cameras the office lends out to those wishing to keep tabs on those caring for elderly relatives (New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs)
Health

New Jersey offers ‘Care Cam’ to nursing home patients, families

A state-run program employing hidden cameras to prevent and catch elder abuse in New Jersey is reaching new territory. Attorney Ge ...

9 years ago

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Health

Philadelphia students get dirt under their nails producing fresh fruit for their neighborhoods

In a city where far too many lack access to fresh fruits and vegetables, opportunities for communities to create their own sources of hea ...

9 years ago

a grumpy man
Voices in the Family
Health

Find the positive in feeling negative

When you’re feeling grumpy, or irritated, or sad – the best remedy might be to embrace those negative feelings – that ...

Air Date: August 22, 2017

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 A crowd wears protective glasses as they watch the beginning of the solar eclipse from Salem, Ore., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Science

Historic eclipse turns day into night across the U.S.

Millions of Americans gazed in wonder through telescopes, cameras and disposable protective glasses Monday as the moon blotted out the sun

9 years ago

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 (Graphic courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Health

Panic is the biggest enemy for those caught in a rip current

“Don’t Panic.” In Douglas Adam’s brilliant sci-fi comedy “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ...

9 years ago

 (NewsWorks file photo)
Health

Trenton Water Works alerts homeowners of high lead levels, warns against drinking water

Dangerously high lead levels have been discovered in water at more than a dozen of nearly 120 homes and buildings tested recently by the ...

9 years ago

First
Health

First Person: Dr. Kara Odom Walker

First Person this week is the head of Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Kara Odom Walker. We discuss t ...

9 years ago

First
Science

Delaware astronomer hopes solar eclipse inspires young people

A solar eclipse in the 70s inspired Judi Provencal to study the stars. Now, as the resident astronomer at Mt. Cuba Astronomical Observato ...

9 years ago

solar eclipse
Radio Times
Science

The total eclipse of the sun: where, when, how and wow

Guests: Jay Pasachoff, Derrick Pitts, Dave Goldberg The excitement is growing in anticipation of Monday’ ...

Air Date: August 18, 2017

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