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Health & Science

a climate protest
Radio Times
Science

Should scientists be activists?

Guests: James Hansen, Robert Young Scientists, researchers, and lobbyists are planning a March for Science on Apr ...

Air Date: April 14, 2017

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What's the future of power in our country? (Eilís O'Neill/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Power Struggle

What should fuel America? Wind? Sun? Cow dung? We’re having a power struggle over that – it’s political, but it’s ...

Air Date: April 13, 2017

Listen 49:20
OxyContin pills
Radio Times
Health

“Deaths of despair”; then, O’Reilly’s troubles

Guests: Angus Deaton, Anne Case, David Folkenflik For most western countries, mortality rates have been in declin ...

Air Date: April 13, 2017

Listen 00:49:28
planets of the solar system
Skytalk
Science

Planet Nine, where are you?

Ever since Pluto was demoted from the pantheon of planets, efforts have intensified to designate a replacemen ...

Air Date: April 11, 2017

Listen 00:06:21
a man walks on a beach
Voices in the Family
Health

Body image as we age

Are you avoiding looking at yourself in a mirror? No longer comfortable going to the pool – or maybe pl ...

Air Date: April 10, 2017

Listen 00:03:28
 House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., arrives to speak to members of the media during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Speak Easy
Health

Will we ever get health care reform right?

The ill-conceived replacements for Obamacare would have left some 14 million Americans without health insurance and have an unh ...

9 years ago

StateImpact
Science

FERC says PennEast pipeline would have ‘less than significant’ environmental impact

9 years ago

StateImpact
Science

PennEast files for NJ water permits as FERC deadline looms

9 years ago

a black hole
Skytalk
Science

The Need for Speed

A star has been discovered that orbits a black hole once every 28 minutes. Not impressed? This star is 2.5 times farther away from the bl ...

Air Date: April 5, 2017

Listen 00:06:15
 Amy Marzolino and her son, August. (Maiken Scott/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

This mom hopes for a better future for her son who cannot eat

Amy Marzolino watches her toddler, August, like a hawk, and with good reason. “I’m the mom who’s running across ...

9 years ago

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Sal Fede displays his new solar panels mounted on the roof of his Philadelphia home. (Joel Wolfram/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Solar co-ops help homeowners harness the sun’s energy

Neighbors are teaming up to tackle the challenge of switching to sun-sourced electricty. Sal Fede’s house isn’t much t ...

9 years ago

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StateImpact
Science

EPA union fights back on Trump’s planned budget cuts

9 years ago

The Wanapum Dam on Washington State's Columbia River. (Eilís O'Neill/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

This Washington state dam is trying to be fish-friendly

The people at Wanapum Dam are trying to balance the interests of fish and clean power. The Wanapum Dam is massive. It̵ ...

9 years ago

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Right, Amin Salehi-Khojin, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, and left, postdoctoral research associate Mohammad Asadi. (Courtesy The University of Illinois at Chicago)
The Pulse
Science

Mimicking nature, an artificial leaf can recycle CO2

An artificial leaf created by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago captures greenhouse gas and puts it to work again. ...

9 years ago

Listen 4:19
Cows from a dairy farm in Central Pennsylvania. (Dani Fresh for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Why don’t more farms convert poop to power?

Imagine 7,000 gallons of cow manure. It smells. Brett Reinford’s dairy farm in Central Pennsylvania has 700 cows, and that& ...

9 years ago

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