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Health & Science

 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledges photographers after speaking at a campaign rally in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Is President Trump causing toxic stress?

Is Donald Trump, with his daily Twitter harangues, impulsive and outrageous executive orders, and all-around nastiness harming the health of individuals?

9 years ago

 A technician looks at pig whipworm eggs through a microscope in the lab where they are produced and purified. (Photo courtesy of John Fleming, Detlev Goj)
The Pulse
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Why one man swallowed parasitic worm eggs

Hint: It offered a slight chance of rebooting his damaged immune system.  About ten years ago, ...

9 years ago

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a bird on a branch
Skytalk
Science

Time to spring ahead

Daylight Saving Time kicks in at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney ...

Air Date: March 6, 2017

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 (Kasia Bialasiewicz/Bigstock)
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Health

If ACA is repealed, it will be even harder to prioritize mental health care

When it comes to investing in our health, not all issues are treated equally. This idea seems all the more relevant as we await the fate ...

9 years ago

Houses on 86th Street in Eastwick overlook wetlands littered with a pile of old tires. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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We must mobilize now to protect rare and precious water supplies

President Trump is committed to eliminating the Waters of the U.S. Rule, which outlines federally protected waterways. Critics of the ...

9 years ago

planets
Skytalk
Science

What’s a planet?

As more and more planets are being discovered, it’s not a bad idea to come to a consensus on answering the question, “What ...

Air Date: February 27, 2017

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the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system
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Science

The pinelands pipeline, exoplanets, and the Oscars

Guests: Joe Hernandez, Eric Jensen, Hillary Busis First up on today’s show: New Jersey green-lit a natural gas ...

Air Date: February 27, 2017

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 (Courtesy of Courtenay Harris Bond)
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Health

This is what depression feels like

I feel like the light at the end of the tunnel is a solitary candle about to blow out at any moment. At the same ...

9 years ago

 (<a href='https://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-146081345/stock-photo-cropped-image-of-woman-comforting-her-friend'>Dragon Images</a>/Big Stock Photo)
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Health

Women’s emotional labor on your behalf comes with a cost

I have opened my mind and my heart and given my time to others to unload their burdens on me despite my own turmoil and trauma, because I thought it was my duty as a woman.

9 years ago

 Ross Lockwood on top of a volcano in Hawaii, where he simulated living on mars for months. (Courtesy of Casey Stedmen)
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Science

An aspiring astronaut’s life on fake Mars

Ross Lockwood spent four months on top of a volcano in Hawaii. He lived in an inflatable dome the size of a two-bedroom apartment with fi ...

9 years ago

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an exoplanet
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Exoplanets in the neighborhood

The twin 10m Keck telescopes at Mauna Kea in Hawaii have identified 100 more exoplanet candidates. On ...

Air Date: February 20, 2017

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The Pulse
Science

The Brain

Let’s explore the most complex computer system on Earth: the brain. On this episode, we’ll examine this wondrous organ — wh ...

Air Date: February 17, 2017

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Suzana Herculano-Houzel dissolved these bird brains into
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Health

One scientist is creating ‘brain soup’ to calculate brain power

Research suggests that bird brains are small but mighty, so don’t judge a brain by its size. Don’t judge a brain by it ...

9 years ago

Rebecca, Jeremy, and their son, Noah. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)
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Health

For this couple, starting a family turned into planning brain surgery

About four years ago, Jeremy Hoffman, who was 30 at the time, told his wife Rebecca about some weird symptoms he was having — he felt a ...

9 years ago

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Mars
Skytalk
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Mystery on Mars

We celebrate two giant birth anniversaries this week: Wednesday is the 453rd anniversary of Galileo and Sunday is the 544th anniversary o ...

Air Date: February 13, 2017

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