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Triskaidekaphobia alert!

Be very afraid: this Friday marks the first of two Friday the 13ths this year. The Epsilon Perseid Meteors are a real s ...

Air Date: September 9, 2013

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A dazzling celestial sight just after sunset today: Venus and the moon

Did you happen to notice that little dot near the crescent moon just after sunset today? Emerging out of the Lincoln Tunnel at tha ...

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Life as a university of adversity

In his new book The Gift of Adversity: The Unexpected Benefits of ...

Air Date: September 9, 2013

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Bacteria found in Wilmington’s drinking water

Tests performed on Wilmington’s drinking water back in July showed coliform bacteria in en ...

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Catch a closer-to-home rocket launch

This Friday night, NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere And Dust Environment Explorer is scheduled to launch from the Mid-Atla ...

Air Date: September 3, 2013

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Women and leadership

There’s been a lot of discussion about the new book Lean In by Facebook COO Sherly Sandberg. It’s part memoir and pa ...

Air Date: September 2, 2013

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Silver Splitters
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Silver Splitters: The “Other Shade of Gray”

A growing number of people are divorcing as they near retirement age. In the last 20 years, the divorce rate has more than doubled for m ...

Air Date: August 26, 2013

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Let’s go rogue

Not all planets orbit the stars from which they derived, and it’s now thought that some of these ‘free agen ...

Air Date: August 26, 2013

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Dog day night viewing highlights

Moon is full tomorrow night, so watch as the moon rises as the sun sets or moon sets as sun rises. Venus and Saturn are ...

Air Date: August 19, 2013

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Work life balance

[Rebroadcast from June 14, 2013] Whether you’re a recent graduate just entering the workforce or you’ve been on a car ...

Air Date: August 19, 2013

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Perseids pack peak punch tonight

Count on an early setting moon, and with clear skies the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower has the potential to ...

Air Date: August 12, 2013

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Memoir

Memoirs. We read them all the time. Blue Nights by Joan Didion. Bossypants by Tina Fey. Night by Elie Wiese ...

Air Date: August 12, 2013

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Still curious one year on

Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of Curiosity’s landing on Mars. Perseids peak next week – try seein ...

Air Date: August 5, 2013

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Bad Neighbors
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Bad Neighbors

Some of us are fortunate to have good neighbors. They’re the folks we chat with, invite over, borrow a cup of sugar from, and do f ...

Air Date: August 5, 2013

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Earth wades through the Perseid meteor stream

Earlier this month NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, collecting valuable data as it orbits Saturn had a rare opportunity ...

Air Date: July 30, 2013

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