Health & Science
In light of recent terrorist violence and mass shootings, it sometimes seems scary to go to public places, or big gatherings. In their we ...
Air Date: December 14, 2015
Listen 00:03:13Geminid meteor shower at its peak tonight
Meteors are typically debris from comets, but in this case, the Geminids are debris from asteroid 3200 Phaeton; only the January Quadrant ...
Air Date: December 14, 2015
Listen 00:07:22Building supplies? Jewelry? Babysitting? Kidney transplants get creative with Craigslist
Last week, doctors at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital canceled a kidney transplant surgery under unusual circumstances. The donor ...
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ListenThe European Space Agency’s LISA Pathfinder Satellite will launch soon to advance the goal of detecting the unbelievably small effe ...
Air Date: December 7, 2015
Listen 00:07:08Out of this World Turkey with Trimmings
International Space Station NASA Commander Scott Kelly and five fellow crew members at work over the Thanksgiving Holiday may be coming i ...
Air Date: November 30, 2015
Listen 00:05:04Trying to learn about the early history of the galaxy, NASA has used Hubble Space Telescope to find the oldest galactic ‘bones̵ ...
Air Date: November 23, 2015
Listen 00:08:46It’s Thanksgiving week — and in between the football and turkey there’s the thanks. As many people have heard, this is the ...
Air Date: November 23, 2015
Listen 00:52:16A 10th dwarf planet has been discovered out beyond the orbit of Pluto. The newest one V774104 is less than half Pluto’s size and is ...
Air Date: November 16, 2015
Listen 0:07:58Mindfulness, Self-Compassion and our Common Humanity
There was a time if you said meditation it conjured up hippies, communes and a certain amount of stereo-typing. But thanks to our guest t ...
Air Date: November 16, 2015
Listen 00:52:16How much was your flu shot? WHYY’s PriceCheck wants to know
The start of flu season means lots of ads and public health reminders about the importance of getting a flu shot. Manufacturers are makin ...
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ListenMAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft data shows that the primary reason the Martian atmosphere is gone is the activi ...
Air Date: November 9, 2015
Listen 00:07:46Anonymity, 12-steps and New Paths to Recovery
Anonymity has long been the staple of 12-step programs. But, lately there has been a trend toward self-disclosure especially by those in ...
Air Date: November 9, 2015
Listen 00:52:16The Cassini Saturn orbiter (which launched from Earth in 1997) took a close pass by the intriguing moon Enceladus last Wednesday. The obj ...
Air Date: November 2, 2015
Listen 00:06:53Last month, Nobel Prize winner Angus Deacon brought attention to poverty. And, during his visit Pope Francis spoke out about rampant cap ...
Air Date: November 2, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Going to bat to treat, identify devastating white-nose syndrome
This is Halloween weekend — which means spooky creatures dressing up in costume, creeping around the neighborhood, and trick-or-treatin ...
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