Todd Bookman

Mary Spiers runs the website neuropsyfi.com, which is devoted to how brain science is depicted i ...

8 years ago

Listen 9:27

Retraining the brain after losing the ability to smell

Anosmics have a new option for gaining back a lost sense. In 2012, Chris Kelly caught a cold, which then moved into her sinu ...

8 years ago

Listen

The Pulse

Science

The Brain Scoop and the sloppy business of learning

The story of how one YouTube educator is reshaping natural history. This piece is a part of our s ...

8 years ago

Listen 6:39

Uber, Lyft leaving many Philly cabbies in the dust

Next month will mark two years since UberX launched in Philadelphia, and new data reveals the ride-hailing company’s impact on the ...

8 years ago

Listen

New Jersey in national top 10 for lowest obesity rate; Pennsylvania and Delaware higher

For the past decade, it’s been hard to find any sliver of good news in reports looking into America’s obesity rate. &n ...

8 years ago

New Jersey’s nasty clinging jellyfish are gone for now but not forever

A tiny but potent jellyfish is taking up residence in New Jersey. Spotted locally this summer for the first time, the dime-sized c ...

8 years ago

Science

Women own just 17% of Delaware Valley businesses

In Philadelphia, and across the nation, owning a business remains something of a boys club. A first-of-its-kind survey from the ...

8 years ago

Photo via Wikimedia Commons)" title="021204-N-0696M-180" width="1" height="1"/>

The Pulse

Following growth of ‘stem cell clinics,’ FDA poised to crack down

Patient advocacy groups and experts are at odds over unapproved stem cell treatments. Smack dab at the top of the homepage f ...

8 years ago

Listen

FDA gives Pa. company all clear for medical device to assess concussion recovery

For the first time, the FDA is giving clearance to a concussion-monitoring medical device. ImPACT, with offices in Pennsylvania an ...

8 years ago

Listen

The Pulse

Put him on ice: How hypothermia is being harnessed to save lives

The concept is simple: a lower temperature slows down the body’s systems, potentially limiting inflammation that could cause compli ...

8 years ago

Listen

The Pulse

Are we approaching the end of the Summer Olympics?

The Rio Olympics are coming to a close and they’ll likely be remembered as much for the performances of Simone Biles, Michael Phelp ...

8 years ago

Listen

Aetna pulling back from Obamacare in Pennsylvania

Health care giant Aetna is pulling out of 11 state insurance exchanges — including in Pennsylvania— citing ongoing financial losses. ...

8 years ago

Morning Edition

Listen Live

BBC Newshour

Todd Bookman

More from the Contributor