Explainers

Historian Martha Hodes explores what happened to her own memories, and how she tried to get them back, after being held hostage on an airplane in 1970 in her new memoir.

Thousands of air travelers faced flight cancellations and delays this weekend and Monday as thunderstorms rolled in across the U.S. East Coast and Midwest.

Opened as a movie house, it faltered in the postwar years — until rock promoter Rick Green came around.

Researcher Dacher Keltner investigates the elusive emotion of awe, revealing how it transforms our brains and bodies, and how to find more wonder in our everyday lives.

We'll talk about public education funding in Pa on the Schooled podcast. Then, harm reduction in response to the opioid epidemic. And, The Forten Family of Philadelphia.

The latest on the I-95 bridge in Northeast Philadelphia that collapsed after a truck beneath it burst into flames. And, WHYY’s new kids’ program Albie’s Elevator now on TV-12!

The years-long feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a new level of rancor.

Last week, U.S. officials as far south as Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania reported being impacted by the wildfires.

Why do people lie? Wharton professor Maurice Schweitzer weighs in on the thrill some people get from not telling the truth. Plus, trivia and things to do.

With pollen counts high this spring, many are reaching for their allergy meds. But some over-the-counter allergy drugs require a U.S. photo ID to purchase.

The World Health Organization says COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency but the coronavirus is here to stay.

Writers of films and TV shows are now on strike. The central issue in negotiations is writers' share of pay for shows that stream on Netflix and similar outlets.

In the United States, the date is largely seen as a celebration of Mexican American culture stretching back to the 1800s in California.

Geoffrey Hinton, the “godfather of artificial intelligence,” recently resigned his job at Google to share his concerns that unchecked AI development could threaten humanity.

Many economists, though, still expect a recession to hit as soon as the current April-June quarter — or soon thereafter.