Innovation
Playing video games when you can’t see the screen
A computer scientist is pushing large video game makers to design games that blind people can enjoy.
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Listen 6:32How a high school concussion inspired a tech startup
Matt Roda of Lancaster County was a junior in high school when a single hockey game changed his entire life.
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Rutgers professor studying invisibility says it’s only a little like Harry Potter
Professor Andrew Norris is creating ways to make sound waves go around underwater objects, instead of bouncing back.
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Guests: Michio Kaku Physicist and futurist MICHIO KAKU theorizes ...
Air Date: March 21, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:26It’s harder to fix our stuff these days. Maybe that’s a problem.
When a high-tech appliance breaks, some manufacturers discourage people from doing their own repairs. But a growing “right to repair” movement wants to change that.
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Listen 10:42After mastectomy, some women visit tattoo artists
The “illusion of protrusion” makes for a realistic nipple tattoo.
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Listen 5:12Black consciousness has been hacked
A lot of black people are in a space where we have the spirit, the soul, and all that it takes to override oppression, but it means nothing if we don’t believe it.
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Creating my black future from freedom, social impact, and collective good
Black people have always had to project themselves into the future because of the reality of their present. Even today, it takes some cognitive dissonance not to be enraged.
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Wrist watching: Amazon patents system to track, guide employees’ hand movements
"This idea, if implemented in the future, would improve the process for our fulfillment associates," the company says.
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Drone school takes off in Delaware
As technology advances, new ways to use drones are being discovered and that could mean big money for FAA-certified commercial drone pilots.
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Listen 4:49Delaware announces cybersecurity partnership for high school girls
Delaware leaders are offering a free training opportunity for high school girls interested in a career in cybersecurity.
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Penn students aiming to build a smarter shelter for refugees
University of Pennsylvania students are working with the nonprofit ShelterBox to improve conditions for some of the millions uprooted from their homes.
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Spark Therapeutics sets price for pioneering gene therapy
The Philadelphia-based company announced Wednesday that its recently-approved gene therapy, which has the potential to cure a rare form of blindness, will cost $850,000.
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Precision medical treatments have a quality control problem
Careful custody of blood tests and tissue samples is essential to the success of precision medicine.
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Will gathering vast troves of information really lead to better health?
The Mayo Clinic is building its future around high-tech approaches to research known as "precision medicine."
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