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Researchers found that stimulating a specific region of mice’s brains called the entorhinal cortex decreased their symptoms of depression.(Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo, file)
Science

To treat depression when drugs fail, CHOP researchers begin search for solutions in mice brains

Researchers found that stimulating a specific region of mice’s brains called the entorhinal cortex decreased their symptoms of depression.

7 years ago

A man rides a LimeBike in Washington, DC. (AFP/Getty Images)
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#ScootersBehavingBadly: U.S. cities race to keep up with small vehicle shares

From San Francisco to Washington, D.C., e-scooters and dockless bikes have become the latest transportation trend to grip urban spaces.

7 years ago

 The Philadelphia skyline (Ashley Hahn / WHYY)
Urban Planning

Army considers 15 cities — including Philadelphia — for home of new Futures Command

The Army says it’s considering 15 cities for the headquarters of its planned ...

7 years ago

This undated microscope image provided by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in January 2018 shows a trophectoderm biopsy, in which cells from the outer layer of an embryo that develop into the placenta and amniotic membranes are removed and can be used for genetic testing. When a couple is known to be at risk for having a child with a specific genetic disorder, the woman undergoes a procedure to remove some of her eggs. After fertilization, some cells can be plucked from the embryos and examined to identify those without carry the disease-causing abnormality. (ASRM via AP)
Science

Parenting of the future: Many embryos, each with DNA profile

You've probably read about concerns over "designer babies," whose DNA is shaped by gene editing.

7 years ago

Brian Smith plays a racing game blindfolded. He made a user interface for blind players to drive in video games, just like sighted players. He tested it with blind volunteers, as well as blindfolded sighted volunteers.
The Pulse
Science

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.

7 years ago

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Matt Roda takes a test on the Reflexion Edge. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

How 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.

7 years ago

Actor Daniel Radcliffe poses for a portrait while promoting the film
Science

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.

7 years ago

This photo made available by NASA shows Hurricane Harvey over Texas on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, seen from the International Space Station. (Jack Fischer/NASA via AP)
Radio Times
Science

Exit Earth

Guests: Michio Kaku Physicist and futurist MICHIO KAKU theorizes ...

Air Date: March 21, 2018 10:00 am

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Companies are making it harder for you to repair your own appliances, like this iPhone X, and a growing repair movement is trying to change that.
The Pulse
Science

It’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.

7 years ago

Listen 10:42
Rose Marie Beauchemin Verzella uses a template to pick the size of Maureen Matteis-Bilbee’s nipple and areola tattoos. (Alex Stern for WHYY)
The Pulse
Lifestyle

After mastectomy, some women visit tattoo artists

The “illusion of protrusion” makes for a realistic nipple tattoo.

7 years ago

Listen 5:12
Alim Smith
Speak Easy
Community

Black 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.

7 years ago

Tayyib Smith
Speak Easy
Community

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.

7 years ago

A diagram from an Amazon patent application shows a human worker (labeled with
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Science

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.

7 years ago

(Shirley Min/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

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.

7 years ago

Listen 4:49
Hackers take part to a test at the Cybersecurity Conference in Lille, northern France, Wednesday Jan. 25, 2017.  (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
Education

Delaware 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.

7 years ago

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