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Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, and the biases that shape our choices.
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Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, and the biases that shape our choices.

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Mayor Cherelle Parker and other Philadelphia officials
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3 Philadelphia police officers shot in Wynnefield; suspect dead

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said officers encountered a 57-year-old man at the scene who became involved in an altercation with them.

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Seven generations of the Chew family lived at Cliveden until 1972
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Cliveden connects the past and present through community storytelling

Once home to multiple generations of the Chew family, Cliveden embodies the rich history of Germantown.

3 hours ago

Philadelphia Gas Works
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PGW is considering two pathways to lower its carbon footprint: full electrification and a ‘hybrid’ that includes gas

PGW agreed to hold public meetings on reducing its carbon footprint. At the first meeting, there were lots of questions from the public but no answers from the utility.

7 hours ago

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A group of people hold various signs about class struggles during a protest in 1976.
Community

As America’s 250th anniversary approaches, Philadelphians revisit the ‘Sin Colonias’ bicentennial march

Organizers are marking the 50th anniversary of the 1976 demonstration as a reminder that the nation's founding has long inspired celebration and protest.

19 hours ago

A person in a wheelchair eat a piece of bread with the words
Community

Young Philadelphia activists end 22-day hunger strike after budget passes, vow to continue affordability push

Erica Brown of Sunrise Movement Philadelphia celebrated incremental victories and growing public support as she took her first bite outside of City Hall.

2 days ago

University of Pennsylvania President J. Larry Jameson
Education

J. Larry Jameson to step down as Penn’s president, ending a tenure during a time of upheaval at the Ivy League institution

Jameson took over as president as protests over the war in Gaza led to charges of antisemitism and threats to federal research dollars.

2 days ago

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Row homes in Society Hill
Community
Billy Penn

Beyond the postcard: Everyday life in Philadelphia’s oldest neighborhood

There’s much more to Society Hill than just the nation’s largest concentration of original 18th- and early 19th-century residential architecture.

2 days ago

George Washington marches with his troops to Valley Forge
Community
Biilly Penn

There would be no U.S. Army without Philadelphia

This week the city celebrates how the world’s greatest military power began with a bunch of underdogs.

2 days ago

Cindy Bass in council chambers
Politics & Policy

Ward election in Philly under protest after questionable voice vote

This week’s vote is being appealed to the Democratic City Committee after Councilmember Cindy Bass approved a voice vote in her own favor.

2 days ago

Mayor Cherelle Parker
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signs $7.1B budget into law following City Council approval

After weeks of debate, City Council approved the budget without Mayor Parker's proposed taxes on ride-share and short-term rentals.

3 days ago

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Mlamuli Mhlongo (right) came to the FIFA World Cup fan festival
Community
Billy Penn

Lemon Hill launches fan fest for Game 1 of Philly’s FIFA World Cup celebration

Despite the heat advisory, the registration was fully booked for Thursday’s session to see Mexico vs. South Africa on the big screens, then Luis Fonsi live.

3 days ago

Children playing at Sister Cities Park
Arts & Entertainment

‘Great cities invest in their children’: Philadelphia designated world’s first Playful Learning City

Low-impact prompts to encourage creative play are sprinkled around high-traffic areas of Center City.

3 days ago

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Eleni Belisonzi, director of Philadelphia's Neighborhood Wellness Court
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philadelphia expands Wellness Court for people in addiction

Few complete the program but hundreds get help, officials say.

3 days ago

Georgetown University's Rebecca Katz points to measles data
Health

Health sleuths are watching for disease threats during the World Cup

A heat wave may be the most obvious health threat. But infectious diseases can spread in a crowd.

3 days ago

Cherelle Parker speaking at a press conference in front of a poster outlining new gun regulations.
Courts & Law

Trump administration launches investigation into Philadelphia gun permit denials

Critics call Philly’s permitting standard subjective and unconstitutional, while gun control advocates say the DOJ is attacking any restrictions on ownership.

3 days ago

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