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NJ sea level rise update/Best of the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show
Guests: Kenneth G. Miller, Joanna Stern and Marc Perton We get an update on the rapid rise of New Jersey’s sea ...
Air Date: January 9, 2014
ListenBitCoin: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters
Guests: Tom Standage and Robert McMillan The digital currency “Bitcoin” ...
Air Date: January 8, 2014
ListenHow a medical examiner became an entrepreneur — and ended up on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’
Dr. James Lewis went from stitching up bodies to inventing a Band-Aid for your wall. “I guess that’s where I get this ...
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ListenHealth and fitness in the New Year
Guests: Stella Volpe, Richard Mattes, Nate Meckes Did you overindulge during the holidays? A few too many cooki ...
Air Date: January 6, 2014
ListenDonald Kraybill on “The Amish”
HR 2 GUEST: DONALD KRAYBILL [REBROADCAST] The Amish population in the Un ...
Air Date: December 30, 2013
ListenPhilly DoGooder ramps up for year two
Consider the story of One Simple Wish. During the video hackathon for ...
12 years ago
ListenWhat Philly sounds like to this blind resident
Austin Seraphin has been blind since birth. Using sound, he can “see.” Really? Yes. (For the full story on Austin and ...
12 years ago
Challenges to NSA surveillance
Guests: Geoffrey Stone, David Cole, David Rivkin Yesterday a White House advisory panel released recommendations ...
Air Date: December 20, 2013
ListenLook at all the First Round startups being silly
This is how you do a holiday video, folks. Philly’s own First Round Capital, one of the country’s leading venture firm ...
12 years ago
School rooftops become solar farms under company’s plan
The potential for solar energy from Philadephia schools is through the roof. A clear, cold day on a South Kensington rooftop.  ...
12 years ago
ListenGuests: Jesse Taylor, Sharrona Pearl, David Sarwer What’s in a face? We look at hundreds of faces everyda ...
Air Date: December 13, 2013
ListenThe East Coast by Sea and Land: Ocean Gliders & Beetles in the Pine Barrens
Guests: Oscar Schofield, Scott Glenn, and Bob Williams A new technology is changing oceanography and the nature ...
Air Date: December 12, 2013
ListenBreaking new ground with environmental pioneer, Lester R. Brown
GUEST: LESTER R. BROWN Environmental movement pioneer ...
Air Date: December 12, 2013
ListenThere’s now an easy map for finding flu shots in Philadelphia
Want a free or low-cost flu shot, but not sure where to find one? Problem solved. Inspired by ...
12 years ago
‘Noteriety’ launches at UPenn, promising class notes on demand
“We don’t want this to be a way for kids to cheat or anything like that,” said University of Pennsylvania sophomore Ada ...
12 years ago
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