
Technology
New OSHA app aims to help outdoor workers beat the heat
It’s hot out — and while the extreme heat can be a hassle for those with office jobs, it can be a real health risk for those ...
12 years ago
Guests: Paul Bogard When was the last time you gazed up at a star-filled night sky with darkness all aroun ...
Air Date: July 15, 2013
ListenGreeting cards and their meaning
Guests: David Ellis Dickerson, Emily West Have you bought a greeting card recently? For Father’s Day, a birth ...
Air Date: July 11, 2013
ListenJob interviews and brainteaser questions
Guests: William Poundstone, Chris Wright How many golf balls can fit in an airplane? How would you weigh your h ...
Air Date: July 10, 2013
ListenThe new metropolitan revolution
Guest: Bruce Katz As partisan gridlock stalls progress in Washington when i ...
Air Date: July 10, 2013
ListenPhilly baby the first born using new in vitro screening technique
An infant born to a Philadelphia couple on May 18 is a worldwide first: Connor Levy is the first baby born after his parents used a genet ...
12 years ago
Nominations announced for 2013 Philadelphia Geek Awards
The point of the Philadelphia Geek Awards is to shine a light on not ...
12 years ago
The next frontier in spacesuit design — from Delaware’s own ILC Dover [video]
A firm tucked away in the cornfields of Frederica, Del., has played a key role in U.S. space exploration. For decades every accomp ...
12 years ago
U.S. Senate committee moves to defund Philadelphia’s Energy Efficient Buildings Hub
It has been called a game cha ...
12 years ago
Guests: Coral Davenport, Scott Segal, Daniel Lashof Last week President Obama announced his climate action plan t ...
Air Date: July 2, 2013
ListenDrexel launches venture capital fund [updated]
Drexel University is getting into early-stage venture capital. The school announced Monday the creation of “Drexel Ventures, ...
12 years ago
GUESTS: DANIELLE S. ALLEN, SEAN BUFFINGTON & MARJORIE KEEFE Is a humanities education endangered? The Obama A ...
Air Date: July 1, 2013
ListenPennsylvania Political round-up with John Baer and John Micek
GUESTS: JOHN BAER & JOHN MICEK The $28.4 billion Pennsylvania state general fund budget for the 2013-14 fisca ...
Air Date: June 28, 2013
ListenDouglas Rushkoff’s Present Shock
Guest: DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF [REBROADCAST] Do you often feel you aren’t on your game because you’ ...
Air Date: June 28, 2013
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