
Technology
The player and the game: Diversity in gaming opens pathways to new careers
“If you don’t see yourself at the table, then the things that companies are making are not going to relate to you,” he said.
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Protecting digital privacy post-Roe
How is our personal data tracked, collected, used and sold? How might law enforcement and abortion opponents use it post-Roe?
Air Date: July 8, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Linking Philly girls of color to coding through dance reflects national trend
DanceLogic, which is run by the West Park Cultural Center, is “designed to educate, inspire, and cultivate girls of color in STEM,” said founder Betty Lindley.
3 years ago
‘Ugly sounds we can play with’: Sound Museum Collective offers liberation through electromagnetism
An exhibition pulls electromagnetic signals out of the air and into the hands of visitors as a form of social liberation.
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‘I’m mesmerized’: Moxi the ‘cobot’ makes the rounds at Delaware hospital
A 300-pound piece of machinery with heart-shaped eyes draws curious looks from Christiana Hospital patients and visitors. Meet Moxi the “cobot.”
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Listen 4:14How a medical student is using TikTok to bridge racial health disparities
Meet the Black TikTok creator bridging health disparities. His video convinced a woman to seek medical attention.
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Listen 6:14European star survey reveals celestial treasure trove
Astronomers hope to use the data to understand better how stars are born and die, and how the Milky Way evolved over billions of years.
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Why Amazon’s wish to reduce its footprint in N.J. will be challenging
A slowdown in online shopping prompts Amazon to rethink the space it has, including a facility it’s closing in South Jersey.
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How video games could help you keep your emotions in check
Scientists are interested in video games as a potential tool to teach players how to get a handle on their emotions.
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Listen 8:58This immersive sound installation brings you inside the Schuylkill River
A rushing river is a familiar sound. But underwater, there’s a whole other sonic world — where insects drum, fish click, and bubbles burst.
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Listen 1:47Robotic buoys developed to keep Atlantic right whales safe
A Cape Cod science center and one of the world’s largest shipping businesses are collaborating on a project to use robotic buoys to protect a vanishing whale.
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Making movies more accessible: Delaware cinemas now offer films with open captions
Several cineplexes across the state have collectively agreed to make movies more accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing.
3 years ago
With Roe in doubt, some fear tech surveillance of pregnancy
Companies that collect data from digital clues people leave online often know their most sensitive health info — gleaned from web searches, health apps and location trackers.
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The five LPFM stations were originally intended to spread timely emergency information, but they never really lived up to that purpose.
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For their 100th anniversary, robots go ‘Beyond the Binary’ in Philly choral performance
Autonomous technologies help the Mendelssohn Chorus perform a new work about the ethics of robotics.
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