
Technology
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.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
TikTok faces lawsuit in Philly over girl’s ‘blackout challenge’ death
The suit claims the social media platform TikTok inappropriately inserted the deadly challenge into a 10-year-old girl’s feed.
3 years ago
Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of Donald Trump
Elon Musk said he will reverse Twitter’s permanent ban of former President Donald Trump if the Tesla CEO follows through with his plan to buy the social media company.
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How period tracking apps and data privacy fit into a post-Roe v. Wade climate
Privacy experts warn that in a world without Roe v. Wade, data from period-tracking apps could potentially be used to penalize anyone seeking an abortion.
3 years ago
The Biden administration is capping the cost of internet for low-income Americans
The Affordable Connectivity Program will provide plans of at least 100 Megabits per second of speed for no more than $30. An estimated 48 million Americans will qualify.
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Biden starts program to provide discounted internet service
The program announced Monday could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service.
3 years ago
Elon Musk, Twitter and free speech
Elon Musk wants to put his free speech absolutism to the test on Twitter. What will that look like in practice when all the rules and content moderation are removed?
Air Date: May 5, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Wolf announces $5 million investment in Cheyney University’s ThinkUbator project
Cheyney University is probably best known as the nation's oldest historically Black university. But soon, it could also become known for being a leader in biotech.
3 years ago
Google honors the Black inventor who likely inspired the phrase ‘the real McCoy’
Elijah McCoy patented his invention in 1872: An automatic lubricator that kept engines oiled while they were in operation.
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