
Technology
Philadelphia scrambles to get new voting machines
Philadelphia officials are scrambling to get a new voting system with a verifiable paper trail installed by the November election.
6 years ago
Technology brings images of Holocaust survivors to life
Max Glauben, who turns 91 on Monday, is the latest Holocaust survivor to record an interactive testimony for the University of Southern California Shoah Foundation.
6 years ago
Peoples Gas unveils high-tech methane leak detection system
Utilities across Pennsylvania are required by law to look for leaks.
6 years ago
Is YouTube radicalizing its users?
Guests: Zeynep Tufekci, Becca Lewis YouTube is a great resource for tutorials for learning new skills, the latest ...
6 years ago
Listen 35:30Opioid prescription database helps Pa. doctors find at-risk patients
The prescription drug monitoring program has led to a 20 percent drop in opioid prescriptions in Pennsylvania, according to the state health department.
6 years ago
Is YouTube radicalizing its users?
Guests: Jamil Smith, Zeynep Tufekci, Becca Lewis YouTube is a great resource for tutorials for learning new skill ...
Air Date: January 9, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Netflix and chill no more — streaming is getting complicated
Streaming TV may never again be as simple, or as affordable, as it is now.
6 years ago
After GoFundMe scam, N.J. lawmaker seeks tougher penalty for crowdfunding swindlers
A South Jersey couple and a homeless Philadelphia man fabricated the feel-good tale, prosecutors say, to trick the public into donating to a crowdfunding site.
6 years ago
N.J. sees progress in test of paper-trail voting machines that allow audit of results
A review of midterm election offers assurance that electronic vote counts are reliable, but lawmakers show limited interest in deploying the technology statewide.
6 years ago
NASA spacecraft opens new year 4 billion miles from Earth
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has survived the most distant exploration of another world, a tiny, icy object 4 billion miles away that looks to be shaped like a peanut.
6 years ago
Guests: Naomi Baron, Stacey Steinberg Hey! So… When someone texts you a lot of question marks, how does it make ...
Air Date: January 1, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Embracing children’s online lives
Guests: Jordan Shapiro In his new book, ...
Air Date: December 31, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:58‘Tech addicts’ seek solace in 12 steps and rehab
We like to say we're addicted to our phones or an app or some show on a streaming video service. But for some people, tech gets in the way of daily functioning and self-care.
6 years ago
Did 2018 usher in a creeping tech dystopia?
The list is long: High-tech tools for immigration crackdowns. Fears of smartphone addiction. YouTube algorithms that steer youths into extremism. Gene-edited babies.
6 years ago
Google to open artificial intelligence lab in Princeton, N.J.
The company will focus on recruiting students, graduates, and others in the area to work on artificial intelligence, which powers features such as 'smart reply' in Gmail.
6 years ago