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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.
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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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Tom Sherman, founder of Galvin Industries, a one-man think tank, says the Gregorian calendar is outdated and has invented a new calendar. (Grant Michael Hill/for WHYY)
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Science

Time to rip up the calendar. How about 5 seasons? 9 days in a week?

The Gregorian system we all know is just pseudoscience and so random, says Tom Sherman. He’s out to disrupt it.

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A new bill sets ambitious goals for multiplying public charging stations and could funnel millions in rebates to motorists.

6 years ago

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NPR
Money

‘SIM-swap’ scams expose risks of using phones for secondary I.D.

A SIM-swap is a "social engineering" trick fraudsters use to take control of somebody else's phone number.

6 years ago

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NPR
Community

Facebook News: App will offer hand-picked stories from NPR, other outlets

Facebook has hired a small team of journalists who will pick the stories that show up in one of the sections of the app, called Today's Stories.

6 years ago

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NPR
Health

More LOLs, fewer Zzzs: Teens may be losing sleep over social media

Research yet again shows teens are glued to their phones to an unhealthy degree. In fact, they may be choosing social media over sleep.

6 years ago

Dante Guzman, left, 8, and Emre Tokuc, right, 8, work with a tornado simulation augmented reality program on a smartphone Sept. 26, 2019, at Whitfield Elementary School in Spring Township, Pennsylvania.  (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘Silver tsunami’ of manufacturing retirements pushes Pa. to prioritize STEM education

The problem is especially dire in Berks County, where thousands of skilled manufacturing jobs need to be filled in coming years as baby boomers retire.

6 years ago

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Money
Billy Penn

Philly finally updated its confusing and expensive water bill system

Welcome to the future, Water Revenue Bureau.

6 years ago

The ZXX typeface designed by Sang Mun can’t be ready by artificial intelligence but can be read by humans. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Art Museum exhibits designs for both utopian and dystopian futures

The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s “Design for Different Futures” is “frenemies” with technology.

6 years ago

Jacob Reed, director of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems degree program at Lewis University, demonstrates a drone at the school's airfield outside of Chicago. (David Schaper/NPR)
NPR
Science

Drone delivery is one step closer to reality

Walgreens is testing out delivery from store to door by drone in Virginia, and UPS won approval to expand air delivery of medical supplies.

6 years ago

People's Light staff tries on the glasses. At the right foreground is Lisa Sonneborn, director of media arts and culture at Temple University's Institute on Disabilities, one of the partners in the project to bring the Smart Caption Glasses to the United States. (Courtesy of People's Light)
Shapiro on Theater
Community

Adapted for the stage: Glasses that stream captions in real time improve access for hearing impaired

At People’s Light, a first for the U.S.: tech that times captions to live action and stage delivery that might vary slightly from performance to performance.

6 years ago

A North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass. Six of the endangered right whales died in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in June 2019, prompting scientists and conservationists to call for a swift response to protect the endangered species. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
The Pulse
Science

How innovations in fishing technology could save the North Atlantic right whale

Lobstermen and conservationists are finding common ground with ropeless fishing gear, but time is running out.

6 years ago

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PlanPhilly
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Say goodbye to dashboard receipts — PPA to install pay-by-plate parking kiosks

The Philadelphia Parking Authority plans to install new solar-powered parking kiosks in Center City next week.

6 years ago

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Health

An app that can catch early signs of eye disease in a flash

It's hard for doctors to do a thorough eye exam on infants. They tend to wiggle around — the babies, that is, not the doctors.

6 years ago

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NPR
Politics & Policy

Law enforcement officials try to warn Facebook off its encryption plans

The Justice Department is asking that Facebook hold off on its plans to fully encrypt its messaging services.

6 years ago

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Instagram now lets you control your bully’s comments

Instagram announced a new anti-bullying feature called Restrict.

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