Technology
To improve treatments, researchers want to hunt for clues in medical records
Researchers want to plow through the vast amount of data that's gathered in those records, along with insurance billing information, to find new uses for drugs.
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Philadelphia Fusion fans celebrate a playoff win
More than 300 fans turned out at Xfinity Live to watch the Philadelphia Fusion as they played the Boston Uprising in game one of the inau ...
8 years ago
Army Corps considers massive storm surge barrier from N.J. to N.Y.
Other proposals include multiple smaller flood barriers, flood walls, berms, and levees.
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‘My Loopy’ robot ‘comes to Earth’ to teach children how to write computer code
With its artificial intelligence, My Loopy has seven toy-grade sensors that respond to touch, light, sound, proximity, temperature, and motions to learn from its user.
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Many look to Buddhism for sanctuary from an over-connected world
It's a response to growing concern over the amount of time people devote to their screens.
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Independent commission will probe Pennsylvania voting system
A commission formed by cybersecurity experts at the University of Pittsburgh will look at the state's voting system.
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Researchers aim to more accurately gauge broadband availability in Pa.
Some experts say the FCC underestimates how many Pennsylvanians lack access to broadband internet. A statewide research aims to set the records straight.
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Digital parking meter plan up for a vote in N.J.
The digital parking meters alert enforcement officers about any violation so they can ticket the offending vehicle.
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Guests: Elizabeth Dwoskin, Lawrence Norden, Eugene DePasquale We’re going to discuss three different stories re ...
Air Date: June 26, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56Pennsylvania State Police launch body-camera pilot program
Mary Catherine Roper of the ACLU of Pennsylvania gives the new policy a B-minus.
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Cybersecurity and disinformation
Guest: Clint Watts Former FBI special agent and counterterrorism expert ...
Air Date: June 22, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56What makes something truly addictive?
A new "gaming disorder" classification from the WHO revives a debate about whether behaviors can cause the same kind of addictive illness as drugs.
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Enormous dust storm on Mars threatens the Opportunity rover
A massive dust storm on Mars is threatening NASA's Opportunity rover, which has been conducting research on the Red Planet for well over a decade.
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The end of net neutrality: Will users notice their missing internet freedom?
The rules protecting internet freedom disappeared June 11.
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Facebook to users: You may want to update your privacy settings again.
The software blunder comes at a time when Facebook is facing a deep mistrust from users over its practices of sharing user data with third parties without their consent.
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