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Technology

 A 2.5-ton M35 military cargo truck, also known as a deuce and a half, which is similar to the vehicle used by the Mantoloking Police Department. (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons' user Nobunaga24)
The Pulse
Science

Self-driving trucks won’t make people obsolete

In the future, truck operators may work from a virtual driver’s seat. Think of Amazon Prime, those meal kits from Blue Apron ...

8 years ago

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 This Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, file photo shows Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Tech companies banishing extremists after Charlottesville

It took bloodshed in Charlottesville to get tech companies to do what civil rights groups have been calling for for years: take a firmer ...

8 years ago

a construction worker
Radio Times
Money

North Korea; the “skills gap”

Guests: Carl Van Horn, Dean Baker, Robert Litwak Companies often complain that they have job openings but can’t ...

Air Date: August 10, 2017

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

After hundreds accidentally get multiple Key cards, SEPTA takes a step to fix confusing kiosks

8 years ago

 This 2016 digitally-colorized electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the Zika virus, in red. (Cynthia Goldsmith/CDC via AP)
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

Study: Breakthroughs can boost public’s trust of science but only temporarily

Columnist Tom Friedman notes in his opinion piece in Wednesday’s ...

8 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

You weren’t the only one: After hundreds of riders accidentally get 2nd Key card, SEPTA pledges to fix kiosks, website

8 years ago

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The Pulse
Science

Leap of Space

On July 29th, 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act and soon we sent men where only our imaginations h ...

Air Date: July 21, 2017

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A concept photo illustrates what it could look like if an astronaut had freshly baked bread in space. (Courtesy of NASA/ Bake in Space GmbH)
The Pulse
Science

3, 2, 1…Bake off! The mission to make bread in space

Crumbs may seem harmless here on Earth, but they can be a hazard in microgravity — they could get in an astronaut’s eye, or get i ...

8 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

Houston, we have a people problem: the first ‘mutiny’ in space

In 1973, a communication snafu between astronauts in space and their colleagues on Earth, alerted NASA to the need for people skills and ...

8 years ago

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Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab in New Jersey put up a picture of the nuclear fusion drive they’re building in their workspace. (Alan Yu/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Inside the NASA program that makes science fiction technology real

Physicists and engineers in New Jersey are working on a power source that can take humans far out into our solar system. We have l ...

8 years ago

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The space suits from '2001: A Space Odyssey' (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
The Pulse
Science

‘2001’ came and went, but the movie’s ideas still resonate

The 1968 movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” painted a grand vision of the future — but for lots of us, the real 21st Century has ...

9 years ago

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Science

Verizon Wireless testing drones for airborne 4G LTE for emergency crews

In a remote corner of South Jersey, a group of emergency first responders entered the woods on Tuesday, June 20, to test a drone-based ce ...

9 years ago

an anti-soda tax ad
Radio Times
Money

Is Philadelphia good for business?/Cosby mistrial

Guests: Bobby Allyn, Laura Benshoff, Michael Nutter, Josh Sevin Is Philadelphia good for business? Like any city, ...

Air Date: June 19, 2017

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Uber
Radio Times
Money

Uber’s troubles and changing a toxic workplace culture

Guests: Mike Isaac, Liza Mundy, Sigal Barsade Uber fired 20 employees, including some top executives, over allega ...

Air Date: June 16, 2017

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Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) finds himself stranded and alone on Mars
The Pulse
Science

Science can make blockbuster movies better

Hollywood directors have a direct line to consulting scientists. Let’s say you’re a filmmaker. You want to put a littl ...

9 years ago

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