Technology
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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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‘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 ...
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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 ...
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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’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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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 ...
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“Lilli de Jong” and Hurricane prediction and preparation
Guests: Janet Benton, David Titley Local writer JANET BENTON’s ...
Air Date: June 5, 2017
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Steaks are delicious. Bacon is tasty. Americans eat a ton of meat, and consumption is on the rise. And, there are serious implications in ...
Air Date: June 2, 2017
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Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement
Guest: Josh Dawsey, Michael Oppenheimer, Eric Orts President Trump announced yesterday that he was pulling out of ...
Air Date: June 2, 2017
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Trump effect in the Middle East; Manchester terrorist attack
Guests: Rukmini Callimachi, Ali Al-Ahmend, Laura Rozen President Trump wrapped up his tour of the Middle East ear ...
Air Date: May 25, 2017
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In the meat industry, cellular agriculture is a new frontier
Scientists are creating meat without killing animals. Some people sink their teeth into a piece of juicy, bloody steak and enjoy e ...
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A newborn boy with a genetic heart condition; a father’s joy and dread
On Aug. 10, 2016, less than one month before my wife Kate was due to give birth to our second child, she and I received news that would change our lives forever.
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