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Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, and the biases that shape our choices.

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Transportation

Mayor Parker looks on
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s Zero Fare program for low-income residents is not in Mayor Parker’s budget

To continue the free transportation program for low-income Philadelphians, it would cost the city $30 million each year.

1 year ago

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Rendering of what the Market Street bridge
Community
Billy Penn

Cyclists have doubts about Market Street bridge design

Some riders would end up crossing the street four times, or more.

1 year ago

Franklin Square PATCO stop
Community

PATCO’s Franklin Square station to reopen in April, marking ‘an exciting new chapter’

Commuters and travelers alike will be able to board PATCO from 7th and Race streets in Philadelphia.

1 year ago

a speed camera
Politics & Policy

School zone speed cameras bill stalls in Philadelphia council committee

The bill was part of a state-sponsored test of using speed cameras to enforce school zone speed limits. Its future is now uncertain.

1 year ago

A view of the Roundhouse building.
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Planning director discusses Roundhouse, Greyhound station, housing push

City planners are open to renovating or demolishing the historic former police headquarters.

1 year ago

first responders spraying water on a small plane crash
Community

A single-engine plane crashes near a Pennsylvania airport and all 5 aboard are taken to hospitals

Air traffic control audio captured the pilot reporting that the aircraft “has an open door, we need to return for a landing.”

1 year ago

An overturned tractor trailer sits on I-76 after a crash on March 8, 2025.
Community
6abc

Overturned tractor trailer shuts down I-76 east for hours

As of 10 a.m. two lanes remain shut down in the eastbound lanes and the westbound lanes have re-opened.

1 year ago

a rendering of the Spring Garden Street bike lane project
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Spring Garden bike lanes still on track to connect Delaware to Schuylkill River trails, for now

The 2.1-mile protected bike lane project, which includes upgrading several high-injury network intersections, is expected to be completed by 2029.

1 year ago

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Investigators on the ground at the site of the plane crash
Community

Black box from deadly Northeast Philly plane crash never recorded audio, NTSB investigation reveals

Preliminary investigations found the pilot’s black box recorder did not record audio from the Jan. 31 flight and likely hadn’t worked in years.

1 year ago

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President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
Politics & Policy

Why automakers’ short reprieve from tariffs isn’t enough to weather Trump’s escalating trade war

Even with this pause, steel and aluminum tariffs are still expected to go into effect on March 12.

1 year ago

a sample Pennsylvania REAL ID
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania residents will need REAL ID to board planes beginning May 7. Here’s what to know

Because of the pandemic, the enforcement date for REAL ID was postponed from 2021.

1 year ago

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a police car with lights
Courts & Law

3 years after Philly limited police stops, research offers glimpse into who’s still getting pulled over

Since 2022, Philly cops have not been able to stop someone for an expired registration or broken taillight.

1 year ago

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SEPTA train
Community
Billy Penn

SEPTA officials honor past heroes for Black History Month

Transit agency officials remember the pioneering streetcar operators and discuss the importance of equity today.

1 year ago

A man shooting a gun at a piece of bulletproof glass as a test
Community

SEPTA tests bullet-resistant glass enclosures aimed at protecting Philly bus drivers

SEPTA said it initially will run eight buses with the compartments to see what, if any, adjustments are needed and to get driver feedback.

1 year ago

Protesters cycling
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

More bicycle lanes could come to Philly, connecting riders to the Schuylkill River Trail and Temple

Less than a year ago, Councilmember Jeffrey Young Jr. proposed eliminating a bicycle lane in Center City, but now he’s advocating to build more.

1 year ago

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