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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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As the Philadelphia 76ers prepare to make the first pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Philadelphia Daily News sports columnist Marcus Hayes joi ...

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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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Child safety campaign urges parents to ask about unlocked guns

Wednesday was National ASK Day — part of a campaign urging parents to prevent tragedy by simply asking, “Is there an unlocke ...

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Mental Health Partnerships brings expanded care to tri-state region

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Philadelphia health commissioner pushes back against newspaper story on lead dangers

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Poet laureate hopes to use tenure to promote love and understanding

Poetry is the language of the soul, and America’s soul has a new spokesperson in Tracy K. Smith.  The Princeton profess ...

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Monica Rogozinski In early 2017 a healthy breakfast cake, Rebel Crumbles, was introduced at all Philadelphia area ...

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A childhood pyromaniac grows up, becomes a chemist and makes sparks fly in the lab. Matt Cline, 43, is a chemical engineering lab ...

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Science can make blockbuster movies better

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