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Amanda imagines her friends, family members, strangers - they are all looking at her pictures and judging her. Part of that is because of a concept in psychology called
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When the imaginary audience becomes more real

There’s a scene that is frozen in my memory, and that pops into my head often. I am not sure why. I’m 16 years old, an ...

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The computers of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1953. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltec)
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The ‘Rise of the Rocket Girls’: The untold story of the women who powered NASA

The people diligently working on the mathematical calculations behind some of NASA’s ea ...

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Maud Lyon is president of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Appraising Philadelphia’s cultural well-being

The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance works to examine the region’s cultural health, economic impact, and larger trends drivin ...

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A single stone marks the grave of 1,500 Philadelphians whose cremated remains were never claimed from the Medical Examiners Office. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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In Philadelphia, finding dignity for bodies left unclaimed

At Laurel Hill Cemetery in Northwest Philadelphia, it’s easy to overlook a couple of small patches of grass in the center of the s ...

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Protecting the dead, both body and soul

In the Jewish tradition of shemira, the deceased are comforted until burial. This piece is part of our “Bodies” ...

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Shraddha Patel, a first year pathology resident, weighs organs during an autopsy. (Irina Zhorov/The Pulse)
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Autopsies contribute valuable scientific data, but they’ve become rare

Dr. Robert Ownbey, a pathologist who heads up the Hahnemann Hospital ...

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A 411 to find fair labor businesses

Philadelphia has joined Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., as cities where consumers can avail themselves of a pro-labor bu ...

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Yana Shapiro relaxes while taking a vitamin IV at RestoreIV (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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IV treatments to help restore “glow” and health

Why would you need high-dose vitamins pumped directly into a vein? She’s a partner at her law firm, has an exhausting travel ...

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The former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove and present day Horsham Air Guard Station is in Horsham
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8 water wells taken offline outside of Philadelphia over contamination concerns

In an effort to protect the water supply, several suburban Philadelphia towns will stop using several wells that may be unsafe.  ...

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Volver and The Kimmel Center: A stage for the performing and culinary arts

Producer: Monica Rogozinski Volver, Chef Jose Garces’ flagship restaurant, has joined the Kimmel Center to furth ...

10 years ago

Fairmount Avenue in Northern Liberties. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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New Pew study: Philadelphia’s changing neighborhoods

In some parts of Philadelphia, it can seem like old neighborhoods are disappearing under a seemingly unending march of new luxury townhou ...

10 years ago

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(Image courtesy Ann Hamilton Studio via fabricworkshopandmuseum.org)
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Artist to explore social fabric in Philadelphia exhibit

Fabric is central to the work of artist Ann Hamilton. Her exhibit ...

10 years ago

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Thomas Manning
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The ethical implications of the country’s first penis transplant

Earlier this month, Massachusetts General Hospital performed the country’s first penis transplant on Thomas Manning, a 64-year-old ...

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Professor Simon Friedman of the University of Missouri-Kansas City school of pharmacy is developing an alternate method of delivery insulin. (Alex Smith/for WHYY)
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Light may be the key to treating diabetes with fewer needles

For diabetics with an aversion to needles, there may be light at the end of the tunnel. Literally. On a busy league night in a Ray ...

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Taking on the challenges of poverty in Philadelphia

Black work matters. Race, poverty, and the future of work in Philadelphia are the focus for participants at Thursday’s poverty summit a ...

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