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Two bacteria walk into a bar: The life of a science comedian
How one science-loving comedian makes “geeks laugh” for a living. You know you’re a science comedian when you st ...
11 years ago
ListenIn Philadelphia, school counselors take on at-home trauma in the classroom
School counselor Pam Turner-Bunyon had been warned: This new, incoming student had a dark profile and was prone to very erratic behavior. ...
11 years ago
ListenTaking stock of department stores’ importance in American life
Once upon a time, between the era of dry goods emporia and the current world of Wal-Mart, retail was driven by department stores. ...
11 years ago
ListenLiveConnections, Volver and the Kimmel Center, Nalani and Sarina Bolton
LiveConnections Producer: Michael O’Reilly LiveConnections operates out of the World Cafe Live building ...
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A story of Nazi theft and the quest for justice
The internationally observed Holocaust Remembrance Day begins at sunset Wednesday. That’s when attendees at Main Line Reform Tem ...
11 years ago
ListenColleges struggle to meet demand for mental health services
More college students than ever before are seeking mental health services, but many centers are struggling to keep up with the growing de ...
11 years ago
ListenScientists learn to talk to kids about STEM in Philadelphia
Understanding the art of explaining science to kids. “Do one of you want to cut the brain?” asks graduate student Caro ...
11 years ago
ListenHigh failure rates spur universities to overhaul math class
With a STEM revolution at hand, colleges are searching for a way to make math more accessible. When Chelsea Castilloadame le ...
11 years ago
ListenDoes running really clear your mind?
Sometimes runners sound like a broken record. Having a tough day? Go for a run. Can’t think straight? Go for a run. In a lousy mood ...
11 years ago
ListenMaking a clean sweep of old prescriptions
Prescription drugs may be one of the wonders of modern medicine, but they’re also contributing to a growing problem when disposed of im ...
11 years ago
ListenPracticing medicine in Haiti, when your best isn’t enough
Is care provided by a total rookie better than no care at all? A first-year pediatrics resident in Philadelphia speaks about an experienc ...
11 years ago
ListenArtist finds hope after violent tragedy, insanity plea and decades in psych hospital
Issa Ibrahim is an artist, a musician, and a writer. That’s his most recent bio – but his past has a very dark side to it. < ...
11 years ago
ListenEx-felon to-do list: get a job, stay sober, get health care
Traditionally, states have canceled Medicaid coverage for people who get thrown in jail. In r ...
11 years ago
Listen‘Philadelphia: The Great Experiment’ explores city’s volatility from 1854 to 1871
Philadelphia in the 1850s and 1860s was a place where white and black citizens lived right next door to one another, but black people wer ...
11 years ago
ListenChelsea Clinton makes a case for Hillary to Pennsylvania, Delaware voters
Democratic presidential primary candidate Hillary Clinton has made multiple stops in Pennsylvania and Delaware in anticipation of the Tue ...
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