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Courts, businesses still trying to decide who owns social media content
Courts are playing catch-up with the Internet when it comes to social media content and its ownership. In one recent case, ...
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ListenIn its 200th year, some say the stethoscope is obsolete
Is high-tech imaging replacing rubber tubing and ear buds? Doctors used to just put an ear up to a patient’s chest and ...
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ListenThis computer pioneer was a bit ahead of his time
John Blankenbaker opened the door wearing perfectly pleated slacks and a deep red sweater, shoes polished, his hair trimmed into a buzz c ...
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ListenAfter bearing his first child, this man says he just might do it again
Boy meets girl. They decide to have a baby. Sounds straight-forward, but this is an unusual conception story. Junior Brainard stan ...
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ListenThe Brandywine Workshop, Restaurant Identity Project, The Print Center of Philadelphia
The Brandywine Workshop Produced by Karen Smyles Founded in 1972 as the Brandywine Graphic Workshop, the o ...
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The apiarist’s dilemma: Educating swarms of amateur beekeepers
Swarms of beekeepers are primed to alight in Philadelphia for the Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild’s annual symposium Saturday. ...
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ListenNew documentary focuses on historic New Hope-Lambertville Bridge
“The New Hope-Lambertville Bridge: Connecting 2 Towns, Spanning Centuries” is a documentary debuting on WHYY-TV on Sunday. ...
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ListenFor this waiter, revenge is best served in a bottle
Nearly everyone’s had a job where they had to sometimes swallow their pride and say, “I’m sorry.” Restaurant serv ...
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ListenInside the world of New Jersey’s civil confinement
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller speaks with reporters George Steptoe and Antoine Goldet about their work, now featured on The Marshall ...
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ListenShedding some light on Iowa caucuses
The 2016 presidential gets under way in earnest Monday evening when Iowa residents gather at caucus sites statewide. But caucuses ...
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ListenAudio Time Capsule: The discovery of Legionnaires’ disease
Solving the mysteries of infectious diseases requires man power, determination, and, in the case of Legionnaires' disease, pride.
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Listen 20:51Are low gas prices undermining environmentally friendly cars?
We just learned that 2015 was ...
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ListenWhat makes a good or bad disease name?
Why was the medical condition “Wegener’s granulomatosis” renamed “granulomatosis with polyangiitis?” ...
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ListenBuilding functional, fashionable exoskeletons for babies
A laboratory at the University of Delaware’s physical therapy department looks confusingly like a daycare center. There are ride-on ...
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ListenHow can the NFL make football safer?
In 1905, President Teddy Roosevelt stepped in and saved football when it was plagued by severe injuries. Who will save it this time aroun ...
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