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The science behind the many colors of fall
It’s hard not to admire the transition into fall’s fiery foliage, particularly in the northeast part of the country. Leaves, ...
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A first-person story 20 years in the making
Poet Ursula Rucker and guitarist Tim Motzer, longtime Philadelphia-based collaborators, will perform Friday as part of the ...
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Ric Burns ‘Debt of Honor’ traces America’s complicated relationship with disabled vets
Ric Burns’ new documentary “Debt of Honor” screens tonight at WHYY and will be released to the public on November 10. & ...
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What makes a face feminine? Surgeon says it’s more than skin deep
Have you ever thought about what makes a face feminine? According to one of the surgeons who pioneered facial feminization surgery, what ...
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Paramedics pay home visits to keep patients out of the ER
‘Community paramedicine’ aims to keep patients out of the ER. Nancy Nolan is wearing a neon-pinkish-sort-of-creamsicle ...
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From fears to fascinations, what exactly is a death salon?
‘Death geeks’ (yep, that’s a thing) find a home. Several hundred people from around the world convened in Philad ...
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Face off with fear: Standing in the path of a charging elephant
Filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert are “explorers in residence” for National Geographic — they have lived in Botswana fo ...
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Smart Death: Tech tackles the business of the great beyond
How a “Yelp for funerals” can help lower the costs and hassles associated with the end of one’s life. Any decent ...
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Scream, the science behind why we like to be scared
Sociologist Margee Kerr has been a thrill seeker since she was a kid. She remembers her first haunted house at age six — it was at her ...
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Unlocking the secrets of growing a giant pumpkin
The world-record pumpkin weighs almost double what it did ten years ago, due, in part, to growers sharing their secrets. In ...
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Nearly killed by kindness: Donated food hurt monks’ health
Phaithoun Feuachanthala looks like a man at peace when he’s chanting. He’s sitting at the feet of a big Buddha statue. His ro ...
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Where’s the oversight of psychiatric meds for Pa. youth offenders?
Other states have systems in place to track and control prescribing of powerful mood-altering medications. Pennsylvania is lagging ...
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Marking the birthday of Tourette syndrome’s namesake
Few neurological disorders are as widely known and misunderstood as Tourette syndrome. Few neurological disorders are as widely kn ...
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The rituals and reasons behind laying the dead to rest
Buried, burned…eaten by birds. We are defined by our final resting place. Every culture has their own unique ways of dealing ...
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Producer’s Cut: Uncommon Philadelphia
Friday Arts explores uncommon sights in the city with The Wagner Free Institute of Science, The Berley Brothers, and The Divine Hand Ense ...
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