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Does beginner’s luck really exist or is it all in our heads?
Beginner’s luck. It’s an idea that’s been around for generations. It even has its own Wikipedia page. But does it reall ...
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ListenWhen being the only girl in the room results in the perfect career
Her first love was opera, but when an audition with a famous opera singer fell through, Lucy Rorke-Adams decided she would become a docto ...
10 years ago
ListenChemically ‘supercharged’ disinfectant designed to take on nasty germs
Research at Villanova University yields new bacteria-busting molecule. What started as a simple case of poison ivy turned into so ...
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ListenLiving in ‘overtime’ and making every second count despite rare immune disorder
David Fajgenbaum graduated from medical school with an intimate knowledge of illness. In his third year, he was diagnosed with Cas ...
10 years ago
ListenTaking steps to create a greener Catholic church
Pope Francis’ recent announcement about climate change was revelatory for many, but to some Catholics, respect for the natural envi ...
10 years ago
ListenMeet the world’s newest piece of fruit
Creating a great tasting strawberry is as much an art as it is a science. Thirty thousand strawberry plants. That’s how many ...
10 years ago
ListenConference in Philadelphia showcases latest in classroom tech
School’s out for summer, but that’s not stopping some 14,000 educators from gathering in Philadelphia at this year’s an ...
10 years ago
ListenJuly welcomes a new wave of doctors, but how does that impact patient care?
Priya Joshi isn’t sure when exactly the shift happened, when the thrill of graduating from medical school was replaced with the ant ...
10 years ago
ListenNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie makes it official and announces he’s running for president. WNYC’s Matt Katz joins u ...
10 years ago
ListenPennsylvania Senate to try again to outlaw LGBT discrimination
Hoping to ride the momentum following Friday’s historic U.S. Supreme Court decision paving the way for gay marriages nationwide, st ...
10 years ago
ListenART OF LIFE — PRODUCED BY KAREN SMYLES Moore College of Art & Design is dedicated to excellence in art and d ...
11 years ago
A new era of employment in the aerospace industry
Space Exploration Technologies, also known as SpaceX, seems to have a never ending list of j ...
11 years ago
ListenNew book documents NASA’s 1961 civil rights mission
For the first time, the story of NASA’s role in promoting civil rights by hiring the first African American spaceworkers is being t ...
11 years ago
ListenSwirling graveyard of space junk puts satellites at risk
A steady accumulation of man-made debris has many calling for action. There’s a biblical expression, though it isnR ...
11 years ago
ListenBowie, Eno, Sun Ra – what’s your favorite music inspired by the cosmos?
Space…is the place. Space has inspired quite a bit of music. David Bowie, Brian Eno, Paliament, Daft Punk…the ...
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