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When inaccurate science stories go viral and spiral out of control
As you were scrolling through your Facebook and Twitter feeds last week, did you notice an unusual amount of stories about ...
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ListenArt of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski The true beauty about the Frecon Farms i ...
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Understanding what helps first responders stay sane
The field of studying the trauma experience by the first to arrive at the scene of horrific accident has grown by leaps and bounds since ...
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ListenLawyer’s notes from famous Scopes “Monkey” Trial are going up for auction
Notes related to a famous 1925 trial were sold in auction to a private collector at ...
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ListenA New Jersey mayor tries to kickstart end-of-life conversations
Everyone benefits when people have plans for the ends of their lives, but many would rather not talk about it. When the Mayor̵ ...
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ListenPlates get ‘smart’ through object recognition
Image recognition technology gains a foothold in next wave gadgets—some for the kitchen. It isn’t exactly flawless, but ...
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ListenAfter car accident, Phillies employee comes back swinging
Steve Noworyta suffered big league injuries in a crash last year, but is nearly back to full strength. Steve Noworyta has the hulk ...
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ListenNJ, shore property owners prepare for dune construction fight
As hurricane season approaches, New Jersey is teeing up to fight property owners on the shore who refuse to allow dunes to be built on th ...
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ListenTeachers are accustomed to prepping for different settings, taking class size into consideration. But how do you go about it when most we ...
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ListenAmtrak 188 derailment isn’t Philadelphia’s first passenger train disaster
As investigators try to make sense of the Amtrak 188 derailment, longtime residents may be reminded of a passenger railroad accident that took place a mere mile away in 1943.
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Listen 1:17Christie sizes up New Hampshire
One week after two close allies were indicted and another appointee pleaded guilty to charges pertaining to Bridgegate, New Jersey Gov. C ...
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ListenBecoming an Eagle Scout, one word at a time
One young man’s unique path to the pinnacle of scouting. Kevin Rafferty recalls the day that 20-year-old Christian Matcovich ...
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ListenTaste test: decaf vs. real coffee
With coffee connoisseurship on the rise, can we even distinguish between regular and decaf coffee? Let’s find out. In Matt S ...
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ListenRock ‘Em Sock ‘Em … cockroach style?
Severed cockroach legs serve as training tool for next generation of engineers working on artificial limbs. Four University of Pen ...
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ListenThe power of failure, and other lessons from a 400-year-old ‘book of secrets’
Could grinding sand help build better scientists? A group of Columbia University students is keeping a close watch on a brig ...
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