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Plates 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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ListenWho’s policing our food, medicine to keep us safe?
FDA Inspector: ‘I could tell you stories all day.’ You see the headlines all the time: A recall on over-the-counter me ...
10 years ago
ListenWhat happens when our Pulse ‘Lab Rat’ goes caffeine free?
This week, Zack Seward quits coffee and discovers his true, sluggish inner self. I quit all caffeine for a week, and here’s ...
10 years ago
ListenRowan University Art Gallery Art — Produced by Michael O’Reilly Located 30 minutes outside of Philadelphia, the ...
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What did your MRI or CT Scan cost? WHYY’s PriceCheck wants to know
WHYY’s PriceCheck project is well underway, with more than 200 community entries featured in our searchable, crowdsourced database. ...
10 years ago
ListenMove over, ‘Texts From Hillary,’ make way for Snaps from Rand Paul
Can a social media platform built around disappearing messages and digital ephemera make a difference in the 2016 presidential race? ...
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