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Anthony Ortiz shows off how SmartPlate uses image recognition technology to identify food. (Emma Lee for The Pulse)
The Pulse

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 ...

10 years ago

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The Pulse

After 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 ...

10 years ago

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Beach replenishment begins in the borough of Ship Bottom in Ocean County on May 7th. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse

NJ, 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 ...

10 years ago

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Jennifer Schelter leads Yoga on the Steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Photo by Beck Photography)
NewsWorks Tonight

Teaching yoga to thousands

Teachers are accustomed to prepping for different settings, taking class size into consideration. But how do you go about it when most we ...

10 years ago

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This Sept. 7, 1943, photo shows the wrecked cars of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Congressional Limited train, in Philadelphia. The Labor Day train jammed with 541 passengers derailed, killing 79 passengers and injuring 117 others.
NewsWorks Tonight
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Amtrak 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.

10 years ago

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Possible 2016 presidential candidate Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie scratches his head as he talks to patrons of the One Mile West restaurant Thursday in Sunapee
NewsWorks Tonight

Christie 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 ...

10 years ago

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Christian Matcovish (right) became an Eagle Scout despite numerous hurdles. (WHYY)
The Pulse

Becoming 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 ...

10 years ago

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Reanimator Coffee Head Roaster Matt Scottoline brews up some decaf in The Pulse's studios
The Pulse

Taste 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 ...

10 years ago

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Stephanie Mark and her lab mate maneuvering the severed cockroach leg into position. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse

Rock ‘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 ...

10 years ago

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Imitation coral made by students in the
The Pulse

The 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 ...

10 years ago

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Karyn Campbell (left)
The Pulse

Who’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

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Lab Rat Zack Seward quit coffee for a work week
The Pulse

What 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

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Rowan University Art Gallery

Rowan University Art Gallery Art — Produced by Michael O’Reilly Located 30 minutes outside of Philadelphia, the ...

10 years ago

The Pulse

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

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NewsWorks Tonight

Move 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? ...

10 years ago

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