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Training provides glimpse into doctors’ struggles with tough patient conversations
If you or a loved one has ever been diagnosed with a serious illness, you may or not have remembered all the details of those visits with ...
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ListenDavid Lynch: Philadelphia is percolating in me
Art — Produced by Michael O’Reilly David Lynch is an internationally ...
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Is cancer a survival tactic on the part of our cells? A physicist shares his theory
The quest for a cure for cancer has become such a fixation of modern medicine that the very phrase has taken on a second life in modern p ...
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ListenPhilly man charged by corrupt cops has home seized by city
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has amassed millions of dollars through property seized via civil asset forfeiture. ...
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ListenFinding our galaxy’s most distant stars
Two new stars are found 5,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles away. Ask astronomer ...
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ListenCould there be a link between artificial turf and cancer?
Millions of old tires are ground up and sprinkled on artificial fields each year. But is the practice safe? In October, University ...
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ListenThis week in science: Philae landing, mouse control and cat genes
It’s been a busy week in the science world, perhaps best symbolized by the explosion of the “#cometlanding” hashtag on ...
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ListenWill the GOP have a climate plan in 2016?
Climate change hurtled to a newly prominent role in both domestic and foreign policy this week after President Obama reached a landmark c ...
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ListenVillanova University unveils interactive CAVE classroom
Some people look good in 3-D glasses. Frank Klassner is one of the them. The Villanova University computer science professor happi ...
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ListenGiving a notable ancient Egyptian queen her due
When Egyptologists gather this weekend in Philadelphia, the spotlight will shine on the first female pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, some 4, ...
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ListenTongue cancer survivor thankful for her voice and a pushy dentist
Twenty years ago Leslie Handler went for a routine dental appointment. It was her first time with a new dentist and she remembers being ...
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ListenReactivating vacant schools: Design group takes collaborative approach in Philly
The Community Design Collaborative, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Philadelphia, and AIA Philadelphia will host a design charrette Fr ...
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ListenNovember 2014: Greensgrow Farms, David Lynch, & Visual Soundscapes
Greensgrow Farms Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski In 1997, tired of growing crops in New Jersey, Mary Set ...
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1812 Productions offers parting advice for Gov. Corbett
It’s considered bad form to kick a man while he’s down, but that’s not keeping 1812 Productions from pointing out some ...
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ListenReporters Roundtable: Philly turnout didn’t doom Corbett; Wolf’s work cut out for him on energy
The significance of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s loss to Tom Wolf this week is amplified by an otherwise strong GOP showing in e ...
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