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Mixing explosives with gravity – the controlled science behind implosions
In just 15 seconds on Saturday, Queen Lane Apartments vanished from the sky. A nearly 60-year stay in Philadelphia over in l ...
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ListenNew survey shows Americans lack understanding of own government
227 years ago today, the US Constitution was signed, and its anniversary is being celebrated in Philadelphia and across the country by ne ...
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ListenOn this week’s Reporter’s Roundtable, Dave Davies joins us to discuss Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s uphill ...
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ListenMütter Museum serves as magnet for artists looking for inspiration
One of the plays opening this weekend during the Philadelphia Fringe Festival is “The Body Lautrec,” about the famous 19th ce ...
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ListenYoung man and the sea: Hemingway’s Philly connection
To mark the anniversary of Hemingway’s 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature, an Academy of Natural Sciences fellow is among 14 Americans ...
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ListenAre lawmakers interfering with the doctor-patient relationship?
Doctors are sending up red flags about laws that they say block them from giving patients independent medical care and advice. They call ...
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ListenClimate change threatens nation’s birds, new report finds
A new national report from the Audubon Society paints a very grim picture for the country’s bird populations. A new national ...
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ListenState-run programs help nurses detox together and stay in their scrubs
“I’m smart, I’m using a clean needle every time, I’m smart and then…I’m in.” It’s ...
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ListenThe art of explaining science… and why it’s so hard to do
What makes a scientist a good communicator? It turns out the scientific community has become more interested in figuring that out. ...
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ListenBrand-new Philly teacher looks forward to Friday, and also to Monday
First-week jitters are the norm when starting a new job. And when it’s your first job after finishing school, you want to give it y ...
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Listen‘Repair, don’t replace’ is mantra of Philly Fixers Guild
The Philly Fixers Guild is a newly formed band of handy people who want to share their fix-it skills with friends and neighbors. F ...
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Listen11-year-old from West Chester runs marathon on every continent
Nikolas Toocheck isn’t your average 11-year-old. The young runner has completed a marathon on all seven continents, raising ...
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ListenPenn gathering focuses on vital role of humanities and arts in modern research
The Penn Museum will host the HAIKU conference Friday and Saturd ...
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ListenFor 200 years, bridges have made New Hope and Lambertville like two sides of same town
Two hundred years ago this weekend, a bridge opened up connecting the towns of New Hope, Pennsylvania and Lambertville, New Jersey.&nb ...
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