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What makes a successful public space?
Philadelphia has no shortage of parks and squares. Some have become bustling centers of civic life, while others — well ̵ ...
12 years ago
ListenDr. Thomas Mütter — getting to know the man behind the macabre collection
In her new book, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz captures Mütter’s journey from young, sickly orphan to beloved surgeon and teacher ...
12 years ago
ListenGoing back to the basics in Syria with physician Abdalmajid Katranji
Dr. Abdalmajid Katranji has been treating badly wounded patients in a bare bones operation room for the past four years in Syria. ...
12 years ago
ListenTurning up the volume on a quiet world
A million Americans have trouble hearing high-pitched sounds, especially vets and people working industrial jobs. But makers of a new hyb ...
12 years ago
ListenFast radio bursts – deep space’s newest noisemaker
Scientists are starting to hear a new kind of message from far across the universe, the question is what (or who) is sending it? I ...
12 years ago
ListenPhilly scientists discover new gigantic dinosaur, ‘Dreadnoughtus’ [photos]
A Drexel-led team of scientists named a newly discovered dinosaur Thursday, a sauropod from southern Patagonia dubbed “Dreadnoughtu ...
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ListenSeptember 2014: Invisible River, Chicken Bone Beach and Local Abundance
The Sustainable Choice Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski Consideration of social responsibilities is an imp ...
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Problems with repetitive flooding mean recurring losses for inland N.J.
While Sandy’s devastation brought renewed attention to ...
12 years ago
ListenCompanies that can’t find skilled workers might need to re-evaluate their standards
The U.S. economy is bouncing back from the depths of the recession. Still, it’s not clear how employees across the country are bene ...
12 years ago
ListenBethany Beach lays summer to rest
Jazz funerals are typically associated more with New Orleans than Delaware. But the quiet beach town of Bethany Beach will become a ...
12 years ago
ListenReporter’s Roundtable: Fattah under suspicion, Corbett gets a version of Medicaid plan
On this week’s Reporter’s Roundtable, Dave Davies describes the difficult position of Congressman Chaka Fattah. And Tau ...
12 years ago
ListenBattling cancer and making theater: ‘Susan’s Undoing’
The shattering news came, as it does for many women, after Susan Chase had a routine mammogram. When she got a phone message reque ...
12 years ago
ListenPregnant Pa. inmates continue to be shackled, despite state law
In 2010, Pennsylvania passed a law prohibiting the shackling of pregnant inmates after their second trimester, but as reporter Audrey Qui ...
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ListenDo states that offer medical marijuana have lower rates of opioid painkiller overdoses?
New research explores a potential relationship between legalizing medical marijuana and the number of opioid overdose deaths. New ...
12 years ago
ListenCan smart meters really help us get smarter about our energy use?
If you live in Philadelphia, you may have noticed a new device on your home called a “smart meter.” Unlike the old meters, th ...
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