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The other side of the waiting room door
Dr. Gearhart of Penn Ob/Gyn and Midwifery walks us through the complicated shuffle of his daily appointment routine. Wait ti ...
12 years ago
ListenOffice politics in the newsroom with Al Dia’s managing editor
Sabrina Vourvoulias, Managing Editor of Al Dia and “the least popular person in the newsroom” talks about her work week on th ...
12 years ago
ListenThe algorithms and strategies behind minimizing your elevator wait time
Theresa Christy, a mathematician and Otis Elevator Research Fellow, explains the science behind your elevator experience. So ...
12 years ago
ListenVillanova scientists predict oil sands’ impact on peat, climate change
Scientists study the impact of pollution on peat for clues about the future of Earth’s climate. You may be familiar with pea ...
12 years ago
ListenWaiting for sex: A 12-month experiment in abstinence
Would you voluntarily give up sex for a full year? One woman did and decided to share her story with The Pulse. Waiting can ...
12 years ago
Listen‘Nova looks to secure #1 seed in NCAA tournament
Villanova enters this year’s Big East Tournament with an eye toward snagging one of the much coveted first seeds in the NCAA tourna ...
12 years ago
ListenThe houses of Louis “Lou” Kahn
Art — Produced by Michael O’Reilly Louis Kahn was an architect known f ...
12 years ago
Sen. Menendez: Feds not to blame for Sandy aid delays
Who is to blame for the slow pace of New Jersey’s recovery from Superstorm Sandy? Ne ...
12 years ago
On this week’s Reporter’s Roundtable, Elana Gordon reports on Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s move to back off his ...
12 years ago
ListenSalon Dinners Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski Located in the South Kensington Arts District, Front ...
12 years ago
The science of forecasting wintry weather
Everybody loves talking about the weather. But how do we know what numbers to fret about in the first place? Remember ...
12 years ago
ListenWhy are no two snowflakes the same?
An end-of-winter reminder on the science and wonder of snowflakes. Dirty snowdrifts and hard-packed piles can make it hard to appr ...
12 years ago
ListenLocal craft distiller doing ‘Rye the Right Way’ in Pa. burbs
Distiller Herman Mihalich of Dad’s Hat Rye, in Bristol, Pa., talks about his work week. The end of the work week looms. For ...
12 years ago
ListenHow Walgreens is predicting your cold and flu spending patterns
Using algorithms to predict when each cold and flu season will hit and what medicines customers will buy. It’s a ...
12 years ago
ListenHow did the Farmers’ Almanac ‘nail’ this winter’s forecast? That’s a secret
With secret formulas, a weather “prognosticator” and nearly 200 years of history, the Farmers’ Almanac has its own take ...
12 years ago
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