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How do you determine the age of coral, the ‘trees of the ocean’?
Scientists invited us to Penn State’s basement aquarium to see their colorful collection of “corals in captivity.” ...
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ListenWhy helmets are no magic bullet for preventing concussions
Do helmets really cut down on the risk of concussion? Recent research is not so encouraging. It’s ...
12 years ago
ListenEducating the next generation of health reporters
Young reporters test out their journalistic skills on a physical therapist and her service dog, Seamus. It’s never too ...
12 years ago
ListenPhiladelphia Distilling Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski This month Art of Food visits the first cr ...
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Soul/Funk frontman Johnny Showcase descends on WHYY studios
Psychedelic Soul Revival Artist Johnny Showcase doesn’t like to talk about Andy Kauffman–the self-proclaimed song-and-dance m ...
12 years ago
ListenShooting the breeze with Delaware’s ‘wind lady’
In this week’s ‘So, What Do You Do?’ segment, UD prof Cristina Archer talks about taking wind research to new heig ...
12 years ago
ListenIf the eyes see calorie counts on the menu, does the mouth eat less?
In Philadelphia, two different studies of calorie displays, getting two different answers. At fast-food places, no. At sit-down restauran ...
12 years ago
ListenReporter’s Roundtable: Lynn’s conviction overturned, Corbett takes jab from the right
Our Friday Reporter’s Roundtable features Holly Otterbein with reaction to yesterday’s Pennsylvania Superior Court decision ...
12 years ago
ListenArt — Produced by Michael O’Reilly James Turrell is an artist who works with light, both natural and artificial. His work is ...
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Are fire departments at risk from the Affordable Care Act? Not likely.
News reports ...
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ListenWhy men won’t go to the doctor, and how women coax them
It’s a perpetual battleground in the war between the sexes. Elisabeth Perez-Luna brings back dispatches from the frontlines. ...
12 years ago
Listen 10:13Detecting neutrinos at the South Pole with UD physicist Tom Gaisser
In our regular segment “So, What Do You Do” physicist Tom Gaisser tells us about searching for neutrinos at the bottom of the ...
12 years ago
ListenHow one group aims to put solar panels on 20 local schools
A local company is working on a plan to put solar arrays on the rooftops of 2 ...
12 years ago
ListenThe Obamacare rollout (continued): Even the savvy need a little help
The website is working much better, but most Americans need guidance to sift through the many coverage choices. The race was on th ...
12 years ago
Listen‘I’m the same guy’ – severe brain injury, the long road back and the science that made it possible
One night, Brian Hickey hopped on a train to meet friends at a bar. It turned into a five-year journey to the edge of death and back. ...
12 years ago
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