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A screen grab from the viral deepfake that Chris Ume and his friends created spoofing the final season of
The Pulse
Science

Deepfakes: What are they and should we be worried?

Machine learning is democratizing special effects — and that might be a bad thing.

7 years ago

Listen 13:04
This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

The reporter who brought down Jeffrey Epstein

The magnitude of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation was brought to light by Miami Herald reporter JULIE K. BROWN who got to the bottom of this explosive story.

7 years ago

Listen 35:30
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., speaks during a campaign event at the Load Rite Trailers manufacturing facility in Fairless Hills, Pa., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Brian Fitzpatrick on Trump’s Ukraine call

Marty talks about the President’s Ukraine call with PA Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick who spent time in Kiev as a former FBI agent in the House.

7 years ago

Listen 13:30
Scientist Shannon Falconer transfers materials to a petri dish using a pipette in a lab. She co-founded a company that's growing meat for pet food in a lab. (Photo provided by Because Animals)
The Pulse
Science

Will people feed their pets lab-grown meat?

Lab-grown meat for dogs and cats might be on the market before lab-grown meat for humans.

7 years ago

Listen 08:55
Because beauty products are not heavily regulated in the U.S., there is some concern about the unknown health risks of hair dyes. (Image courtesy of Gerain0812/Bigstock.com)
The Pulse
Health

Does pretty hurt? A look at the health risks of hair dyes

Coloring is a complex chemical reaction, a sophisticated organic synthesis, that takes place in each strand on the top of your head.

7 years ago

Listen 11:09
Reporter Mycah Hazel is a self-described
The Pulse
Health

How long can my kinky natural hair grow? To be length-obsessed and black

Long natural hair elicits wonder — but also much wondering about how to achieve it, and how to stop comparing ourselves with others who have.

7 years ago

Listen 07:19
An artist's rendering of fecal transplant capsules. Fecal transplants use donor stool to rehabilitate the recipient's microbiome. (Image courtesy of Mbruxelle)
The Pulse
Health

Could fecal transplants help treat mental illness?

How emerging microbiome science is pointing the way toward an innovative approach.

7 years ago

Listen 12:58
Konik horses fighting in the Oostvaardersplassen reserve in the Netherlands. (Image courtesy of Andrew Balcombe)
The Pulse
Science

The Netherlands’ grand rewilding experiment, gone haywire

It was supposed to be paradise, a slice of raw nature in a densely populated country. But things didn't go according to plan, and the conditions were ripe for controversy.

7 years ago

Listen 14:42
Students walk to Tamaqua Area High School in Tamaqua, Pa., Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Parents are going to court to block the Pennsylvania school district from allowing teachers to carry guns in school. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Education

School shootings spark drastic safety proposals

Beefed-up surveillance tactics, armed guards, and even arming teachers and administrators are all ideas that have been put on the table in recent years.

7 years ago

Listen 35:51
Interim Philadelphia Police Commissioner Christine Coulter stands behind former Commissioner Richard Ross during a press conference addressing racist Facebook posts on July 18, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Resignation of Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross resigned yesterday amid allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination within his department.

7 years ago

Listen 13:28
Arts & Entertainment

Doing nothing: Learning how to slow down and notice

7 years ago

Listen 35:33
A police officer patrols the block near a house as they investigate an active shooting situation, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, in the Nicetown neighborhood of Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Standoff in North Philadelphia

7 years ago

Listen 13:30
Liz Tung, at 3 years old, pretends to be on television using a cardboard box. (Image courtesy of Liz Tung)
The Pulse
Health

Rediscovering fun: Why grown-ups need to play

Playing doesn't end with childhood. It's important for adults too, just in a different way.

7 years ago

Listen 12:31
Mo, a black-headed caique, peers out of his cage at the Bradywine Zoo. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Which animals play, and why?

It wasn’t until a few years ago that researchers defined what really counts, to animals, as play.

7 years ago

Listen 06:44
New houses abut old in Northern Liberties, one of the city's fastest gentrifying areas. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

'We don't build them like we used to' — Why new houses aren’t made of brick

In place of brick, builders are embracing new materials and wood-frame construction. The reasons why come down to changing economic, cultural and environmental dynamics.

7 years ago

Listen 08:54
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