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Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool
Producer: Karen Smyles Barkley L. Hendricks was born and raised in North Philadelphia and went on to become a wor ...
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Bicycle fatalities are up nationwide, but Philly does better
Efforts to improve roadway safety are intensifying in response to a nationwide increase in fatal bicycle crashes resulting from a collisi ...
9 years ago
ListenNFL Draft had economic impact of almost $95M for Philly
April’s NFL draft had an economic impact of almost $95 million for Philadelphia. According to a report commissioned by the P ...
9 years ago
ListenDocumentary looks at the state of elder care in America
An overwhelming percentage of Americans want to age at home, but that desire is bumping up against growing pressures and problems in the ...
9 years ago
ListenTrying to manage mental illness in the workplace
When the CEO responds to your out of the office email about taking ...
9 years ago
ListenWhy vacations might make you a better worker
There are science-based reasons to take all your vacation days. Each Labor Day, we acknowledge workers for their contributions to ...
9 years ago
ListenSelf-driving trucks won’t make people obsolete
In the future, truck operators may work from a virtual driver’s seat. Think of Amazon Prime, those meal kits from Blue Apron ...
9 years ago
ListenRising to the celestial occasion with tracking balloons
The coast-to-coast eclipse paid a visit to Russellville, Kentucky, Monday afternoon, greeted by a throng of observers, including a group ...
9 years ago
ListenProducer: Monica Rogozinski At 2500 Reed Street in South Philadelphia, a 7,000 square foot community garden emerg ...
9 years ago
Monday’s eclipse to provide rare research opportunity for scientists
Paul Halpern, physics professor at University of the Sciences explains how scientists use this rare event in their research. The g ...
9 years ago
Listen 8:38A star-studded trip to witness the 1973 eclipse
Retired Pennsylvania science teacher Stephen Berr made plans two years ago to witness this year’s solar eclipse in Driggs, Idaho. ...
9 years ago
Listen 3:59What’s a cloud forest without clouds?
Scientists say climate change could dry out misty jungles in the Andes of Peru. Along mountainsides in Central and South America, ...
9 years ago
Listen 6:08Returning restaurants’ oyster shells back to the water
Shell recycling keeps them out of landfills and improves ecosystem health. About 120 miles east of Washington, D.C., Delaware’s ...
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Listen 6:44Gulf Coast land loss threatens food sovereignty
Pointe-au-Chien and other Louisiana tribes want to protect native ways of eating. Native Americans living along Louisiana’s ...
9 years ago
Listen 9:46When natural history collections bow to other priorities
In 1962, Neil Douglas accepted a position in the brand new biology department of what is now the University of Louisiana Monroe. The scho ...
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