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Students at Emlen Elementary School
Kids
Outdoors

Climate Fixers: Helping kids with autism learn ‘earth-to-table’ gardening

Black Girls With Green Thumbs takes climate lessons into schools. At Emlen Elementary, children with autism learn “earth-to-table” food production.

3 months ago

The ethics of genetic screening and ‘designer babies’
Studio 2
Health Care
Home & Family
Innovation
Medicine

Designer babies: Discussing the ethics of genetic screening

Gene sequencing lets us screen embryos for diseases and traits. Is this the right track for healthy and happy babies, or a slippery slope to eugenics?

Air Date: April 15, 2025 12:00 pm

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YouTube uses an algorithm designed to deliver content that each user is most likely to enjoy. (Bigstock/Pixinoo)
The Pulse
Media
Technology

‘Peak algorithm’: Why some people are pushing back against machine curation

Have we reached peak algorithm-driven culture? Finding the balance between human and machine curation.

3 months ago

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Workers dig up the street to fix the gas leak.
Energy
Environment
Philadelphia

Gas industry group that includes PGW lobbies against federal funding for Philadelphia and state

The American Public Gas Association wants Trump to limit funds for cutting carbon emissions. Philadelphia Gas Works is its largest member.

3 months ago

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CHIANG MAI, THAILAND - Apr.08,2019: Woman holding Apple iPhone 6S Rose Gold with Youtube apps on screen. YouTube is the popular online video sharing website.
The Pulse

The Rise of YouTube and How It’s Changed Our Lives

On this episode, we mark the 20th anniversary of YouTube with an exploration of the platform’s rise, evolution, and impact on our lives.

Air Date: April 11, 2025

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Volunteers at New Jersey’s beaches last year
Environment
New Jersey
Sustainability

Thousands of bottle caps, plastic pieces littered New Jersey beaches last year, report finds

Though the number of plastic bags found on New Jersey beaches has declined, overall plastic waste persists.

3 months ago

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks
Explainers
National
Politics

Why water fluoridation is under fire in the U.S.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoridation nationwide.

3 months ago

a screengrab of the view from a camera
Crime
Philadelphia
Policing
Technology

Artificial intelligence to be used by SEPTA, PPA to catch drivers illegally parked in bus lanes

High-tech cameras will be mounted onto more than 150 buses and trolleys so the Philadelphia Parking Authority can identify and ticket vehicles illegally parked in bus lanes.

3 months ago

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a sign by the water reads FISHING ALLOWED
Animals
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

Anglers to cast their lines during New Jersey’s opening day of trout season

New Jersey Fish and Wildlife stocked more than 180,000 rainbow trout in waterways across the state to kick off Saturday’s opening-day event.

3 months ago

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sturgeon
Animals
Environment
Philadelphia

EPA announces commitment to protect fish in the Delaware River

The announcement comes after environmentalists took legal action to speed up the process.

3 months ago

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Luke Tomczuk, a member of a research team at Temple University
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Transportation
Travel

Philly study focuses on learning how to use public transit as path to independence for people with learning disabilities

Researchers at Temple University will look at the effectiveness of the Chance to Ride travel training program and recruit participants in Philly.

3 months ago

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Denise Botcheos holds up a Suboxone film
Addiction
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia

Study finds access to lifesaving medication for opioid addiction in Philadelphia remains uneven

A researcher posed as a case manager and called treatment providers across the city to figure out how easy it is to get medication that reduces the risk of fatal overdoses.

3 months ago

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The Pulse

Biomimicry: What Nature Can Teach us about Engineering and Design

We explore the field of biomimicry, and how everyone from architects to engineers to medical researchers are drawing inspiration from nature.

Air Date: March 28, 2025

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Alexis Quinter performs an extraction process
Addiction
Medicine
Pennsylvania
Public Health

As new, potentially deadly substances enter street drug supplies, a Pennsylvania program tracks changes in real time

PA Groundhogs and the Center for Forensic Science Research & Education monitor for novel and emerging substances by testing submitted street drug samples.

3 months ago

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Climate activists with Extinction Rebellion Philadelphia picket
Energy
Environment
Government Accountability

Philly area’s MACH2 hydrogen hub funding could be on the chopping block, according to a report

A Department of Energy document obtained by POLITICO indicates funding for the MACH2 hydrogen hub could be cut.

3 months ago

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