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New affordable apartments in Lawrenceville highlight inclusionary zoning benefits
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (759+ words) Click the listen button above to hear a conversation between WESA reporter Kate Giammarise and news director Christopher Ayers. Walking into the lobby of The Albion Lawrenceville sort of feels like walking into the lobby of a fancy hotel. There…...
How did political violence become so common?
15+ hour, 42+ min ago (119+ words) 90. 5 WESA - On Air Now Playing WESA " Pittsburgh's NPR News Station - On Air Now Playing Jazz Works " Pittsburgh's Best Jazz - On Air Now Playing WYEP " Where The Music Comes First How did political violence become so common? A man is charged…...
So far, Florida has failed to end vaccine mandates. Now there's a last-ditch effort
22+ hour, 30+ min ago (1175+ words) Every state, as well as D. C. , requires children to obtain certain vaccinations before they can attend school or childcare. These mandates date back decades, and are considered a foundational bulwark of public health defense against infectious disease. Since last summer, Florida's…...
Mind Matters: Could social media lawsuits instigate a new era of regulation to protect kids?
21+ hour, 30+ min ago (540+ words) Most social media platforms require users to be at least 13 years old, but surveys show that 40% of kids between eight and 12 use social media. Despite that widespread use by children, these platforms are largely unregulated at the federal level. As…...
'First They Came for My College' documentary chronicles upheaval at New College of Florida
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (187+ words) In 2023, Florida Gov. Ron De Santis sought to remake New College, a small liberal arts school in Sarasota. Those efforts, and their effects on students and faculty, are documented in the new film "First They Came for My College." The…...
AI's a suck up. Research shows how it flatters and suggests we're not to blame
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1102+ words) Myra Cheng, a computer science Ph. D. student at Stanford University, has spent a lot of time listening to undergraduates on campus. "They would tell me about how a lot of their peers are using AI for relationship advice, to draft…...
Want children to score higher in reading and math? Try early intervention
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (176+ words) 90. 5 WESA - On Air Now Playing WESA " Pittsburgh's NPR News Station - On Air Now Playing Jazz Works " Pittsburgh's Best Jazz - On Air Now Playing WYEP " Where The Music Comes First Want children to score higher in reading and math? Try early…...
How Americans used to get their weather from the post office
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (79+ words) 90. 5 WESA Farmers" Bulletins were national weather reports compiled each evening in Washington, D. C. , and sent to thousands of communities. It was an information lifeline for rural America in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Smithsonian National Postal Museum curator Lynn Heidelbaugh joins Here…...
'We can do better,' FAA head says of work to update U. S. analog air traffic system
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (730+ words) WASHINGTON " The days of bonfires guiding airplanes across the United States are long gone " but those fires' analog descendants are preventing the national aviation system from reaping the benefits of today's digital technology, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said on Tuesday....
Want to lighten your mental load? First, let go of these gender myths
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (1076+ words) How do you lighten your mental load " those seemingly never-ending tasks you're constantly keeping track of in your brain? It's a question that sociologist Leah Ruppanner explores in her new book, Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and…...