Technology
Text Your Friends, Get Out the Vote
Who among your friends is a voter — and who is not? A new tech platform helps you find out, and gives tips on how to nudge them to the polls. What are you waiting for?
By Natalie PompilioJurassic Park on the Schuylkill
Five million people around the world died from antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections last year — a problem expected to multiply in the next several decades. Might a Penn scientist find an answer in our deep past?
By Malcolm BurnleyCarbon Reform
Could a Philadelphia company’s clever carbon capture capsule transform how buildings breathe — and impact climate change?
By Courtney DuCheneTeaching Tech
Artificial intelligence is changing how we work and teach. How do we find the path that’s just right for students?
By Marissa BiondiCould Philly Become a City of Eds, Meds, Beds and … Gaming?
City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas and a local video game entrepreneur have teamed up on Philadelphia's second annual PHL Gaming Conference and Expo, an event The Citizen Recommends
By Christina GriffithBioPhy Uses AI to Predict Life-Saving Medicines
The Philly company supported by Chelsea Clinton's venture capital firm offers a “GPS for Drug Development” that can boost the success rate of clinical trials and get treatments in the hands of patients who need them faster
By Malcolm BurnleyKeep Low Cost Internet … Low Cost
A local state rep urges the Biden administration to reject a proposal to eliminate a bulk billing provision that allows more low-income Philadelphians easy access to the web
By Rep. Jason DawkinsKeep Tomorrow’s Innovators Local
A pair of tech educators urge city and business leaders to make Philly’s job market ready for young technologists — or risk losing them
By Danae Mobley and Maya HeilandHeyKiddo
A Philly-based app is helping parents and teachers provide kids with the tools they need to build resilience and manage their emotional health
By Courtney DuCheneThe Dynamically Priced City
Charging real-time, demand-based surge and discount pricing works for Uber and Amtrak. Could it work for other Philly services?
By Diana Lind