Topic: Science
Ali Velshi Celebrates Nuclear Fusion with Kim Budil
MSNBC host and Citizen Board Member Ali Velshi explains a recent advance in nuclear fusion that brings us a step closer to clean energy
By Ali VelshiAli Velshi Banned Book Club on Girls Who Code
MSBNC's Ali Velshi speaks with Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani about her books' unlikely ban in Central York, Pennsylvania
By Ali Velshi“Science is Easier Than Trust”
Those Nerdy Girls of Dear Pandemic have spent the last 15 months sharing science-backed info with their 100,000 followers. They have some advice for how to get us through this next wave
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyVera Florence Cooper Rubin | Philadelphia Women’s History Month All-Star
All-Star #21: Vera Florence Cooper Rubin
Betty Holberton | Philadelphia Women’s History Month All-Star
All-Star #20: Betty Holberton and the ENIAC Six
Margaretta Hare Morris | Philadelphia Women’s History Month All-Star
All-Star #17: Margaretta Hare Morris
STEM Jobs For All
A small new Science Center program trains overlooked Philadelphians for careers in our city’s burgeoning life sciences industry. Its mission: carving out a path to high-paying, in-demand jobs
By Jessica Blatt Press“Those Nerdy Girls” Explain The Pandemic to America
A volunteer team of women scientists, many from Philly, launched Dear Pandemic last year to spread real and clear information about Covid-19. They now speak to 1 million people a month.
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyChanging Behavior … For Good
Wharton professor Katy Milkman is co-leading groundbreaking research, along with her Penn colleague Angela Duckworth, to uncover why we make the decisions we do, and how we can make better ones—that stick
By Jessica Blatt PressJason Kelce’s Eagles Education Season
This week, the Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman compares Philly schools to those of Chicago—and celebrates a local education innovation
By Jason Kelce