Topic: Science

“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 Shepelavy
Changing 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 Press
Jason 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
iBreastExam
The device, by a Philly-area engineer, is helping poor women around the world check for breast cancer earlier and cheaper. It could save lives here, as well
By Michaela Haas
Science on Screen
Bryn Mawr Film Institute kicked off its 2nd spotlight on the sciences this week
By Siobhan Gleason
Melina Uncapher
In the latest in Drexel’s ExCITe Center’s Education Innovation series, a neuroscientist explores how brain science can improve student learning
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Science While Black
Philly-based iPraxis is working to introduce local kids of color to science. It’s not just about jobs—it’s about changing society
By Quinn O'Callaghan
Emily Kramer-Golinkoff
Emily’s Entourage founder is racing against time to cure her own rare disease
By Kyle Mountain