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As seen in: PlanPhilly, The Pulse with Seany B, WHYY-TV (Philadelphia, PA), WHYYThePulse, Sacramento Business Journal, WCAU-TV (Philadelphia, PA), Billy Penn, Philadelphia Tribune, WESA-FM (Pittsburgh, PA), WVIA-FM (Pittston, PA)
Host @WHYYThePulse, a weekly health+science show/podcast. Karlsruhe made, Philly forged. Kumpel, colleague, confidant.
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A planet, an observatory and the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence

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By Maiken Scott Verified
| WHYY-TV (Philadelphia, PA) Verified
On June 3, 1769, astronomers in Philadelphia were anxiously awaiting a moment they had spent years preparing to witness and capture. Their telescopes were set up in strategic locations in and around the bustling colonial city. Their colleagues across the globe were doing the same thing, from Russia to Tahiti, all to witness a rare celestial event: The transit of Venus, a moment where Venus passes between the Earth and the Sun.
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Prized private collection of Benjamin Franklin items briefly on display in Philadelphia, before heading to auction

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By Maiken Scott Verified
| WHYY-TV (Philadelphia, PA) Verified
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The yellowed letter made its way across the Atlantic Ocean, from London to Philadelphia, in early 1774. In it, Benjamin Franklin sent a brief greeting to his wife, Deborah Read Franklin, noting that he had just written her another letter that he had sent along with an earlier ship. “But as I know you like to have a letter by every ship,” Franklin wrote in smooth, flowing strokes.
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Dry January is over - but don’t pour yourself a drink just yet

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By Alan Yu Verified, Maiken Scott Verified
| Philadelphia Tribune Verified
British physician and surgeon Charles Knowles thinks Dry January is a fantastic idea. The popular movement of abstaining from booze for the first month of the year could be good for people’s health and finances, and balance out the excesses of the holiday season. But, there is a caveat. “Dry January is great,” he said, as long as people don’t treat it as a punishment.
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