January 12, 2009
By Brenda JorettUnscheduled playtime is endangered at the expense of children. So says a Temple University psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and others attending a New York conference late last year.
WHYY Morning Edition's Brenda Jorett talks with Dr. Dan Gottlieb.
Earlier this year, a federal grand jury indicted several Philadelphia Traffic Court judges in an allegedly widespread ticket-fixing plot. That didn't stop Philadelphians from nominating candidates for Traffic Court judge in Tuesday's primary election. More »
After a bruising primary campaign, Philadelphia's Democratic City Controller Alan Butkovitz easily won renomination over two-time challenger Brett Mandel and former city attorney Mark Zecca in a low-turnout election. With over 95 percent of the vote More »
More people seem to be ditching office chairs in favor of standing desks. A recent article in the New Yorker even tackled the trend of treadmill desks. A mounting body of research suggests that sitting is More »
Burn, baby, burn!:
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