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History

Why I can see: three men’s places in the history of cataract surgery

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023
Richard Koenig
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Philadelphia’s Wills Eye Hospital played a pioneering role in the development of the now-common procedure.
By Richard Koenig

Technology

Chris Gibbons: A new rocket stirs humanity

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022
Chris Gibbons
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On Aug. 29, the launch of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket will bring humanity closer to its destiny.
By Chris Gibbons

Sports

Emily Kreps: Women’s equality — racing for second

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022
Emily Kreps
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Female athletes are now second-class citizens in their own category.
By Emily Kreps

Sports

Emily Kreps: University of Pennsylvania versus reality

January 7, 2022February 25, 2022
Emily Kreps
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There’s a controversy brewing at the University of Pennsylvania that is threatening the entire sport of women’s swimming.
By Emily Kreps

Civic Culture

Howard Lurie: On transgender kids, children’s brains, and perception vs. biology

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021
Howard Lurie

The public is being told that a trans child’s body is not right, and their brain is. Shouldn’t we at least entertain the possibility that the opposite is true?
By Howard Lurie

Sports

Beth Ann Rosica: Masks while playing sports – students say it feels like being waterboarded

April 7, 2021April 12, 2021
Beth Ann Rosica

Local school districts have adopted policies requiring student athletes to wear masks while playing sports. But neither the science nor common sense explain why it’s helpful and mounting evidence shows why it’s harmful, bordering on barbaric.
By Beth Ann Rosica, Ph.D.

Politics

Chris Comisac: We need to push back hard against ‘vaccine passports’ to truly protect our safety and liberty in the face of COVID-19

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021
Chris Comisac
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Any government official, elected or appointed, who seeks to impose so-called “vaccine passports” upon any American needs to give up their position of authority.
By Chris Comisac

Civic Culture

Michael Clifford: The technocrat has no clothes

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021
Michael Clifford

“Trust the experts,” we’ve been told. But what if the experts are political actors who have no more competence to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic than any of us?
By Michael Clifford

History

Logan Chipkin: Remembering James Logan, Philadelphia’s first scientist

August 3, 2020April 19, 2021
Logan Chipkin

James Logan — scientist, entrepreneur, Renaissance Man and mentor to Benjamin Franklin — helped establish Philadelphia and make it a hub of Enlightenment thought. His life has been largely forgotten, but he impacted the course of our region.
By Logan Chipkin

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