In an era where digital devices are everywhere, the term "screen time" has become a buzz phrase in discussions about technology's impact on people's lives. Parents are concerned about their …
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Video game lets players explore LOVE Park and virtually travel to Ireland using Portal
by myphillyconnection 55 viewsA little more than a month has passed since Philly's Portal art installation debuted at LOVE Park, connecting visitors via livestream to identical sculptures in Ireland, Poland and Lithuania. The …
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Franklin Institute debuts $8.5 million exhibit on human body, featuring the return of the Giant Heart
by myphillyconnection 164 viewsThe Franklin Institute is demystifying the organs and vessels that make our bodies tick with an $8.5 million exhibit opening Saturday. The "Body Odyssey" features interactive stations that invite kids …
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Teen’s artwork to be sent to the moon as a digital time capsule
by myphillyconnection 64 viewsGiselle Brown was 14 when she started creating hyperrealism drawings and paintings, which resemble high-resolution photographs and can take months to complete. Now she's 17 and the next stop on …
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Rescue from above: how drones may narrow emergency response times
by myphillyconnection 60 viewsThe drones are coming. Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone …
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Microsoft outage affects travelers at Philadelphia International Airport, city services
by myphillyconnection 86 viewsA major technology outage of Microsoft services is disrupting systems worldwide and directly affecting travelers at Philadelphia International Airport, as well as a number of city services. City officials were …
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From diagnosing brain disorders to cognitive enhancement, 100 years of EEG have transformed neuroscience
by myphillyconnection 63 viewsElectroencephalography, or EEG, was invented 100 years ago. In the years since the invention of this device to monitor brain electricity, it has had an incredible impact on how scientists …
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Test program that would lock up students’ phones at school advances in Pa. Senate’s education committee
by myphillyconnection 57 viewsThe Senate Education committee voted recently to pass a bill that would fund a test program to allow public schools to lock students' phones away during the school day. Sen. …
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New Portal sculpture at LOVE Park will link Philly to other cities via livestream
by myphillyconnection 216 viewsA circular sculpture installed at LOVE Park – resembling a portal – soon will connect Philadelphia to several cities around the world that have identical sculptures hooked up to 24/7 …
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SEPTA fixes tech outage that prevented riders from buying tickets or reloading Key cards
by myphillyconnection 80 viewsSEPTA riders spent much of Monday unable to buy train tickets or reload their Key cards because of technical issues that affected the transit authority's website, kiosks and on-board purchasing …