#PhillyFive What We're Reading: May 29, 2015
What we're reading this morning.
Stories from around the Web that we're reading this morning. Something for everyone.
Philly groups say city and state need to boost solar power. The city had enough solar energy online at the end of last year to power fewer than 1,000 homes. NextCity.org.
A man's best friend: The leech? Robert Hicks, director of the Mutter Museum, shares his office with his hermaphroditic pet, Harvey. Newsworks.org.
Harvard neuroscientist: Meditation not only reduces stress, here's how it changes your brain. WashingtonPost.com.
How comedians became public intellectuals. People look to Amy Schumer and her fellow jokers not just to make fun of the world, but to make sense of it. And maybe even to help fix it. TheAtlantic.com.
Insider: Progressives are "out of touch" with the fact that jobs are a social justice issue. Paul Steinke, who lost in his run for a Council-at-Large seat, says, "Some saw me as a Republican simply because my campaign focused on tax reform and job creation."
- Sam Wood