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Go on an adventure into unexpected corners of the health and science world each week with award-winning host Maiken Scott. The Pulse will take you behind the doors of operating rooms, into the lab with some of the world’s foremost scientists, and back in time to explore life-changing innovations. The Pulse delivers stories in ways that matter to you, and answers questions you never knew you had.
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Hosted by Maiken Scott
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Could wearing headphones be damaging your hearing?
Over a billion young people are at risk of hearing loss in part due to headphone use. Audiologists weigh in on the risk, and how to protect your ears.
5 days ago
Listen 13:36Do concerts have to be so loud that you need earplugs?
Earplugs can prevent permanent hearing damage from concerts. Venue staff and musicians say that now it’s common, even cool, to have them.
6 days ago
Listen 09:48Three years after the school shooting in Uvalde, survivors struggle to find ongoing support
On May 24, 2022, a shooter at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas killed 19 students and two teachers. Survivors still navigate barriers to getting support.
2 weeks ago
Listen 5:50Cancer survivorship programs and clinics can help patients figure out what long-term recovery might look like and address the physical and mental effects of treatment.
2 weeks ago
Listen 12:28Remember when swimsuits weren't allowed? A history of nude swimming
While it might be unbelievable today, boys were once required to swim nude at YMCA pools — yet some recall the experience with no shame.
3 weeks ago
Listen 11:1423andMe made millions by sharing your genetic data — but how much is DNA actually worth?
After years of collecting consumer DNA, genetic testing companies are monetizing the data. But who should profit — the company or the people who shared their DNA?
2 months ago
Listen 9:3725 years later: Inside the cut-throat race to decode the human genome
How the competition between the Human Genome Project and its industry rival, Celera, drove forward one of the most historic scientific discoveries of our age.
2 months ago
Listen 35:35How an American musician is using AI to translate grief across cultures
AI-created art has been widely decried as the end of human creativity. But for one Palestinian woman, AI is helping to democratize art.
2 months ago
Listen 15:58Arts programs help kids learn. A researcher dug into the ‘how’ at one Philadelphia school
Psychologist Ellie Brown began studying an arts-focused preschool 20 years ago. Her research shows that creative expression helps kids to learn better.
2 months ago
Listen 8:15The grandmother and the bomb builder: How one woman’s search for the truth forged an unlikely bond
For 30 years, Kathy Sanders has sought answers about the terrorist attack that killed her grandsons. She hopes a new piece of evidence will bring her closer to the truth.
3 months ago
Listen 26:14Twenty-five years ago, Onel de Guzman tricked millions of people and cost the world economy billions by unleashing a computer worm disguised as a love letter.
3 months ago
Listen 13:46Powerlifting pioneer Jan Todd recalls her barrier-breaking deadlift record 50 years later
In 1975, Jan Todd set a Guinness World Record with a 394.5-pound two-handed deadlift — but training was tough at a time when women weren’t expected to lift heavy.
4 months ago
Listen 7:04Veteran recalls covert CIA bombing operation in Laos during the Vietnam War
50 years ago, Don Super joined the military in hopes of helping the Lao people during the Vietnam War — instead, he found himself a part of a secret carpet bombing campaign.
4 months ago
Listen 19:43The U.S. dropped millions of tons of bombs on Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Some remain, and could still explode.
4 months ago
Listen 11:5020 years after its first upload, YouTube is changing the way people learn
Users of all ages turn to the platform to master new skills, solve problems, and learn on their own terms.
4 months ago
Listen 3:10Partners
