
The Pulse Archive
Is high-deductible insurance changing healthcare shopping habits?
New Jersey resident Ray Rizzuto says he keeps a closer watch on healthcare spending ever since he switched his family to high-deductible ...
10 years ago
ListenThe watched pot: How scientists are making a better boil
Virus nano-coating is leading to a more efficient heat transfer. Making water boil is not the most scientifically rigorous e ...
10 years ago
ListenElon Musk: Understanding the man and motivation behind SpaceX and Tesla
Elon Musk has been called a visionary and a mad man… and maybe he’s a little bit of both. A book out this week, “ ...
10 years ago
ListenDiagnosing digital difficulties in medicine
If industries got report cards for how well they’ve incorporated new technology in the work they do, medicine might get an F. In a ...
10 years ago
ListenWant to know what happened during your surgery? Apparently, there’s a note for that.
What exactly happened as your body lay on the operating table, and you were in a death-like slumber? The moments before surgery, f ...
10 years ago
Listen‘Rock Steady’ boxing workout is helping some in fight against Parkinson’s disease
What started in a small gym in Indianapolis is now popping up in gyms and physical therapy centers across the country. It ...
10 years ago
ListenPhiladelphia artist remembers her father, one of the city’s early AIDS victims
In the early days of the AIDS epidemic, the gay community was hit hard. But contrary to public perception, not all those who were infecte ...
10 years ago
ListenRemember the HAL 9000 from the sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey? Though it seemed like pure wild imagination that a computer could se ...
Air Date: May 15, 2015
ListenWhen inaccurate science stories go viral and spiral out of control
As you were scrolling through your Facebook and Twitter feeds last week, did you notice an unusual amount of stories about ...
10 years ago
ListenUnderstanding what helps first responders stay sane
The field of studying the trauma experience by the first to arrive at the scene of horrific accident has grown by leaps and bounds since ...
10 years ago
ListenLawyer’s notes from famous Scopes “Monkey” Trial are going up for auction
Notes related to a famous 1925 trial were sold in auction to a private collector at ...
10 years ago
ListenPlates get ‘smart’ through object recognition
Image recognition technology gains a foothold in next wave gadgets—some for the kitchen. It isn’t exactly flawless, but ...
10 years ago
ListenA New Jersey mayor tries to kickstart end-of-life conversations
Everyone benefits when people have plans for the ends of their lives, but many would rather not talk about it. When the Mayor̵ ...
10 years ago
ListenAfter car accident, Phillies employee comes back swinging
Steve Noworyta suffered big league injuries in a crash last year, but is nearly back to full strength. Steve Noworyta has the hulk ...
10 years ago
ListenNJ, shore property owners prepare for dune construction fight
As hurricane season approaches, New Jersey is teeing up to fight property owners on the shore who refuse to allow dunes to be built on th ...
10 years ago
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