The Pulse Archive
Tourists help fight the stigma that surrounds mental illness in Rwanda
Rates of mental illness in Rwanda are significantly higher than other countries. This is largely attributed to the trauma many suffered d ...
11 years ago
ListenScientist applies her skills to understand art’s true chemistry
For our series “So what do you do,” Mindy Keefe sat down with Millersville University art historian ...
11 years ago
ListenDocumenting dad’s dementia through photos and audio
Ellie Brown is a local photographer who has been documenting her father’s development of dementia. A couple of years ago, the ...
11 years ago
ListenRescuing earthquake survivors…there’s a map for that
In the wake of massive earthquakes or floods, resue efforts relied on muscle power. But in the digital age, social media is playing a big ...
11 years ago
ListenYoga during lunch and nutrition counseling right in your office sound like a good deal. But as workplace wellness programs become more po ...
Air Date: July 10, 2015
ListenWhat’s palm oil production costing the environment?
Grown throughout the tropics, palm oil is made from the pulp of the fruit of the oil palm and has come under fire for being a bad actor i ...
11 years ago
ListenSearching for a diagnosis and finding a community
Imagine you’re a parent and your child is not developing like other children her age, but doctors can’t tell you why. You tak ...
11 years ago
ListenShould digital health records include mental health?
Different providers are following different paths. The medical field has been notoriously slow to embrace tech ...
11 years ago
ListenMandatory health coaching is sometimes the ‘price’ for lower-cost health coverage
As workplace wellness programs become more popular, some employees are having second thoughts about the bargain they’ve made. < ...
11 years ago
ListenA neuroscientist-turned-artist is using physics to capture one of the most complex entities out there: the human brain. But can he do it? ...
11 years ago
ListenWhat we can learn about strength through ancient Greek heroes and Parkour
So much of being healthy can sound like a total drag, right? But what if we took some tips from everyday super humans? ...
11 years ago
ListenHow social societies may play a role in insect brain size
Scientists have long been fascinated by how insects, tiny animals with even tinier brains, coordinate complex group actions. Colon ...
11 years ago
ListenToday’s show includes a few snapshots from physicians’ lives, a game of darts that results in a research effort, a quest to c ...
Air Date: July 3, 2015
ListenDoes beginner’s luck really exist or is it all in our heads?
Beginner’s luck. It’s an idea that’s been around for generations. It even has its own Wikipedia page. But does it reall ...
11 years ago
ListenWhen being the only girl in the room results in the perfect career
Her first love was opera, but when an audition with a famous opera singer fell through, Lucy Rorke-Adams decided she would become a docto ...
11 years ago
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