The Pulse Archive

A West Philly artists hopes to expose the sighted to the misunderstood world of the partially blind.  Morgan FitzPatrick Andr ...

Meditation may look calming, but it’s intended to challenge our realities. There are some activities that seem like they cou ...

Science says “no,” but many nurses aren’t so sure. Jessica Dulong’s one of those people who seems like she ...

Do you think a special beverage could make your brain more powerful, especially when that beverage has been developed by neuroscientists? ...

Call it “the placebo effect” or “the power of suggestion,” but some turn to crystal healing and don’t turn ...

Kombucha’s lack of science doesn’t deter its proponents. For seven years, Amanda Feifer worked in food marketing, help ...

Pulse Host Maiken Scott tries it out.  Think about all the burgers you have eaten, the delicious deep fried chicken, the cook ...

This week on The Pulse, we take a trip into the unknown. We explore things many people swear by but the science to support them isn’ ...

Hurricane Sandy devastated the New Jersey Shore nearly three years ago, but its long-term effects are still being uncovered. Accor ...

We start off this week’s show with an installment in our occasional series, “Pain in the Neck” where we talk about the ...

New Jersey resident Ray Rizzuto says he keeps a closer watch on healthcare spending ever since he switched his family to high-deductible ...

Virus nano-coating is leading to a more efficient heat transfer.  Making water boil is not the most scientifically rigorous e ...

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, “ ...

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 ...

What exactly happened as your body lay on the operating table, and you were in a death-like slumber? The moments before surgery, f ...