
The Pulse Archive
The word “buzz” is a fleeting thing in the world of technology. Products that are supposed to change everything often donR ...
Air Date: January 1, 2015
ListenAn expert condemns food fads and encourages us to think long-term about eating. Health psychologist and eating behavior expert Cha ...
10 years ago
ListenSkepticism in medicine turns 500
Five centuries ago, a small Flemish man changed medicine forever. Andreas Vesalius was born in Brussels in 1514. He was thoug ...
10 years ago
ListenCan you predict the success of a new technology by how much buzz it gets? The tech industry has a habit of getting ahead of itself ...
10 years ago
ListenWill ‘Health in all Policies’ take center stage in 2015?
Each January, we make guesses about the people and things we think you’ll be talking about in the New Year. Our first ...
10 years ago
ListenAn old profession may make doctors’ jobs easier
It’s new and it’s old. Old as in ancient Egypt and the scribes who kept records there. New as in a modern scribe typing into ...
10 years ago
ListenClimate negotiators brace for non-stop talks in 2015
This year is set to be a landmark one in global climate change policy. Starting in Paris in late November, delegates from nearly 2 ...
10 years ago
ListenIt’s the holiday season, so this week we listen back to some stories that make us feel warm and fuzzy. We’ll also attempt to ...
Air Date: December 25, 2014
ListenWhy smell is so closely connected to our memories and emotions
Scent has the almost magical ability to transport us back to a specific time and place with one sniff. The holiday season is rife with th ...
10 years ago
ListenSelf-described outlaw scientist receives John Scott Award for role in vaccine development
In November, Philadelphia presented the John Scott Award to three ...
10 years ago
ListenSmells have the almost magical quality of being able to transport us back to a specific time and place with one sniff—an olfactory time ...
Air Date: December 19, 2014
ListenComet discovery closes door to theory of origin of Earth’s oceans
Many other doors remain open. We might be getting a bit closer to answering one of the oldest questions in planetary science: Wher ...
10 years ago
ListenCan activists provide useful scientific data?
Joanne Martin stands on the muddy bank of Brady Run, a stream in Beaver County in western Pennsylvania. To get there, she crawled down a ...
10 years ago
ListenHow repeated losing affects our body chemistry
The Philadelphia 76ers can’t seem to win and the team’s losing streak might be affecting the body chemistry of its young woul ...
10 years ago
ListenTech clay could play a role in powering the next generation of wireless gadgets
The search for the longer-lasting, faster-charging battery keeps going and going… Inside a ground floor laboratory on a quie ...
10 years ago
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