The Pulse Archive
How science plays a role in baking the perfect cookie
Dr. Bethany Brookshire wants people to get excited about science — and what better way to excite people than the possibility of consumi ...
11 years ago
ListenSea level rise spells salty future for coastal farms
On a warm late-summer day, Delaware farmer Frank Webb stood on a bare patch of dirt in the middle of his Kent County farm. He poin ...
11 years ago
ListenWhy lower notes hold the key to rhythm
Turns out the bass is the driving force in music for a reason. Each song may have its own unique sonic fingerprint, but researcher ...
11 years ago
ListenWhen music becomes therapy for seniors with dementia, Alzheimer’s and depression
Music therapist Jerry O’Leary greeted his class at NewCourtland LIFE, a senior day center, with a promise to play some old favorite ...
11 years ago
ListenScientists to search Martian atmosphere for signs of life
NASA’s latest mission to the Red Planet focuses on water vapor in the outer atmosphere. This week was a big one for the Red ...
11 years ago
ListenThe Pulse – September 19, 2014
Fifteen seconds. That’s all it took to raze a 16-story public housing high-rise in Philadelphia last weekend. Only an implosion—a ...
Air Date: September 19, 2014
ListenThe last time I did heroin, I died for 7 minutes
The date was July 15, 2012. It’s the date that John “Plex” Dooling remembers as the day he died. “For seve ...
11 years ago
ListenMacArthur Fellow Danielle Bassett on leveraging brain research to enhance learning
Scientists often toil in dusty laboratories for years without anyone taking notice of their work, but one big discovery, and sometimes a ...
11 years ago
ListenHow to prevent fatal overdoses: Surge in deaths sparks statewide trainings in Delaware
Between November and June, Delaware experienced 124 suspected overdose deaths claiming victims from 17 to 87. That’s compared with ...
11 years ago
Crowdsourcing cures hidden in our DNA
This fall, scientists are hoping you, along with a million of your closest friends, will spit in a test tube and mail it to New York. ...
11 years ago
ListenCould parenting tips from mice help humans?
Investigations into how male California mice parent their young offer insight into the nature/nurture debate in human childrearing practi ...
11 years ago
ListenThe curious case of the smallmouth bass
Researchers are looking into what’s causing open sores, lesions and female sexual characteristics in young, male smallmouth bass. ...
11 years ago
ListenMixing explosives with gravity – the controlled science behind implosions
In just 15 seconds on Saturday, Queen Lane Apartments vanished from the sky. A nearly 60-year stay in Philadelphia over in l ...
11 years ago
ListenThe Pulse – September 12, 2014
Scientists hold the keys to our future, though few of them succeed at holding our attention long when they’re discussing their work ...
Air Date: September 12, 2014
ListenMütter Museum serves as magnet for artists looking for inspiration
One of the plays opening this weekend during the Philadelphia Fringe Festival is “The Body Lautrec,” about the famous 19th ce ...
11 years ago
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