
The Pulse Archive
This Week In Science — Discovering a new species of river dolphin
River dolphins, Midwestern earthquakes, and flying snakes. Kerry Grens, an associate editor at The Scientist, joins The P ...
11 years ago
ListenThe science of grunting while weightlifting
Is there any benefit to making noises when you lift weights or hit a tennis ball? Or are you just being annoying? My gym is the Pl ...
11 years ago
Listen 5:16Holding a human heart and other surprises of anatomy lab, day 1
To many a bright-eyed first year medical student, there’s one experience that marks a real turning point or ‘rite of passage& ...
11 years ago
ListenPhiladelphia considering a ban on indoor electronic-cigarette use
There’s a bid in Philadelphia to ban electronic-cigarette use indoors. Councilman Bill Green introduced the proposal that would prohibi ...
11 years ago
ListenA now-famous map made in 1855 used simple data to trace a cholera outbreak back to a single communal water pump, proving the effectivenes ...
Air Date: January 24, 2014
ListenThe inspiration behind Cynthia Baum-Baicker’s lifelong career in behavioral health
When Philadelphia-based clinical psychologist Cynthia Baum-Baicker runs a therapy session, she listens with the ears of a musician and so ...
11 years ago
ListenThe U.S. Health System: a complicated web of government and private industry relationships
What do you do when you’re a health policy professor? In the case of Robert Field, health policy professor at Drexel University, yo ...
11 years ago
ListenUnderstanding the mechanics of anesthesia
Anesthesia drugs are used in millions of patients every year but do doctors really know how they work? On a recent Monday mo ...
11 years ago
ListenWhat role do maps play in solving medical mysteries?
A simple black-and-white street map made a Victorian physician a ‘legend.’ There’s plenty of disagreement about ...
11 years ago
ListenBedbugs have made a comeback in recent years, spawning stress and anxiety for those combatting home infestations. We hear from the scient ...
Air Date: January 17, 2014
ListenPhiladelphia’s deep and tumultuous battle with the bedbug
Are bedbugs making a comeback in places like Philadelphia? Its scientific name is Cimex lectularius. But it’s commonly ...
11 years ago
ListenFormer Eagles quarterback takes his NFL story to the stage
A former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, who left the NFL 35 years ago, is now looking back from the vantage point of the stage. ...
11 years ago
ListenCan dogs play a role in detecting cancer?
You think your dog is talented? Check out these dogs training for jobs in search and rescue, bomb sniffing and cancer detection. ...
11 years ago
ListenWhat can local bodies of water tell us about climate change?
A group of citizen scientists are measuring local ice in hopes of contributing to a bigger understanding of climate change. Concer ...
11 years ago
ListenComputer hackers and bio-medical engineers collaborate to create human organs from scratch
What kind of promise does 3D organ printing hold for our future? Bioengineer Jordan Miller loves the mechanical whir of his ...
11 years ago
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