
The Pulse Archive
When Humans and Wildlife Collide
Whether we’re in a forest, a park, or in the middle of a city, wildlife is always close by. Birds flying overhead, deer peeking through ...
Air Date: December 16, 2022
Listen 49:37Scientists have their eyes on Chagas disease and the 'kissing bugs' that help spread it
Chagas disease can lead to heart failure and damage to the esophagus and gastrointestinal tract. Roughly 20-30% of those who contract Chagas may be at risk of dying from it.
2 years ago
Listen 9:55Finding a Way to Live With Grief
The death of a loved one can be shattering — especially when it’s unexpected. It destroys our feeling of safety, warps our sense of r ...
Air Date: December 9, 2022
Listen 49:3910 years after Sandy Hook: One mother’s journey through grief and healing
Francine Wheeler’s son, Ben, was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. For Francine, it was the moment that changed
2 years ago
Listen 17:36‘This was going to be a tidal wave’: What makes pandemic grief similar to violent death grief
Researchers find that pandemic grief is on par with violent-death grief — and what makes both so traumatic
2 years ago
Listen 14:28Changing the Way We Think About Chronic Pain
Pain is powerful — and when it becomes chronic, it can be all-consuming. It takes over our minds, saps our energy, and becomes the focu ...
Air Date: December 2, 2022
Listen 49:16The bottom of the ocean seems like an unlikely place to be teeming with life — it’s dark, freezing cold, and subject to enormous pres ...
Air Date: November 25, 2022
Listen 49:22The Bobbit Worm Chronicles: One man’s epic battle against the sea’s creepiest crawly
When Don Arndt discovered he had a bobbit worm in his aquarium, he knew it needed to go — what followed was a saga worthy of legend.
2 years ago
Listen 16:34What we eat — and how our food is produced — is always changing. Over the past few decades, we’ve seen attempts to go from industri ...
Air Date: November 18, 2022
Listen 50:23As climate change threatens coffee and tea production, where will our future buzz come from?
How caffeine went from natural to synthetic and why we should maybe expect more of it in the future.
2 years ago
Listen 8:47The Science of Extreme Weather
Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Blizzards. Flooding. Over the past 20 years, we’ve seen a staggering increase in extreme weather events, res ...
Air Date: November 11, 2022
Listen 48:21There are 19 million veterans in the U.S. who have served in the armed forces. For many, the military gave them a sense of shared purpose ...
Air Date: November 4, 2022
Listen 49:25Thrills & Chills: The Psychology of Fear
It’s that time of year when we celebrate something we usually hate: fear. We visit haunted houses and corn mazes or binge-watch the sca ...
Air Date: October 28, 2022
Listen 48:17How a therapy once seen as a victory for autistic kids has come under fire as abuse
The first generation of kids to receive intensive ABA has grown up — and many have criticized it as harmful and even abusive.
2 years ago
Listen 42:05Why Grasslands Are Worth Saving
There’s a lot to love about grasslands — the sound of the wind blowing through them, the way the colors change with the seasons, how ...
Air Date: October 21, 2022
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