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Bobby Flynn and Jessie Flynn
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Health

Finding Hope in an Experimental Treatment

Jessie Flynn decided she’d had enough. For years, multiple sclerosis had taken more and more away from her life — her ability to move ...

Air Date: April 15, 2022

Listen 49:39
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The Pulse
Health

Parents Know Best — or Do They?

Learning how to be a parent can feel overwhelming, and advice is everywhere. There are the things you’re learning from other parents, t ...

Air Date: April 8, 2022

Listen 49:30
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The Pulse
Health

The Road to Diagnosis

Getting the right diagnosis can be life-changing. It can mean the end of pain and the beginning of answers; it can mean treatment, a cure ...

Air Date: April 1, 2022

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Jake Odmark's career on Broadway took an unexpected turn when he was diagnosed with Chron's disease. (Courtesy of Odmark)
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Health

How a Broadway superhero faced a life-threatening diagnosis

When Jake Odmark was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, his career took a back seat. But accepting the diagnosis led to a more stable future.

4 years ago

Listen 8:55
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Health

The Generosity Spectrum

When it comes to generosity, there’s a wide spectrum in terms of how far we’ll go for others. There’s buy-your-friends-dinner gener ...

Air Date: March 25, 2022

Listen 49:05
A young woman plugging her ears to block out noise
The Pulse
Science

Noise Annoys

On a technical level, noise and sound are the same thing: vibrating molecules that travel in waves straight to our ears. But when sound i ...

Air Date: March 18, 2022

Listen 49:12
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The Pulse
Science

Humans and Sound

The soundscape of our lives changes depending on where we are — the murmuring of voices, birdsong in trees, the beeps and dings of tech ...

Air Date: March 11, 2022

Listen 49:04
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The Pulse
Health

How one man savored the silence pandemic lockdown brought 

Noises can be painfully loud for people with hyperacusis, a rare hearing condition. When the March 2020 shutdown quieted the environment, less sound meant less suffering. 

4 years ago

Listen 6:47
A yellow street sign with arrows directing towards logic and intuition
The Pulse
Science

When to Trust Your Intuition

It’s when a dark alleyway makes the hairs stand up on the back of our neck; when a mother just knows that something’s wrong ...

Air Date: March 4, 2022

Listen 49:14
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The Pulse
Science

How We Process Information

The human brain has an incredible capacity for processing information, from sensory data, to casual conversations, to everything we hear ...

Air Date: February 25, 2022

Listen 47:43
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The Pulse
Science

How Science is Changing Sports

Science is constantly propelling athletes to run faster, jump higher, push harder, and break records. Scientific advances have become suc ...

Air Date: February 18, 2022

Listen 48:55
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The Pulse
Health

The Mysteries of Love

If there’s one thing humans can’t get enough of, it’s love. The spark of a first kiss, the warm glow of a happy couple — even if ...

Air Date: February 11, 2022

Listen 48:50
Close up on dilated pupil. (Courtesy of Big Stock Image)
The Pulse
Science

How TikTok’s pupil test works, and what it tells us about love and attraction

A TikTok trend that claims to test if you’re really in love may have some real science behind it.

4 years ago

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Meriem Abella and Amine Tino formed a long distance relationship after finding each other on Tinder. (Courtesy of Meriem Abella)
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Lifestyle

How a glitch on a dating app brought one couple together  

Tinder told this couple they were less than a mile away and sparked an intercontinental romance.

4 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

Thank You for Your Feedback

From Amazon to Angie’s List, Google, Facebook, and Yelp, we live in a world driven by feedback. In the best of circumstances, honest cr ...

Air Date: February 4, 2022

Listen 49:09
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