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Nevermind is a biofeedback-enhanced thriller video game that that teaches players to control their emotions.
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Science

How video games could help you keep your emotions in check

Scientists are interested in video games as a potential tool to teach players how to get a handle on their emotions.

4 years ago

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Close up of sleeping man and baby
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Health

Chasing Sleep

Sleep — we all need it, but most people aren’t getting enough of it. Ideally, we spend about a third of our lives asleep. When we’r ...

Air Date: May 27, 2022

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The championship of Russia on mountain climbing.
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Health

Inside the Minds of Thrill Seekers

Skydiving, BASE jumping, climbing the highest peaks, adventuring to remote parts of the world — pushing the boundaries of safety. For t ...

Air Date: May 20, 2022

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A 2017 photo shows daredevil “Mad Mike” Hughes with his steam-powered rocket constructed out of salvage parts. (Waldo Stakes / AP)
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Science

The life and death of daredevil ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes

The daredevil known as “Mad Mike” Hughes died in a rocket crash in 2020. He was an amateur rocket builder on a quest to prove that the Earth is flat.

4 years ago

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Senior Couple Embracing In Hospital
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Health

In Sickness and in Health

We all know the vow: “In sickness and in health.” But in reality, when serious illness enters a relat ...

Air Date: May 13, 2022

Listen 48:37
Mother and daughter holding hands
The Pulse
Health

The Untold Truths about Motherhood and Menopause

On this episode, we’ll explore motherhood and the changes it brings.

Air Date: May 6, 2022

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orangutang in Close-up Photography
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Science

The Fight Against Extinction

Around the world, at dawn, something magical happens. As the sun rises, nature seems to wake up, and different species break into a choru ...

Air Date: April 29, 2022

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Ted Daeschler, a curator and paleontologist at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, holds a raccoon specimen from the collection. DNA samples from specimens can answer questions about environments in history. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Museums aren’t getting as many animal specimens. Scientists say that’s bad

The decline in new specimens is especially noticeable in the study of mammals. One journal article called it a “perfect storm” for the field.

4 years ago

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E.O. Wilson, Irina Zhorov, and Caleb Johnson in February of 2020. (Image coutesy of Caleb Johnson)
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Science

Finding hope in the legacy of E.O. Wilson

Writer Caleb Johnson visited E.O. Wilson in February of 2020, where he spoke to the late scientist about his views on biodiversity, conservation — and the end of life. 

4 years ago

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An illustration of mushrooms
The Pulse
Health

The Hidden Powers of Fungi

When you hear the word fungi, chances are mushrooms come to mind: button mushrooms, maybe portobellos, or chanterelles. But so much of th ...

Air Date: April 22, 2022

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Washington’s landlord-tenant law shrugs at tenants and winks at landlords, especially when it comes to mold. Not so in New York and California. (AndreyPopov)
The Pulse
Health
Commentary

In rainy Washington state, weak laws squash tenants’ rights to mold remediation

Washington’s landlord-tenant law shrugs at tenants and winks at landlords, especially when it comes to mold. Not so in New York and California.

4 years ago

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Health

Could magic mushrooms cure COVID-related smell loss?

Users report that psilocybin restored their sense of smell. We ask scientists what could explain this seemingly healing effect.

4 years ago

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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

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A baby wrapped in a towel and held by a man
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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
A doctor looking at an x-ray
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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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