The Pulse Archive
Staying mobile to keep farming
As American farmers grow older, many more people may experience mobility issues — and need the adaptive technology disabled farmer Dennis Hunsberger uses.
8 years ago
Listen 3:31Hemp’s looking for a Hail Mary (Jane)
Marijuana’s sober cousin, hemp, may soon become legal again. Scientists and industrialists are figuring out what to do with the super-weed.
8 years ago
Listen 7:42Giving birth. Giving support and feeling a fierce love. Being there. Being exhausted. It’s all part of being a mom. To mark Mother& ...
Air Date: May 11, 2018
Listen 49:42Few violent episodes triggered by mental illness
So why do we still expect the mental health system to decide who’s dangerous?
8 years ago
Listen 8:31When it comes to scientific knowledge, we’re selective about who and what we believe. But, how do we get to a place of knowing? We hear ...
Air Date: May 4, 2018
Listen 49:27Burn pits: A sick veteran waits for science to confirm his suspicions
In his last days in Iraq, Army Specialist Thomas Fitzinger’s job was to burn mounds of garbage. He says he inhaled soot and smoke, and that today his lungs are damaged.
8 years ago
Listen 11:33Looking for climate change answers in the melting north
As Arctic ice caps warmed, scientists — believers and skeptics — came together to seek answers.
8 years ago
Listen 5:23Indigenous traditions get science backing
Scientists are learning from farmers and traditional healers — and documenting what powers their success.
8 years ago
Listen 8:22Diabetes costs more healthcare dollars than any other disease in the United States. But beyond the huge financial price tag — diabetes ...
Air Date: April 27, 2018
Listen 48:55How diabetes has shaped my life — two perspectives
Catherine Price has Type 1 diabetes; Keysha Brooker has Type 2. As part of The Pulse’s “The Cost of Diabetes” episode, we invited them to our studio to meet.
8 years ago
Listen 7:00DNA, diabetes and family destiny
Diabetes runs is Kristen Cabrera’s family. Her dad, plus seven aunts and uncles have the illness. She gathered them at home in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley to talk about it.
8 years ago
Listen 6:33Thirty-four-year-old Meghan Adorno says being vegan is about keeping herself healthy, protecting animals, and saving the planet.
8 years ago
Listen 2:40On the spectrum from tree hugger to climate-change denier, Americans claim to be “green” — or not — in all sorts of ways.
8 years ago
Living in Houston with flaring smokestacks in the distance stoked Carrie Feibel’s eco-anxieties. Still, she decided to have a kid... but just one.
8 years ago
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