The Pulse Archive

70,000 people, nine days in the Nevada desert, and zero trash.

Everywhere we go, in just about everything we do, we make trash. On this episode, we explore the hard work of cleaning up.

The Mississippi’s history is as winding as the river itself. But it’s also part of our modern landscape.

On this episode, we explore opportunities for another life in health, science, and technology. What does it take for things — and peopl ...

Beth Beverly’s basement looks like a workshop – with a twist. A meat hook dangles from the ceiling. A head mount of a ...

Some physicists are leaving their field because of rising helium prices. A few years ago, Sophia Hayes, a chemist at Washington Un ...

Some of our most cherished items are things we have preserved for centuries: Paintings, books, everyday objects that were used by our lon ...

Robbie Magnan of the Fort Peck Tribes is pushing to bring back America’s bison herds. At one point, there were 50 million wi ...

Understanding and teaching the languages of tribes. Thomas Jefferson was convinced that the languages of native tribes in North Am ...

Mindell Dubansky has been repairing and taking care of books for 35 years. Mindell Dubansky once slapped someone’s hand for ...

What started as a box of bones has turned into a massive undertaking. In Philadelphia, just a stone’s throw from the Liberty ...

Congratulations, it’s a … (Wait…does it matter?) Maybe it shouldn’t matter, but in healthcare an awful lot of dec ...

Brie Ripley was young, female and seeking surgery to remain childfree. My mom was the first person to tell me, ‘you don̵ ...

For some, a new voice is an important part of transitioning.

Medical students learn trans care in the classroom and the exam room. Bianca Leigh is playing a character named Tia Lopez. ...