The Pulse Archive

Black barbershops have long been a source of community and support. OB-GYN Pierre Johnson discusses some of the lessons he learned from his days cutting hair.

In Chicago, one doctor traces the health disparities between white and black residents to the neighborhoods where they live.

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

We keep secrets because we fear being judged, or to protect ourselves. But what happens when a secret comes out? On this episode, we take ...

There are lots of LGBTQ kids in the foster care system. To take care of those kids, Philadelphia is recruiting foster parents who are LGBTQ, too.

Victoria Elder loves her kid — and regrets becoming a mother. She and others are challenging the belief that parenthood is for everyone.

Facing terminal cancer, an undocumented immigrant must decide if access to life-extending medicine is worth the increased risk of deportation.

Music touches nearly every part of our lives. On this episode, we explore the science and power of music — what does research tell us a ...

Chrissy Tashijan of the band Thin Lips had paralyzing agoraphobia. Music prevented her world from getting smaller and smaller.

Biologists and musicians are still wondering a question that goes back more than a century.

Blues guitarist Todd Simpson has a genetic disorder. His family calls his innate musical talent a gift from God. Some scientists wonder if it came from a tiny blip in his DNA.

Ornithologist Drew Lanham says wilderness offers beauty and freedom — but also holds our painful past.

Wildlife photographer Nick Nichols remembers a close call with a tigress.

We reintroduce animals to their native habitat as part of an impulse to re-create “wilderness” — a place untouched by man. The result is more like the feeling of wilderness.

A hidden world of pathways leads wild animals safely across busy roads, keeping ecosystems connected even as human use fragments and disturbs them.