
The Pulse Archive
Why don’t more farms convert poop to power?
Imagine 7,000 gallons of cow manure. It smells. Brett Reinford’s dairy farm in Central Pennsylvania has 700 cows, and that& ...
8 years ago
Listen 6:04Renewable energy jobs bring new life to old coal towns
In some former coal towns, residents continue to hold tight to that economy and identity. Reporter Elizab ...
8 years ago
Listen 6:42What is the grid and why do renewables strain it?
In the push for an electrical energy source that can sustainably power the modern world — namely, renewables, like wind and solar — t ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:49For Lent, Mary Kate Ranii produced as little garbage as possible. Anything she couldn’t avoid, she carried with her. Mary Ka ...
8 years ago
ListenAthletes chase competitive advantage by cutting weight
In certain sports, rapid weight loss is extremely common and extremely dangerous. Boxers, wrestlers, muay thai and mixed martial a ...
8 years ago
ListenHealth experts work hard to counter anti-vaccine activism
One of the first, big decisions parents have to make is whether or not to vaccinate their child. Vaccines are vital to public — ...
8 years ago
ListenFrom snakebites to leadership, students learn medicine in the wild
When you’re trading your medical school classroom for a soggy, chilly nature reserve — you better be prepared. During a wi ...
8 years ago
ListenMany of us have some baggage when it comes to our health. A bad back. High blood pressure. Heart disease. Cancer. In health insurance spe ...
Air Date: March 28, 2017
ListenVeteran with PTSD gets a helping paw from a shelter dog
Many veterans come home and have trouble adjusting to civilian life, and that adjustment weighed heavily on Russel Keyser. In 2004 ...
8 years ago
ListenWhy do rates of global sea level rise vary locally?
One of the most visible signs of climate change is rising seas. Coastal cities have seen more frequent and larger storms – think Hu ...
8 years ago
ListenCan the eucalyptus ever be accepted as a ‘native’ Californian?
Two decades after the Oakland Hills firestorm, neighbors are still battling over the ‘flammable’ forest. Walking along ...
8 years ago
ListenVera Rubin. Zora Neale Hurston. Eugenie Clark. On this episode, we celebrate women who forged a path for generations of female scientists ...
Air Date: March 24, 2017
Listen 49:35Both a mom and a med student: one woman’s midlife career change
Growing up, Regan Causey Tuder heard something that a lot of yo ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:15Sharks aren’t just for boys: Gills Club inspires aspiring female biologists
It’s no secret that there are fewer women than men in a lot of STEM fields. One group is trying to target that problem by inspiring ...
8 years ago
Listen 4:37Game developer wants to take her cultural critique to Congress
Brianna Wu has been outspoken about sexism in male-dominated video game culture. Brianna Wu has loved video games ever since she w ...
8 years ago
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