
The Pulse Archive
We’ll take you from pages to pixels, through stories in the stacks, all to get a better idea about what the next chapter has in sto ...
Air Date: January 15, 2016
ListenAre libraries nearing their due date, or are they in a ‘carpe diem’ moment?
This piece is part of our “Rebirth Of The Library” show. Take a look at the rest of our stories ...
10 years ago
ListenIn a taxonomic library, shelves are full of birds, not books
This piece is part of our “Rebirth Of The Library” show. Take a look at the rest of our stories ...
10 years ago
ListenAt one Kansas City library, residents check out their health
We think of libraries as places we can exercise our minds…but in an increasingly digitized world, they public spaces make pretty go ...
10 years ago
ListenFrom pages to pixels, the invention of the eReader
This piece is part of our “Rebirth Of The Library” show. Take a look at the rest of our stories ...
10 years ago
ListenWill BookBots be the revolution libraries are looking for?
This piece is part of our “Rebirth Of The Library” show. Take a look at the rest of our stories ...
10 years ago
ListenModern libraries are lending more than just books
As libraries struggle to reinvent themselves, they expand their lending collection beyond books and DVDs to technology, art and even anim ...
10 years ago
ListenHow young librarians are figuring out the field’s future
This piece is part of our “Rebirth Of The Library” show. Take a look at the rest of our s ...
10 years ago
ListenHow one family is advancing diabetes innovation
More than 29 million people in the country have diabetes. With a market that big, why aren’t more people focusing on medical innova ...
10 years ago
ListenArtist explores his cystic fibrosis in exhibit, ‘Cure’
Dylan Mortimer grew up as the son of a Missouri preacher. For more than a decade, he’s explored faith and spirituality in his artwo ...
10 years ago
Listen‘Supermaterial’ graphene could change medicine
Graphene, a thin layer of tighly packed pure cabon atoms, is often talked about as a “supermaterial” that is poised to change ...
10 years ago
Analyzing genetics, race from a scientific perspective
How much of who we are is determined by our DNA? Is our DNA a predictor of behavior? How do our genes evolve over time? Whil ...
10 years ago
How robots could revolutionize rehabilitation
Now more than ever, it seems, robots and automation are taking a more prominent role in places where humans are either unwilling or unabl ...
10 years ago
Life hack for microbrewers: how to avoid bitter beer
It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when the rise of the microbrew began, but one thing is for sure: across the country, from Portla ...
10 years ago
It’s a new year, so that means a new you, right? We dissect our desires to start over — to do things better and perh ...
Air Date: December 28, 2015
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