The Pulse Archive
‘The Hard Problem’: seeking science of consciousness
There are easy problems, and there are hard problems. Let’s get the easy one out of the way first. Understanding how the bra ...
11 years ago
ListenEast Coast poultry producers are on the hunt for bird flu
East coast poultry growers dodged the virus last year and they’re on high alert again. An outbreak of highly pathogenic av ...
11 years ago
ListenFighting Zika in Brazil by adding more mosquitos?
A new front opens in the war against the disease: genetically modified mosquitos. Under almost any other circumstance, Sarah Mota ...
11 years ago
ListenMeasuring the impact of prenatal genetic testing on Down Syndrome population
The thin woman wearing a big winter coat seems nervous, even though today, the news has been good. “I went to my first prena ...
11 years ago
ListenGenetic counselors face an explosion of new tests, and increased demand
A shortage means long wait times for some patients. The first time Erika Stallings’ mom had breast cancer, in the earl ...
11 years ago
ListenWe’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 ...
11 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 ...
11 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 ...
11 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 ...
11 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 ...
11 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 ...
11 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 ...
11 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 ...
11 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 ...
11 years ago
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