
The Pulse Archive
Fear, cost keep undocumented immigrants from health care
Immigration-reformers question benefits for U.S.-citizen children of undocumented immigrants. Alex ...
10 years ago
ListenWhen calculating care costs, online estimators can fall short
When making any purchase, the responsible thing to do is check the price first. But when it comes to figuring out the price of a medical ...
10 years ago
ListenThis week in science history, dialing across the Atlantic
“May I have your attention please? I think it would be desirable now if you would all pick up your handsets and be prepared for the ...
10 years ago
In Baltimore, taking back the harbor starts in the alleys
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is often referred to as the gem of the city. Residents run and shop along the waterfront, and its aquarium ...
10 years ago
ListenService dog or impostor? Here’s how to spot the difference
If you have a dog and have to fly for travel, y ...
10 years ago
ListenFarmers forced to adapt as dietary recommendations change
While the average American eats hundreds of pounds of meat every year, many ...
10 years ago
ListenSound it out: the (sometimes creepy) history of the talking machine
The latest iPhones are out in stores. They include lots of new features, a better camera, as well as more from the little voice inside th ...
10 years ago
ListenThe mysterious case of Long Island Sound’s disappearing lobsters
As the waters off of Long Island Sound warm, the lobsters are going elsewhere, and the men who made their living fishing them out of the ...
10 years ago
ListenThe history, science and sex of the dimmer switch When your mom is a knockout, this undoubtedly affects the path your life takes. ...
10 years ago
ListenThe implications of putting the mentally ill behind bars instead of in hospitals
Jails or prisons may be the worst places imaginable for people with mental illness, but about one in five inmates suffers from one. ...
10 years ago
ListenBiking behind bars; female inmates pedal for their health
The gym at Riverside Correctional Facility is through the metal detector, two heavy doors and down the hall. There’s a ...
10 years ago
ListenAn invention in 1959 made the art of seduction easier with the twist of a knob — it was the dimmer switch, and it changed the dining ro ...
Air Date: September 17, 2015
ListenIf your heart stops…let it be at the craps table
Ah…ah…ah…ah…Stayin’ Alive. The moment your heart stops pumping blood is the moment you stop ...
10 years ago
ListenUsing a balloon, a fishnet and a camera to calculate crowds
Will they come? Or rather, how many? The number of papal pilgrims who come to see the pontiff in Philadelphia next weekend is one of the ...
10 years ago
ListenThe unlikely relationship between zebrafish and human hearing
Early hearing loss was hard for Rob Jefferson to accept, even though it runs in his family. “No, it couldn’t have been ...
10 years ago
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