The Pulse Episode Archive

Coca-Cola’s rise to global brand domination, and how the company influenced our habits and perceptions along the way.

From ghosts to ESP, a look at paranormal phenomena and the investigators who chase them.

We take a look at the rapid rise of urgent care, what’s fueling it, and how it’s affecting patients

What if treatments or even cures for devastating rare diseases already existed — and were just waiting to be discovered? On this podcas ...

Why “touching grass” is actually good advice when it comes to taking a break and restoring focus.

Tales of adventure in search of lost and elusive species, from the golden toad to India’s wild elephants.

What The Biggest Loser taught us about metabolism, shedding pounds — and what it takes to keep weight off.

A look at some of the recently discovered factors that shape health, disease, and survival.

A celebration of muscles — from their beauty and biology, to the history of how weightlifting went mainstream.

An exploration of the mysteries of attraction and the science of optimizing online dating.

Tracing the history of our obsession with Mars, from modern efforts to colonize to belief in a Martian civilization.

It’s something we’ve all said to ourselves at some time or other: “I just have to get through this week” — as if next week will ...

How the AI revolution and the long shadow of COVID are transforming education.

In the summer of 1976, when 2,000 people came to Philadelphia for a national convention of the American Legion, a strange illness gripped ...

A look at the growing health challenges affecting farmers and people who produce our food.