The Pulse Episode Archive

We explore the experience of rejection — what it feels like, how it functions, and the lessons we can draw from it.

We look at the science of fitness, the evolution of cultural messages surrounding exercise, and how we can overcome inertia to start fitting it into our lives.

We hear about the big picture of climate change almost every day — the threats it poses, the effects on our world and lives, the fight ...

We mark the 50th anniversary of the first cell call with an exploration of the past, present, and future of mobile communications.

We explore the nature of chronic pain — what causes it, how it affects us, and the ongoing fight to stop it.

If you’re training to become a physician, your first patient is usually dead. In fact, “first patient” is what med students call th ...

Science is all about observing the world. But how do you study something you can’t see, smell, or hear — like the tiniest particles a ...

In 2018, brother and sister filmmaking duo Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev traveled to a beach in the Siberian Arctic — an area in ...

Pests: We know them when we see them. The mice that lurk in our kitchens, the squirrels that steal our tomatoes, the mosquitoes that bite ...

It seems like every day, new skin care products hit the market: lotions, serums, collagen boosters, light therapy, at-home lasers — pot ...

Dealing with a serious or chronic health condition is hard enough — but what happens when that condition comes with moral judgment? Tha ...

Health disparities between Black and white Americans run deep in the U.S. Black people are more likely to suffer from chronic conditions ...

Finding the right therapist — or, sometimes, any therapist — can be a grueling process. Someone with the right expertise, who is stil ...

When you hear the word fungi, chances are mushrooms come to mind: button mushrooms, maybe portobellos, or chanterelles. But so much of th ...

Humans have long been fascinated by the idea of communicating with other species — not just teaching animals to mimic human words, but ...