The Pulse Episode Archive
Our lives depend on water — not just any water: clean, safe water. We need it for drinking, for cooking, for washing. And very often, w ...
Air Date: July 15, 2022
Listen 48:25How Science is Changing Sports
Science is constantly propelling athletes to run faster, jump higher, push harder, and break records. Scientific advances have become suc ...
Air Date: July 8, 2022
Listen 49:01When we’re stressed, upset, feeling down, or off, most of us have things we do to decompress. Things we ...
Air Date: July 1, 2022
Listen 51:54Imagine yourself out in nature — away from all the noise and the distractions of our lives. You can smell the rich scents of the forest ...
Air Date: June 24, 2022
Listen 54:24What We Get Wrong about Black Health
In 2018, journalist Linda Villarosa wrote ...
Air Date: June 17, 2022
Listen 48:09The Future of Embryo Selection
IVF clinics have long tested embryos for genetic disorders and abnormalities — but in recent years, new startups have been pushing the ...
Air Date: June 10, 2022
Listen 48:27Emotions are fleeting — they can bubble up seemingly out of nowhere and change quickly. Studying them is challenging, but it’s also i ...
Air Date: June 3, 2022
Listen 49:42Sleep — we all need it, but most people aren’t getting enough of it. Ideally, we spend about a third of our lives asleep. When we’r ...
Air Date: May 27, 2022
Listen 50:53Inside the Minds of Thrill Seekers
Skydiving, BASE jumping, climbing the highest peaks, adventuring to remote parts of the world — pushing the boundaries of safety. For t ...
Air Date: May 20, 2022
Listen 49:12We all know the vow: “In sickness and in health.” But in reality, when serious illness enters a relat ...
Air Date: May 13, 2022
Listen 48:37The Untold Truths about Motherhood and Menopause
On this episode, we’ll explore motherhood and the changes it brings.
Air Date: May 6, 2022
Listen 49:32Around the world, at dawn, something magical happens. As the sun rises, nature seems to wake up, and different species break into a choru ...
Air Date: April 29, 2022
Listen 48:20When you hear the word fungi, chances are mushrooms come to mind: button mushrooms, maybe portobellos, or chanterelles. But so much of th ...
Air Date: April 22, 2022
Listen 49:12Finding Hope in an Experimental Treatment
Jessie Flynn decided she’d had enough. For years, multiple sclerosis had taken more and more away from her life — her ability to move ...
Air Date: April 15, 2022
Listen 49:39Parents Know Best — or Do They?
Learning how to be a parent can feel overwhelming, and advice is everywhere. There are the things you’re learning from other parents, t ...
Air Date: April 8, 2022
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