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Health

Conversations with Veterans

There are 19 million veterans in the U.S. who have served in the armed forces. For many, the military gave them a sense of shared purpose ...

Air Date: November 5, 2021

Listen 49:26
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Health

Health Care at Home

A lot of us had our first taste of remote medical care during the pandemic — telemedicine checkups performed right in our own homes. It ...

Air Date: October 29, 2021

Listen 48:54
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Science

New fronts in the fight against climate change

The search for solutions to address climate change is urgent. People want action now, something that will move the needle. But every solu ...

Air Date: October 22, 2021

Listen 48:28
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The Pulse
Science

Sending Signals

The modern world is made possible by a web of electromagnetic radiation. Your phone, computer, TV, cable box, radio — all depend on mil ...

Air Date: October 15, 2021

Listen 49:43
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Health

Finding 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: October 8, 2021

Listen 49:46
From left to right: Jaya Aysola, founder and executive director of Penn Medicine’s Center for Health Equity Advancement, Pierre Johnson, University of Chicago OB-GYN, Madi Sinha, physician and author, and Cesar Padilla, obstetric anesthesiologist
The Pulse
Health

What Will It Take to Diversify Medicine?

Who becomes a physician in this country — and who never gets that chance? On this encore presentation, we explore this question a lot o ...

Air Date: October 1, 2021

Listen 50:58
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The Pulse
Science

Handmade Tales

As a materials scientist, Anna Ploszajski was trained t ...

Air Date: September 24, 2021

Listen 48:52
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The Pulse
Science

Criminology Under the Microscope

It’s one of the first questions we hear on detective shows after a heinous crime has occurred: “What’s the motive?” For hundreds ...

Air Date: September 17, 2021

Listen 49:00
The Pulse
Health

The Lessons of 9/11

The passing of 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks has meant that some of the wounds cut by that day have closed — others have not. ...

Air Date: September 10, 2021

Listen 1:00:48
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The Pulse
Health

The Evolving Nature of Work

Sometimes, work can feel like Groundhog Day — different variations of the same thing, day after day. Same commute, same hours, same peo ...

Air Date: September 3, 2021

Listen 47:24
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The Pulse
Science

The Magic of Energy

Energy fuels our lives in ways that seem almost magical. It can transform darkness into light, cold into warmth, water into ice. Of cours ...

Air Date: August 27, 2021

Listen 49:33
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The Pulse Presents: Half Vaxxed — The Rise and Fall of Philly Fighting COVID

The first episode looks at the promise of the nimble, young startup that pledged to vaccinate Philadelphia.

Air Date: August 25, 2021

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Health

Kids and Mental Health

We’ve heard it again and again — kids are resilient. But they’re also sensitive, with social and emotional needs every bit as compl ...

Air Date: August 20, 2021

Listen 49:00
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Science

Changing Appearances

We’ve all heard the saying: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” The problem is that’s not how the world works. Just about everyt ...

Air Date: August 13, 2021

Listen 47:57
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Health

Who We Are at Core

Who are you? There are dozens of ways to answer that question, from your name and nationality, to your relationships and job, all the way ...

Air Date: August 6, 2021

Listen 48:59
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