The Pulse Episode Archive

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.

We explore what researchers are learning about the connections between noise, hearing loss, and our well-being.

We explore what comes next after surviving something extraordinary.

More than a hundred thousand people in the U.S. are on the national transplant list waiting for a life-sa ...

A look at the roots of shame, and how it affects our behavior, our choices, and our health.

Oceans are Earth’s defining feature, its largest ecosystem, and the engine that powers our planet.

How finding and listening to your body’s sleep rhythm can lead to better rest.

Amid the summer heat, we explore the history and future of cold technology, from innovations in freezing to the next generation of air conditioners.