The Pulse Episode Archive

We travel to experience awe or learn something new — maybe even to get our worldview shaken up a bit. On this episode, The Pulse explor ...

In science and medicine, we often fail to predict the outcomes of our experiments and actions. The result: unintended consequences. Somet ...

For a long time disability meant one thing — limitations. Think about the word disabled: its literal meaning is broken, not functioning ...

The Pulse explores how the environment shapes biology. Turns out that influence goes deep, down to the molecular level — to th ...

As drug overdose deaths continue to soar, cities hit hard by the opioid crisis are considering a controversial new proposal: safe injecti ...

Rebroadcast: Happy Birthday, America! From the very beginning, science has shaped this country. Many of the Founding Fathers — Madison, ...

Sometimes it feels like the world is conspiring to make us pack on the pounds — we sit at desks all day, grab fast food on the run, and ...

The Atlantic hurricane season is here — that time of the year when tropical storms whip their way in from the sea, cutting paths of des ...

We have dogs to thank for pacemakers. We probably should be a little grateful to mice for the development of chemotherapy. Cows helped us ...

On this week’s show, we talk with people taking their health and wellness into their own hands — with varying results.

We like to romanticize farming – but the truth is that it’s tough, complicated, sometimes dangerous work. Technology has made som ...

Giving birth. Giving support and feeling a fierce love. Being there. Being exhausted. It’s all part of being a mom. To mark Mother& ...

When it comes to scientific knowledge, we’re selective about who and what we believe. But, how do we get to a place of knowing? We hear ...

Diabetes costs more healthcare dollars than any other disease in the United States. But beyond the huge financial price tag — diabetes ...

On this episode, we explore one of our most important and amazing human tools. What does neuroscience tell us about how language works, a ...