The Pulse Episode Archive

What we eat and how we feed ourselves is inherently cultural and political in nature.

We used to think of nerds as unattractive, pimply or tragically unfashionable — but somehow over the years — the meaning changed.

Everywhere we go, in just about everything we do, we make trash. On this episode, we explore the hard work of cleaning up.

The Mississippi’s history is as winding as the river itself. But it’s also part of our modern landscape.

On this episode, we explore opportunities for another life in health, science, and technology. What does it take for things — and peopl ...

Some of our most cherished items are things we have preserved for centuries: Paintings, books, everyday objects that were used by our lon ...

Congratulations, it’s a … (Wait…does it matter?) Maybe it shouldn’t matter, but in healthcare an awful lot of dec ...

The land and vistas around us tell a story about weather, the seasons, and light, but also about human influence, climate change — ...

Gambling. Drugs. Prostitution. Booze. As a society, we have always regulated behaviors we consider vices. Those regulations were once gro ...

It’s summer, and it’s hot. On this episode, we get stranded on an urban ‘heat island’ and learn what people are d ...

On July 29th, 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act and soon we sent men where only our imaginations h ...

Shortages can bring minor inconveniences, like expensive avocados or almonds. In healthcare, they can mean the difference between getting ...

Sleep is the new skinny. Americans are obsessed with a good night’s rest — after decades of viewing sleep as a waste of time for ...

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

We’re going to take the next two weeks off to work on a bunch of new episodes for you! We’ll be back in your feed on June 30 with a s ...