The Pulse Episode Archive

Some problems are so big, so entrenched and complicated, you can start to feel like Sisyphus – condemned to roll a boulder up a hil ...

Steaks are delicious. Bacon is tasty. Americans eat a ton of meat, and consumption is on the rise. And, there are serious implications in ...

What’s in your backyard, in your water, in your food? On this episode, we hunt for the hidden poisons and find them everywhere — ...

Gene editing is quickly moving from high-tech labs into middle school classrooms and even people’s kitchens. Will this finally brin ...

We follow the money as it drives decisions and changes the game in health and science. How does investment dictate which drugs end up on ...

Being seen has consequences, some great, some scary. Scientists are stepping out of the lab and speaking up to counter what they say is a ...

What should fuel America? Wind? Sun? Cow dung? We’re having a power struggle over that – it’s political, but it’s ...

What can we learn from extremes? On this episode, we’ll meet athletes who are ready to risk their lives to shed pounds quickly, med ...

Many of us have some baggage when it comes to our health. A bad back. High blood pressure. Heart disease. Cancer. In health insurance spe ...

Vera Rubin. Zora Neale Hurston. Eugenie Clark. On this episode, we celebrate women who forged a path for generations of female scientists ...

Every year, thousands of people come to the U.S. from other countries. Some come as immigrants. Others come to this country under terribl ...

Farts. Flies. Maggots. Worms. Earwax. Poop. All of these things gross us out, but the science around them is really facinating! On this e ...

Can a copy really be as good as the real thing? We’ll explore that question on this episode. We’ll meet robotic cats that liv ...

Let’s explore the most complex computer system on Earth: the brain. On this episode, we’ll examine this wondrous organ — wh ...

Love is in the air, so we thought it would be the perfect time to talk about the heart…in a health and science sort of way! On this ...