The Pulse Episode Archive
Can you actually learn a new language through an app?
Definitely maybe, research suggests. What doesn’t help: conjugation, and odd bits of practice conversation no one ever uses.
4 years ago
Listen 6:41Air Date: July 17, 2020
Listen 48:42FOSTA-SESTA was supposed to thwart sex trafficking. Instead, it’s sparked a movement
Why sex workers say the laws harm the most vulnerable among their ranks — and put their lives in danger.
4 years ago
Listen 17:04Air Date: July 10, 2020
Listen 48:53One woman’s mission to make sure everyone carries Narcan — including drug dealers
In Kensington, Rosalind Pichardo learned, people using drugs usually want to have Narcan on hand. Drug dealers were tougher to convince.
4 years ago
Listen 9:27Air Date: July 3, 2020
Listen 49:07What’s Here to Stay or Gone Forever?
Air Date: June 26, 2020
Listen 49:11Can coronavirus ‘Victory Gardens’ quell post-pandemic hunger?
With rampant unemployment and several meat-packing plants linked to COVID-19 outbreaks, many people are turning to at-home horticulture for relief.
4 years ago
Listen 6:23Air Date: June 19, 2020
Listen 48:53Should cities pay influencers to help stop the spread of COVID-19?
The question is not just about money. It’s also about getting the word out to people who need to hear it and might not get it elsewhere.
4 years ago
Listen 7:50The cost and hidden silver lining of COVID-19 misinformation
Because of the pandemic, researchers are learning more about how falsehoods spread on social media — and hopefully how to stop them.
4 years ago
Listen 10:52Fake vs. Real — And When It Matters
Air Date: June 12, 2020
Listen 48:59The Impact of Police Violence on Health
Air Date: June 5, 2020
Listen 48:58Air Date: May 29, 2020
Listen 48:28The pandemic has warped and stretched time in strange ways, and this week, we listen back to our episode on time.
Air Date: May 22, 2020
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