The Pulse Episode Archive

We interact with our world every single day, but it’s not often that we take a step back and think about how those tiny interaction ...

Now for our feature presentation: we’re going to explore the science of movie magic as seen on the big screen and behind the scenes ...

From a pain in the leg, to death without much warning, we explore how an issue that kills 60,000 Americans each year often goes unnoticed ...

Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it — copulate, that is. We step into the facinating kingdom of animal sex with biologis ...

Would you buy a car that’s programmed to potentially kill you? No way, right? But, as driverless cars are beginning to hit t ...

Come with us as we step inside a time capsule of life on earth — the natural history museum. On this specia ...

 In the world of medicine, it can be hard to find the root of a problem. On this episode, we delve into the long, complicated histor ...

Some blockbuster medicines could have an asterisk on the label that says: “Tested on middle-age white guys, but we’re hoping ...

We’re going to take you from the hottest of the hot, to the coldest of the cold on this episode. We explore how cold can save lives ...

Health and wealth are intrinsically tied together, but how can people fix the things that are making them unhealthy if they don’t h ...

Distance makes the heart grow fonder, just ask an astronaut. About 550 people have gone to space. When they return, many report feeling c ...

As the Democratic National Convention wraps up in Philadelphia this week, we take a look inside what people are saying about the environm ...

This is a great time of year to hit the road, explore the world, and most importantly, take a vacation. But instead of taking you to plac ...

We’re getting to the root of some important questions: why are teeth treated differently than other body parts, when it comes to ca ...

Who have you hugged today? Was it a Hollywood hug or a serious bear hug? There’s more to those embraces than just affection! We sen ...