The Pulse Episode Archive

To celebrate the newest sequel in the space opera saga, we’re searching for the science in “Star Wars.” Along way, we discover ...

On this week’s episode, we visit people standing watch over the world around them.

On this episode, The Pulse celebrates the service and innovative spirit of U.S. veterans. There are about 20 million American vets. We’ve got a few of their stories.

What happens when we step away from people and places?

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 ...