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Close up on dilated pupil. (Courtesy of Big Stock Image)
The Pulse
Science

How TikTok’s pupil test works, and what it tells us about love and attraction

A TikTok trend that claims to test if you’re really in love may have some real science behind it.

3 years ago

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Meriem Abella and Amine Tino formed a long distance relationship after finding each other on Tinder. (Courtesy of Meriem Abella)
The Pulse
Lifestyle

How a glitch on a dating app brought one couple together  

Tinder told this couple they were less than a mile away and sparked an intercontinental romance.

3 years ago

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DeeSoul Carson (left), performs a group poem at the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI). (Photo courtesy of DeeSoul Carson)
The Pulse
Arts & Entertainment

Does the feedback in creative writing workshops make for better writing?

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...

3 years ago

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Shreya Kangovi is the founding Executive Director of the Penn Center for Community Health Workers. | Courtesy of Penn Medicine
The Pulse
Health

‘Too sick to rest’: How long COVID helped one doctor learn to slow down

For a Philadelphia physician, rest seemed out of the question during the early part of the pandemic. But she learned an important lesson about the need to slow down.

3 years ago

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Ms. V smiles at one her chickens in her yard in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

How backyard chickens blur the lines between farm animal and pet

In some cities, like Philadelphia, people run afoul of the law by keeping chickens. But back in the old days, it was the natural order of things.

3 years ago

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Writer and memoirist, Nefertiti Austin, pictured with her two children. (Photo courtesy of Nefertiti  Austin)
The Pulse
Health

How informal adoptions became a mainstay of African American family life

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...

3 years ago

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Young woman using Mental Health Apps on cell phone.
The Pulse
Health

How can therapy apps reach lower-income communities?

A Reno effort succeeded with people who’d done in-person therapy. But did it reach those who traditionally couldn’t afford in-person therapy?

3 years ago

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After the Battle of Blair Mountain in 1921, union miners surrendered their weapons. (Wikimedia Commons)
The Pulse
Community

A West Virginia mountain embodies the long history of the coal industry’s grip

Blair Mountain, site of a deadly 1921 battle between miners and their employers, is mostly inaccessible to those who would honor its significance. 


3 years ago

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Auditory processing disorder refers to any failure along the pathway, from our ears into our brains. (carloscastilla /bigstock)
The Pulse
Science

Trouble understanding, but your hearing checks out fine. What’s at play?

Researchers are strategizing ways to discover whether auditory processing disorders are at play.

4 years ago

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Chris Newman started a farm to raise chickens and pigs sustainably, with plenty of outdoor space. He'd also like the food to be affordable. (Alan Yu/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

One farm tried to make sustainable food affordable. Here’s what happened

At Sylvanaqua Farms, Chris Newman tried to address two big problems with U.S. agriculture. But as some workers saw it, he was a problem too.

4 years ago

Listen 17:57
Zachary Bell wants to create a positive online community with fellow veterans through humor, inside jokes, and messages about mental health. (Courtesy of Zachary Bell)
The Pulse
Health

Veteran sends funny messages with a serious mission

Zachary Bell wants to create a positive online community with fellow veterans through humor, inside jokes, and messages about mental health.

4 years ago

Listen 07:32
Dave Schible suffers from tinnitus and hearing loss. Tinnitus is the most common service-connected disability, the VA says. More than 2 million veterans get compensation for it. (Courtesy of Dave Schible)
The Pulse
Health

Off the battlefield, many veterans face a new foe: damaged hearing

Tinnitus is the most common service-connected disability, the VA says. More than 2 million veterans get compensation for it.

4 years ago

Listen 06:39
The Pulse
Health

A stem cell treatment for MS offers some patients hope. But is it hope that will last?

After more than 15 years of multiple sclerosis, a patient travels to Mexico for a risky, experimental treatment called HSCT, against her doctor's advice.

4 years ago

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O’Hara’s Restaurant and Pub, a few blocks from the World Trade Center has become a place to remember 9/11. (Hannah Fullmer for WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

In New York 20 years on, O’Hara’s honors 9/11 and first responders

Owner Mike Keane was at the bar the day the towers came down just two blocks away. He works to keep the memory alive.

4 years ago

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Research has shown a link between exposure to racism and birth outcomes. The terror attacks offered a unique window on the effects of anti-Arab racism. (Illustration by Andre Reed)
The Pulse
Health

'We had just come through an awful year': The acute stress of 9/11 led to increased preterm birth rates for Arab women

Research has shown a link between exposure to racism and birth outcomes. The terror attacks offered a unique window on the effects of anti-Arab racism.

4 years ago

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