The Pulse
Series produced by WHYY
Weekly subscribable series.
Host Maiken Scott leads this one-hour, weekly tour of the people and places at the heart of health and science.
The Pulse is a show for curious people who ask: "Yeah, why is that?" Often surprising and always captivating, The Pulse makes science and discovery personal. Produced at WHYY in Philadelphia, the show features scientists, doctors, innovators and storytelling from across the country.
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Imagine yourself out in nature — away from all the noise and the distractions of our lives. You can smell the rich scents of the forest, you can he...
- Added: Jun 23, 2022
- Length: 59:02
On this rebroadcast of The Pulse ... When we’re stressed, upset, feeling down, or off, most of us have things we do to decompress. Things we find t...
- Added: Jun 29, 2022
- Length: 59:01
Science is constantly propelling athletes to run faster, jump higher, push harder, and break records. Scientific advances have become such a big pa...
- Added: Jun 23, 2022
- Length: 59:03
Our lives depend on water — not just any water: clean, safe water. We need it for drinking, for cooking, for washing. And very often, we take it fo...
- Added: Jul 14, 2022
- Length: 59:00
In the fall of 2019, reporter Grant Hill jumped into a cab — where his driver, Clyde Ashley Sherman, told him the story of a lifetime. Decades bef...
- Added: Jul 21, 2022
- Length: 59:01
On this rebroadcast of the Pulse - When a dark alleyway makes the hairs stand up on the back of our neck; when a mother just knows that something’s...
- Added: Jul 27, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Science is all about discovery — tackling the big questions that define our world, and hopefully our future. But some of these questions are as obs...
- Added: Aug 04, 2022
- Length: 59:00
The modern ICU, or Intensive Care Unit, was born out of a time of crisis. It was 1952, and polio was raging in many places — especially the city of...
- Added: Apr 27, 2023
- Length: 58:58
On this rebroadcast of The Pulse - Learning how to be a parent can feel overwhelming, and advice is everywhere. There are the things you’re learnin...
- Added: Aug 16, 2022
- Length: 59:00
It was a summer day in 2012 when Bob Richey’s life was changed forever. He was a new college grad, having fun with friends at the beach. Like he'd ...
- Added: Aug 25, 2022
- Length: 59:02
The pandemic hasn't just changed how we live — it's changed how we work, and how we feel about our jobs. One of the major ripple effects: burnout. ...
- Added: Sep 01, 2022
- Length: 59:02
On this rebroadcast of The Pulse: Around the world, at dawn, something magical happens. As the sun comes up, nature seems to be waking up, and diff...
- Added: Sep 07, 2022
- Length: 59:01
Tom Mustill was sure he was going to die — that was the last thing he thought as he watched a humpback whale arc majestically out of the water … an...
- Added: Sep 14, 2022
- Length: 59:02
During World War I, thousands of soldiers suffered catastrophic facial injuries. If these soldiers survived their injuries, they were often shunned...
- Added: Sep 26, 2022
- Length: 59:01
A smile, clean socks, a sandwich, a wound care kit, a heartfelt “how are you feeling today?” All of these things can be part of a public health app...
- Added: Sep 29, 2022
- Length: 59:01
When Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) first emerged on the national stage, it was hailed as a ray of hope. It was an intensive, interactive therapy ...
- Added: Oct 06, 2022
- Length: 59:02
In the early days of the pandemic, life on the streets changed. Traffic was clear, and the roads felt nearly deserted. Bumper-to-bumper commutes ga...
- Added: Oct 13, 2022
- Length: 59:00
There’s a lot to love about grasslands — the sound of the wind blowing through them, the way the colors change with the seasons, how the sun lights...
- Added: Oct 20, 2022
- Length: 59:01
It’s that time of year when we celebrate something we usually hate: fear. We visit haunted houses and corn mazes, or binge-watch the scariest horro...
- Added: Oct 27, 2022
- Length: 59:01
On this rebroadcast of the Pulse - There are 19 million veterans in the U.S. who have served in the armed forces. For many, the military gave them ...
- Added: Nov 01, 2022
- Length: 59:02
