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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For decades, the idea that you could attack genetic illnesses right at the root — that you could modify people’s genes to treat or cure disease — s...
- Added: Nov 22, 2023
- Length: 59:02
What we make for dinner, grab as a snack, or have for breakfast changes all the time — and there are some major forces at play: consumer tastes and...
- Added: Nov 15, 2023
- Length: 59:00
In March of 2022, the war in Ukraine was weighing heavily on Fabian Falch, a Norwegian tech entrepreneur. The Russian government had started to cen...
- Added: Nov 08, 2023
- Length: 59:02
On this rebroadcast of The Pulse - We live in a world of endless opportunity — hundreds of dating options, dozens of jobs to apply to, the ability ...
- Added: Oct 31, 2023
- Length: 59:02
For most of the big moments in life, we have rituals — proposals, weddings, births, graduations, and anniversaries. We know how to talk about them,...
- Added: Oct 25, 2023
- Length: 59:02
Flying saucers, little green men, and the X-Files — for years, that’s what most people associated with unidentified flying objects, or UFOs. They w...
- Added: Oct 18, 2023
- Length: 59:02
On this rebroadcast of The Pulse - Dealing with a serious or chronic health condition is hard enough — but what happens when that condition comes w...
- Added: Oct 11, 2023
- Length: 59:02
Most of us have been there — feeling our jeans get tighter, watching the numbers on the scale creep up, declaring that this time we’re going to los...
- Added: Oct 04, 2023
- Length: 59:01
In 1978, NASA recruited six candidates out of thousands of applicants for a special, groundbreaking mission: to become the first American women in ...
- Added: Sep 27, 2023
- Length: 59:00
It sneaks up on us while we’re sitting in traffic, or waiting at the doctor’s office, or doing our taxes — boredom, that restless feeling of dissat...
- Added: Sep 20, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We often think of art and science as existing in different — even opposite — spheres. One revolves around creativity and imagination; the other aro...
- Added: Sep 13, 2023
- Length: 59:01
We spend a lot of time thinking about happiness. Wondering if we are truly happy, and how we could get there. We try to predict what will make us h...
- Added: Sep 06, 2023
- Length: 59:01
The teenage years can be an emotional rollercoaster. One moment everything is great, it’s amazing, then suddenly life is terrible, and all is ruine...
- Added: Aug 30, 2023
- Length: 59:02
Over the past few years, remote working has transformed millions of people’s lives — giving them more time for family, more control over their sche...
- Added: Aug 23, 2023
- Length: 59:00
On this rebroadcast of the Pulse - Science is all about observing the world. But how do you study something you can’t see, smell, or hear — like th...
- Added: Aug 14, 2023
- Length: 59:02
Whether you’re a student or a doctor, a plumber or a truck driver, a university lecturer or a radio reporter, artificial intelligence is changing t...
- Added: Aug 09, 2023
- Length: 59:00
On this rebroadcast of The Pulse - It seems like every day, new skin care products hit the market: lotions, serums, collagen boosters, light therap...
- Added: Aug 01, 2023
- Length: 59:00
If you’ve tried to book a doctor’s appointment lately, chances are, it’s been challenging. Many practices are not taking new patients, or open slot...
- Added: Jul 26, 2023
- Length: 59:02
For centuries, writers and philosophers have imagined what a perfect world might look like — if only we had a chance to start over, build it all fr...
- Added: Jul 19, 2023
- Length: 59:00
When you’re at the doctor’s office or a hospital, it’s easy to get frustrated. Why is this taking so long? Why do the nurses look so tired? Why doe...
- Added: Jul 12, 2023
- Length: 58:52
