The Pulse

Health & Wellness Podcasts

Go on an adventure into unexpected corners of the health and science world each week with award-winning host Maiken Scott. The Pulse takes you behind the doors of operating rooms, into the lab with some of the world's foremost scientists, and back in...

Episodes

The Complexity of Motherhood

Healing with Psychedelics: Veterans, PTSD, and the Science of Mind-Altering Drugs

40 Years After Chernobyl: What Caused the Disaster — and How It Changed Nuclear Energy

So Many Cravings, So Few Rewards: Understanding How Dopamine Works

What Greenland Can Teach Us About The Earth’s Past and Future

Inside the Boom of Urgent Care: How It’s Changing American Medicine

Why We Need to Talk About Poop

The Problem with Being Perfect: How Unrealistic Standards Hurt Our Minds and Bodies

Unearthing the Hidden Stories of Women Scientists

When Love Becomes Caregiving: How Illness Changes Relationships

Already Forgotten About Your New Year’s Resolution? Here’s Why

Hello? From Bell’s First Call to Gen Z’s Telephobia: 150 Years of the Telephone

Beyond Anthropomorphism: The Science of Animal Emotions

Revenge Feels Great — But the Cost is High

Will My Doctor Be a Bot? AI and the Future of Medicine

Finding Your Match: The Science of Love and Attraction

Closing the Gap: Improving Health Outcomes for Black Americans

From Buzz to Burnout: How Alcohol Affects the Brain and Body

Challenger at 40: How the Disaster Shaped the Future of NASA

Triumph, Tragedy and Ennui: Three NASA Missions That Shaped the Future of Space Exploration