The Pulse

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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 time to explore life-changing innovations. The Pulse delivers stories in ways that matter to you, and answers questions you never knew you had.

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  • The Fight to Save Rural Hospitals — and Access to HealthcareOct 1, 2026 · 50 min
  • The Strange Science of Color — And Our Quest to Understand ItSep 24, 2026 · 50 min
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  • The Science of Eating: What We Get Wrong About Diet and NutritionSep 17, 2026 · 49 min
  • Under Pressure: How Weather Affects our HealthSep 10, 2026 · 50 min
  • 'I Could Have Been Lindsay Clancy’Sep 4, 2026 · 41 min
  • The Search for Life on Mars: From Mars Mania to NASA’s RoversSep 3, 2026 · 50 min
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