Lessons from the Pandemic with Maiken Scott

What kind of psychological and emotional problems have been common to us in these past 10 months or so, and what people are doing to combat this and staying safe and sane.  No, you are not alone. Many of us are familiar with her program’s format but it regularly deals with any number of diverse health and science-related topics from unusual reactions to going under anesthesia to natural history museums to what causes those song earworms that have driven most of us a little crazy from time to time. Sponsored by the GJC Men’s Club.

About Maiken Scott:  Maiken Scott hosts WHYY’s The Pulse – a national health and science radio show and podcast that explores the people and places at the heart of health and science. Since its launch in December 2013, The Pulse has crafted a unique, “ground-level” approach to telling compelling stories and breaking down complicated issues. The show airs on more than 75 public radio stations across the country. For The Pulse, Maiken has explored Natural History museums as time capsules for our planet, the vast music memory library or “jukebox in our heads” , and why so many patients cry after waking up from anesthesia, just to name a few topics. Maiken grew up in Karlsruhe, Germany (where Heinrich Hertz did his famous work on radio waves, and an early version of the bicycle was invented.) She moved to the US when she was in her early twenties. She studied journalism at Temple University in Philadelphia and completed a graduate degree in American history at the same university. Maiken started working at WHYY in 1997 while going to grad school. She started as a producer, creating three different weekly programs, one on psychology, one on gardening, and one on food. A pretty wild mix! In 2008, she joined WHYY’s newsroom as a reporter and covered mental health.

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