PNAS Science Sessions

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Welcome to Science Sessions, the PNAS podcast program. Listen to brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, Academy members, and policymakers as they discuss topics relevant to today's scienti... more

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The podcast currently has 422 episodes available.

PNAS Science Sessions episodes:

June 07, 2019 Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner John Dore
John Dore discusses the connection between rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and the increasing acidity of Earth's oceans.
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6min
June 07, 2019 Adaptation and Evolution: The Life of an RNA Virus
Edward C. Holmes is a professor of biology and a Distinguished Senior Scholar in the Eberly College of Science at the Pennsylvania State University. Listen as Dr. Holmes discusses his research on using comparative genomics to study the genetic evolution of RNA viruses.
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5min
June 07, 2019 Privacy and Social Security numbers
Alessandro Acquisti is an Associate Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy at the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Listen as Dr. Acquisti discusses his research in the economics of privacy and his 2009 PNAS research article on predicting Social Security numbers.
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6min
June 07, 2019 Fundamentals of environmental economics
Maureen Cropper is an economics professor at the University of Maryland and a former lead economist at the World Bank. Listen as Dr. Cropper discusses her research in environmental economics and her 2008 election into the National Academy of Sciences.
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5min
June 07, 2019 The future and stem cells
James Thomson is best known for his pioneering work that isolated and cultured non-human primate and human embryonic stem cells. Listen as Dr. Thomson discusses his research and the future of stem cells in medical uses ranging from drug discovery, transplantation, and as a basic research tool.
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6min
June 07, 2019 Simulating material behavior
Emily Carter's work merges quantum mechanics, applied mathematics, and solid state physics to create simulations of various molecules and materials. Listen as Dr. Carter discusses her research and her 2008 election to the National Academy of Sciences.
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6min
June 07, 2019 Human expansion out of Africa
Richard Klein served as editor for the PNAS Special Feature titled "Out of Africa". This collection of articles explores the historical expansion of Homo sapiens from Africa to Eurasia. The Special Feature, along with an editorial by Dr. Klein, will publish in the September 22 issue of PNAS.
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6min
June 07, 2019 Seeing inside cells
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz's laboratory at the National Institutes of Health works to characterize the fundamental principles governing protein geography and movement within cells. Dr. Lippincott-Schwartz talks about her work and her recent election to the National Academy of Sciences.
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5min
June 07, 2019 Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Yoshiro Nagao
"Decreases in dengue transmission may act to increase the incidence of dengue hemorrhagic fever"
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6min
June 07, 2019 Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Karen McComb
"Cross-modal individual recognition in domestic horses (Equus caballus)."
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6min

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How many episodes does PNAS Science Sessions have?

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