PNAS Science Sessions
PNAS
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 scientific community. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in PNAS, plus a broad range of scientific news about discoveries that affect the world around us.
Episodes
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May 17, 2021 • 12min
Self-cleaving ribozymes
Jeannie Lee describes the discovery of self-cleaving ribozymes.
May 3, 2021 • 9min
Designing synthetic organisms
Josh Bongard describes AI-designed, reconfigurable biological organisms made from frog cells.
Apr 19, 2021 • 12min
Exploring electron bifurcation
Jonathon Yuly, David Beratan, and Peng Zhang investigate how electron bifurcation reactions work.
Apr 5, 2021 • 10min
Exploring the length of human conversations
Adam Mastroianni and Daniel Gilbert explore why conversations almost never end when people want them to.
Mar 22, 2021 • 12min
Climate history of Mars
Joe Levy shows how glaciers on Mars can reveal its climate history.
Mar 8, 2021 • 13min
How click beetles jump
Marianne Alleyne, Aimy Wissa, and Ophelia Bolmin explain how the click beetle amplifies power to pull off its signature jump.
Feb 22, 2021 • 17min
Eruption of Steamboat Geyser
Mara Reed and Michael Manga explore why Yellowstone's Steamboat Geyser resumed erupting in 2018.
Feb 8, 2021 • 13min
Geological history of Mars
Martin Bizzarro tells what zircon crystals reveal about the geological history of Mars.
Jan 25, 2021 • 15min
Learning the language of facial expressions
Aleix Martinez explains why facial expressions often are not accurate indicators of emotion.
Jan 4, 2021 • 17min
Hazards of ozone polution to birds
Amanda Rodewald, Ivan Rudik, and Catherine Kling talk about the hazards of ozone pollution to birds.
