PNAS Science Sessions
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.
Latest episodes
Feb 10, 2020 • 7min
The Science of Science Communication
Baruch Fischhoff, a decision scientist at Carnegie Mellon University, explains the ingredients necessary for effective science communication.
Jan 21, 2020 • 6min
Impact crater in southern Laos
Kerry Sieh recounts the hunt for a meteorite impact crater in Southeast Asia.
Dec 30, 2019 • 7min
Human–clam cohistory
Dana Lepofsky describes ancient sustainable clam gardening practices.
Dec 16, 2019 • 7min
Artificial intelligence in the laboratory
Theoretical physicists Hans Briegel and Hendrik Poulsen Nautrup describe an artificial intelligence that can design quantum experiments.
Dec 2, 2019 • 9min
Rhetoric of the French Revolution
Simon DeDeo and Alexander Barron discuss the rhetoric that shaped the French Revolution.
Oct 28, 2019 • 7min
Ocean eddies and shark foraging
Cam Braun explains how ocean eddies allow sharks to dive and forage in deep water.
Oct 15, 2019 • 6min
Signs of admixture in fossil record
Shara Bailey explains the significance of a three-rooted lower molar in an archaic jaw.
Sep 30, 2019 • 7min
Nucleic acid liquid crystals
Noel Clark and Tommaso Bellini describe how nucleic acids form double-helical liquid crystals, with implications for the origins of life.
Sep 16, 2019 • 6min
Eye movement and visual perception
Benjamin de Haas explains individual differences in eye movement patterns.
Sep 4, 2019 • 7min
Serotonin, platelets, and immunity
Eric Boilard explains the role of serotonin and platelets in immune responses.
