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
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
How Sherpas adapt to high altitudes
Andrew Murray describes metabolic adaptations of Himalayan Sherpas to low-pressure, low-oxygen conditions at high altitudes.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Fernando Colchero, Roland Rau, and Susan Alberts
Fernando Colchero, Roland Rau, and Susan Alberts describe the relationship between lifespan equality and average lifespan.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Oyster Harvest
Rowan Lockwood discusses the sustainability of Native American oyster harvesting in the Chesapeake Bay.
Jun 11, 2019 • 7min
Improving endoscopy for disease diagnosis
Pelham Keahey describes how differential structured illumination microendoscopy can improve cancer diagnosis.
Jun 11, 2019 • 5min
Fungicides and honey bee health
Entomologist May Berenbaum discusses the effects of agricultural fungicides on honey bee health.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Vision and transition to land
Malcolm MacIver describes how our aquatic ancestors may have become interested in land.
Jun 11, 2019 • 7min
Self-driving cars
Jeff Schneider explains how self-driving cars use machine learning to learn the rules of the road.
Jun 11, 2019 • 7min
Science for the general public
Steven Weinberg describes his experiences writing about science for a general audience.
Jun 11, 2019 • 7min
Interview with 2017 Breakthrough Prize winner Steve Elledge
Steve Elledge discusses how cells sense and respond to damage to their DNA.
Jun 11, 2019 • 7min
DNA folding by loop extrusion
Erez Lieberman Aiden discusses a model of how DNA folds to fit inside a cell nucleus.
