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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Jun 11, 2019 • 7min
Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Sandu Popescu and Jeff Tollaksen
Sandu Popescu and Jeff Tollaksen explain how a fundamental principle of nature does not hold in quantum mechanics.
Jun 11, 2019 • 5min
Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Yayoi Obata
Yayoi Obata describes the formation of mammalian egg cells in vitro.
Jun 11, 2019 • 5min
The Deep Hot Biosphere after 25 years
John Spear discusses the legacy of Thomas Gold's "Deep Hot Biosphere" hypothesis.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Russell Graham
Russell Graham describes the extinction of woolly mammoths from St. Paul island.
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.
