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
Remodelling brain function
Kavli Prize winner Eve Marder discusses flexibility and stability in neural circuits.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Climate change and irrigation water
Joshua Elliott discusses potential impacts of climate change on water availability for irrigation.
Jun 11, 2019 • 5min
Modeling disease spread
Andrea Rinaldo explains how cell phone data can be used to model disease spread.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Interview with 2015 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Amanda Woerman
Amanda Woerman discusses the role of the alpha-synuclein prion in the neurodegenerative disorder multiple system atrophy.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Interview with 2015 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Anne Case and Angus Deaton
Anne Case and Angus Deaton describe recent changes in mortality trends for white non-Hispanic Americans.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Interview with 2015 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Glaucio Paulino and Evgueni Filipov
Glaucio Paulino and Evgueni Filipov describe an origami-inspired approach to designing deployable structures and metamaterials.
Jun 11, 2019 • 5min
Interview with 2015 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Mark Jacobson
Mark Jacobson explains the feasability of a 100% wind, water, and solar power grid in the continental United States.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Interview with 2015 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Will Castleman and Cuneyt Berkdemir
Will Castleman and Cuneyt Berkdemir describe how to mimic rare earth elements using superatom clusters.
Jun 11, 2019 • 5min
Interview with 2015 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Yatrik Shah
Yatrik Shah describes the connection between maternal iron absorption during lactation and neonatal anemia.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Nanoparticles for disease detection
Sangeeta Bhatia describes the development of nanoparticles that can aid in detecting cancer and other diseases.
