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 10, 2019 • 6min
Synthesizing fuels and chemicals from CO2
James Liao talks about engineering microorganisms to synthesize fuels and chemicals from CO2.
Jun 10, 2019 • 4min
Speech perception and language acquisition in infants
Janet Werker describes how exposure to speech and environmental factors can affect language acquisition by infants.
Jun 10, 2019 • 6min
Menopause, mitochondria, and memory
Neuroscientists John Morrison and Yuko Hara talk about the links between estrogen, mitochondria, and age-related cognitive decline.
Jun 10, 2019 • 6min
A microbial map for wine
David Mills discusses regional differences in microbes found in grape must.
Jun 10, 2019 • 5min
Building better batteries
Yi Cui discusses how nanometerials are improving the energy storage capacity of batteries.
Jun 10, 2019 • 5min
History of alcohol in human diet
Steven Benner discusses the interaction between early humans and alcohol.
Jun 10, 2019 • 6min
Tracing development in color
Scott Fraser discusses tools to glean a multicolored view of embryonic development.
Jun 10, 2019 • 5min
Changing the way we think about antibiotics
Deborah Hung talks about identifying new approaches for treating and diagnosing infectious diseases.
Jun 10, 2019 • 6min
How humans may have evolved intelligence
Steven Pinker explains the idea of a cognitive niche, which may have facilitated the evolution of human intelligence.
Jun 10, 2019 • 5min
Incentivizing positive behaviors
David Laibson describes how behavioral economics can help incentivize positive behaviors.
