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 • 5min
Making commercial tomatoes taste better
Harry Klee explains how he is trying to make commercial tomatoes more flavorful.
Jun 10, 2019 • 5min
Health risks from eating Fukushima-contaminated seafood
Nicholas Fisher discusses his recent study investigating the health risks associated with eating seafood contaminated with Fukushima-derived radioactivity.
Jun 10, 2019 • 6min
Curbing dishonest form-filling
Nina Mazar discusses her recent study showing that where people sign a form affects how honestly they complete it.
Jun 10, 2019 • 6min
Mapping the mouse connectome
Jeff Lichtman explains the promise and challenges tied to building a mouse connectome.
Jun 10, 2019 • 5min
The diets of ancient hominins
Matt Sponheimer discusses what our ancient evolutionary ancestors may have eaten.
Jun 10, 2019 • 5min
Interview with 2012 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Andrew Zammit-Mangion, Michael Dewar,Visakan Kadirkamanathan, and Guido Sanguinetti
Andrew Zammit-Mangion, Michael Dewar,Visakan Kadirkamanathan, and Guido Sanguinetti describe their statistical model of conflict dynamics and how they tested it using the WikiLeaks Afghan War Diary.
Jun 10, 2019 • 5min
Interview with 2012 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Janet Braam and E. Wassim Chehab
Janet Braam and E. Wassim Chehab discuss how plants anticipate and defend against insect attacks.
Jun 10, 2019 • 5min
Interview with 2012 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido, Hanchuan Peng, and Apostolos Georgopoulos
Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido, Hanchuan Peng, and Apostolos Georgopoulos describe their research on how dragonflies catch their prey.
Jun 10, 2019 • 5min
Interview with 2012 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Sean Palecek and Xiaojun Lian
Sean Palecek and Xiaojun Lian describe their efficient method for converting stem cells into heart muscle cells.
Jun 10, 2019 • 5min
Interview with 2012 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Clayton R. Magill and Katherine H. Freeman
Clayton R. Magill and Katherine H. Freeman discuss how water availability and ecosystem changes influenced early human habitats.
