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 27, 2022 • 20min
Peopling of the Americas
Researchers explore how and when humans first arrived in the Americas.
Jun 13, 2022 • 11min
How the saw sings
L. Mahadevan, Petur Bryde, and Suraj Shankar explain the otherworldly sounds of the musical saw.
May 31, 2022 • 13min
Underrepresentation of women in economics
Guido Friebel discusses the lack of gender parity in academic positions in economics.
May 16, 2022 • 10min
How bias impedes women’s ascent to political leadership
Christianne Corbett and Robb Willer explore perceptions of electability of female political candidates.
Apr 25, 2022 • 25min
Treating cystic fibrosis
A feature episode explores recent developments and future research directions in treating cystic fibrosis.
Apr 11, 2022 • 9min
Rising temperatures and European bird traits
Martijn van de Pol reports that approximately half of the changes in the traits of 60 European bird species can be attributed to rising mean temperatures.
Mar 28, 2022 • 8min
Origin of the Great Unconformity
Brenhin Keller and Kalin McDannell explore the origins of a worldwide gap in the geologic record spanning hundreds of millions to billions of years.
Mar 14, 2022 • 11min
Ethnoracial identity of MENA Americans
Neda Maghbouleh, Ariela Schachter, and René Flores explore the US Census classification of people with Middle Eastern and North African ancestry.
Feb 28, 2022 • 9min
Disparities in scholarly output
Thema Monroe-White and Cassidy Sugimoto discuss how disparities at the intersection of race and gender affect the expansion of scientific knowledge.
Feb 14, 2022 • 12min
Frontiers in coral conservation – Part 2
Researchers explore cutting-edge approaches to coral reef conservation. Image credit: Cody Engelsma (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL).
