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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.

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11:35

How marine reptiles moved from land to sea

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2020/06/08

Julia Schwab and Steve Brusatte describe how marine reptiles made the evolutionary move from land to sea.

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06:42

Nutrient dilution and grasshopper decline

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2020/05/26

Ellen Welti explains how grasshoppers in a Kansas prairie could be in decline even with abundant grass.

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18:25

Protein design and its applications

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2020/05/11

NAS member David Baker describes how to design proteins from scratch and the products of his lab's own protein design efforts

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05:46

Active learning in STEM

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2020/05/04

Elli Theobald and Scott Freeman describe the benefits of active learning for underrepresented minority students.

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06:53

Designing street networks

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2020/04/20

Adam Millard-Ball and Chris Barrington-Leigh explain trends in urban street network design.

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07:19

Engineering T cells to fight disease

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2020/04/06

NAS member and Nobel laureate David Baltimore describes efforts to enhance T cells' ability to fight cancer and HIV.

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05:47

Dynamics of RNA frameshifting

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2020/03/23

Christine Dunham discusses RNA frameshifting and its potential applications in biotechnology.

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06:24

Albatross patrol

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2020/03/09

Henri Weimerskirch describes how albatrosses can help detect illegal fishing boats.

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06:32

Stardust predating the Solar System

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2020/02/24

Philipp Heck tells the story of interstellar stardust grains that predate the Solar System.

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06:42

The Science of Science Communication

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2020/02/10

Baruch Fischhoff, a decision scientist at Carnegie Mellon University, explains the ingredients necessary for effective science communication.

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06:13

Impact crater in southern Laos

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2020/01/21

Kerry Sieh recounts the hunt for a meteorite impact crater in Southeast Asia.

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06:58

Human–clam cohistory

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/12/30

Dana Lepofsky describes ancient sustainable clam gardening practices.

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07:25

Artificial intelligence in the laboratory

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/12/16

Theoretical physicists Hans Briegel and Hendrik Poulsen Nautrup describe an artificial intelligence that can design quantum experiments.

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08:52

Rhetoric of the French Revolution

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/12/02

Simon DeDeo and Alexander Barron discuss the rhetoric that shaped the French Revolution.

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07:22

Ocean eddies and shark foraging

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/10/28

Cam Braun explains how ocean eddies allow sharks to dive and forage in deep water.

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06:28

Signs of admixture in fossil record

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/10/15

Shara Bailey explains the significance of a three-rooted lower molar in an archaic jaw.

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07:28

Nucleic acid liquid crystals

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/09/30

Noel Clark and Tommaso Bellini describe how nucleic acids form double-helical liquid crystals, with implications for the origins of life.

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06:14

Eye movement and visual perception

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/09/16

Benjamin de Haas explains individual differences in eye movement patterns.

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07:18

Serotonin, platelets, and immunity

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/09/04

Eric Boilard explains the role of serotonin and platelets in immune responses.

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13:39

Interfaces and Mixing

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/08/19

A collection of research articles explores developments in interfacial transport and mixing, with wide-ranging practical applications.

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