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PODCAST

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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All Episodes

06:01

Early evidence of winemaking

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Patrick McGovern describes evidence of winemaking in Georgia during the Neolithic period.

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06:28

Bird feathers reveal past air pollution

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Carl Fuldner and Shane DuBay describe how bird feathers preserve records of air pollution.

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06:30

Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Vadim...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Vadim Backman describes a technique for high resolution imaging of biological molecules without labels.

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05:39

Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Jonathan...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Jonathan Sears describes potential treatment strategies for retinopathy of prematurity.

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05:37

Zebrafish avatars for cancer treatment

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Rita Fior describes how zebrafish can make cancer treatment more efficient.

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06:54

Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Sandu...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Sandu Popescu and Jeff Tollaksen explain how a fundamental principle of nature does not hold in quantum mechanics.

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04:56

Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Yayoi Obata

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Yayoi Obata describes the formation of mammalian egg cells in vitro.

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05:19

The Deep Hot Biosphere after 25 years

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

John Spear discusses the legacy of Thomas Gold's "Deep Hot Biosphere" hypothesis.

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06:14

Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Russell...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Russell Graham describes the extinction of woolly mammoths from St. Paul island.

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06:07

How Sherpas adapt to high altitudes

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Andrew Murray describes metabolic adaptations of Himalayan Sherpas to low-pressure, low-oxygen conditions at high altitudes.

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06:26

Interview with 2016 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Fernando...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Fernando Colchero, Roland Rau, and Susan Alberts describe the relationship between lifespan equality and average lifespan.

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06:13

Oyster Harvest

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Rowan Lockwood discusses the sustainability of Native American oyster harvesting in the Chesapeake Bay.

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06:32

Improving endoscopy for disease diagnosis

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Pelham Keahey describes how differential structured illumination microendoscopy can improve cancer diagnosis.

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05:04

Fungicides and honey bee health

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Entomologist May Berenbaum discusses the effects of agricultural fungicides on honey bee health.

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06:07

Vision and transition to land

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Malcolm MacIver describes how our aquatic ancestors may have become interested in land.

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06:47

Self-driving cars

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Jeff Schneider explains how self-driving cars use machine learning to learn the rules of the road.

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06:58

Science for the general public

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Steven Weinberg describes his experiences writing about science for a general audience.

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07:07

Interview with 2017 Breakthrough Prize winner Steve...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Steve Elledge discusses how cells sense and respond to damage to their DNA.

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06:45

DNA folding by loop extrusion

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Erez Lieberman Aiden discusses a model of how DNA folds to fit inside a cell nucleus.

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04:31

Maize domestication in Mexico

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Researchers Jean-Philippe Vielle-Calzada and Miguel Vallebueno discuss 5,000-year-old partially domesticated maize.

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