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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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05:23

Drivers of embryonic development

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Developmental biologist Cliff Tabin explains how genes shape the formation of organs.

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05:16

Stem cells and diabetes

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Can stem cells help cure Type 1 diabetes? Douglas Melton hopes to find out.

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04:12

Sex-specific scientific reporting

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Nancy Adler discusses the need for sex-specific scientific reporting and the role it has played in women's health over the last 20 years.

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04:52

The science of fear - Part 2

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Psychology experts Daniel Pine and Mark Wiederhold answer fear-related questions from the audience, in second of two recordings from PNAS's "The Science of Fear!" event held in Washington, DC on October 12, 2011.

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05:14

The science of fear - Part 1

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Psychology experts Daniel Pine and Mark Wiederhold introduce their research on fear, in the first of two recordings from PNAS' "The Science of Fear!" event held in Washington, DC on October 12, 2011.

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05:18

Catalysts for energy storage

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Daniel Nocera discusses how efficient catalysts can help us store solar energy in the same way plants do.

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05:40

Scent of a predator

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Molecular biologist Stephen Liberles discusses how prey learn to recognize the scent of a predator.

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05:53

Human lung on a chip

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Donald Ingber discusses the "microfabrication" of human biological systems as a means to replace animal testing during drug development.

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03:39

New Editor-in-Chief of PNAS

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/07

Inder Verma discusses his new role at PNAS and his future plans for the journal.

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06:09

Social computing, mobile phones, and the developing...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/07

Wendy Kellogg discusses her research into social computing and her boots-on-the-ground observations of how mobile phones can impact the developing world.

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05:18

Applications of rapid genome sequencing

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/07

Stephen Quake discusses rapid DNA sequencing and treating medical patients based on their genomes.

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05:49

Imaging, information technology, and autism spectrum...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/07

Gregory Abowd discusses the clinical applications of capturing and recording the every day experiences of children with autism spectrum disorder.

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04:49

Paper devices for medical diagnoses

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/07

George Whitesides discusses an inexpensive and easy-to-use medical diagnostic device that can be used in the developing world.

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04:54

Social networking and predicting personality

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/07

Jennifer Golbeck discusses the intersection of computer science, sociology, and social networking.

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05:01

The science of chocolate

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/07

Physicist David Weitz discusses the material properties that make chocolate to-die-for.

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04:31

Ubiquitous computing and smart environments

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/07

Bo Begole discusses ubiquitous computing, behavioral modeling, and smart environments that can anticipate people's information needs.

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05:30

Changing public perception of the Smithsonian

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/07

Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Wayne Clough discusses his goal to educate the public about the Smithsonian's groundbreaking scientific research projects.

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05:49

Genetically modified crops and agricultural productivity

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/07

Roger Beachy discusses the role of genetically modified crops in feeding the world's growing population.

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04:52

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Zvonimir Dogic

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/07

Zvonimir Dogic discusses how viruses can be coaxed into forming self-assembling, polymer membranes.

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05:24

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winners Won-Yong Song...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/07

Won-Yong Song and Jiyoung Park discuss the urgent problem of arsenic-tainted rice in Southeast Asia, and genetically engineered rice plants that would be safe to consume and could help remediate arsenic-contaminated groundwater.

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