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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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10:02

History of flight in dinosaurs

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2024/03/25

Dinosaur feathers hint at flight history Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and policymakers as they discuss topics relevant to today's scientific community. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), plus a broad range of scientific news about discoveries that affect the world around us. In this episode, Jingmai O’Connor and Yosef Kiat share insights gleaned from

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16:31

Bee communication in a changing world

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2024/03/04

Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and policymakers as they discuss topics relevant to today's scientific community. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), plus a broad range of scientific news about discoveries that affect the world around us. In this episode, researchers describe the potential impact of anthropogenic disturbances on bee communication. In this

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10:18

Adult talk and children’s speech

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2024/02/12

Alex Cristia and Elika Bergelson explain the factors influencing speech in children.

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10:06

Modeling illuminates pitcher plant evolution

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2024/01/29

Chris Thorogood and Derek Moulton explain how mathematical modeling of carnivorous pitcher plants can lend insights into their evolution.

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08:36

How children perceive gendered division of household...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2024/01/15

Allegra Midgette and Nadia Chernyak describe when young children begin to perceive and accept unequal and gendered division of household labor.

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10:31

Reversing hearing loss in mice

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2024/01/02

Karen Steel explains a proof of concept for restoring hearing loss in mice.

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12:07

50 years of DNA cloning

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2023/12/18

Stanley Cohen reflects on the 50-year legacy of a classic PNAS paper on recombinant DNA.

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07:52

Carbon emission benefits of remote work

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2023/12/05

Longqi Yang and Fengqi You discuss the potential reductions in carbon emissions of switching from in person to remote work.

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09:23

Skeletal records and gender bias

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2023/11/20

Jeremy Siow, Taylor Damann, and Margit Tavits discuss both historical and modern gender inequality in Europe.

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10:28

Genetic shield against neurodegeneration

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2023/11/06

Emmanuel Mignot explains how a variant of an immune system gene might protect some people against neurodegenerative disease.

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10:04

Penalties tied to motherhood

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2023/10/09

Cecilia Machado and Douglas Almond discuss the impact of a first child on the career trajectory of mothers.

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10:22

Motherese in bottlenose dolphins

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2023/09/25

Laela Sayigh asks whether dolphins use "motherese" when communicating with their calves.

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10:18

Racial disparities and climate policy

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2023/09/11

Pascal Polonik and Kate Ricke explain why reducing greenhouse gas emissions does not always improve environmental equity.

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10:41

What illusions tell us about silence

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2023/08/28

Ian Phillips, Rui Zhe Goh, and Chaz Firestone use auditory illusions to explore how people perceive silence.

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10:43

Growth mindset and educational outcomes

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2023/08/14

Cameron Hecht discusses an intervention targeting high school teachers to improve student retention and diversity in STEM fields.

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10:24

How dehorning affects rhino behavior

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2023/07/31

Vanessa Duthé explains how dehorning affects the behavior of black rhinoceroses.

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08:54

Why legalese persists

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2023/07/17

Eric Martínez explains why legal documents are written in hard-to-read language.

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07:39

Gender gap among migrant scientists

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2023/07/03

Researchers explore trends in the gender gap among internationally mobile scholars.

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09:38

Communal nesting in bird-like dinosaur

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2023/06/19

Mattia Tagliavento talks about the evolutionary transition from dinosaurs to birds using isotopes in Troodon eggshells.

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10:07

Racial disparities in air pollution exposure

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2023/06/05

Pengfei Liu shares findings on racial disparities in exposure to the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide.

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