PNAS Science Sessions

Health risks from eating Fukushima-contaminated seafood 10.06.2019 4:38 ↓

Nicholas Fisher discusses his recent study investigating the health risks associated with eating seafood contaminated with Fukushima-derived radioactivity.

Curbing dishonest form-filling 10.06.2019 5:34 ↓

Nina Mazar discusses her recent study showing that where people sign a form affects how honestly they complete it.

Mapping the mouse connectome 10.06.2019 5:58 ↓

Jeff Lichtman explains the promise and challenges tied to building a mouse connectome.

The diets of ancient hominins 10.06.2019 5:16 ↓

Matt Sponheimer discusses what our ancient evolutionary ancestors may have eaten.

Interview with 2012 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Andrew Zammit-Mangion, Michael Dewar,Visakan Kadirkamanathan, and Guido Sanguinetti 10.06.2019 5:17 ↓

Andrew Zammit-Mangion, Michael Dewar,Visakan Kadirkamanathan, and Guido Sanguinetti describe their statistical model of conflict dynamics and how they tested it using the WikiLeaks Afghan War Diary.

Interview with 2012 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Janet Braam and E. Wassim Chehab 10.06.2019 5:12 ↓

Janet Braam and E. Wassim Chehab discuss how plants anticipate and defend against insect attacks.

Interview with 2012 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido, Hanchuan Peng, and Apostolos Georgopoulos 10.06.2019 5:03 ↓

Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido, Hanchuan Peng, and Apostolos Georgopoulos describe their research on how dragonflies catch their prey.

Interview with 2012 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Sean Palecek and Xiaojun Lian 10.06.2019 5:09 ↓

Sean Palecek and Xiaojun Lian describe their efficient method for converting stem cells into heart muscle cells.

Interview with 2012 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Clayton R. Magill and Katherine H. Freeman 10.06.2019 5:00 ↓

Clayton R. Magill and Katherine H. Freeman discuss how water availability and ecosystem changes influenced early human habitats.

Interview with 2012 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Bob MacCallum 10.06.2019 4:39 ↓

Bob MacCallum explores how music can evolve from noise based on listeners' preferences.

The life beneath our feet 10.06.2019 5:22 ↓

Diana Wall discusses how life in the soil may change in a warming world.

Engineering bacteria to curb malaria transmission 10.06.2019 5:21 ↓

Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena describes how he engineered a symbiotic bacterium found in mosquito guts to block the transmission of the malaria parasite.

The science of microbes 10.06.2019 5:44 ↓

Julie Segre and Liliana Losada discuss human-microbe interactions in a recording of a PNAS Science Cafe event held in Washington, DC on February 27, 2013.

Taking science to the streets 10.06.2019 5:40 ↓

John Durant talks about the role of science festivals in science literacy.

Microbial cell factories 10.06.2019 4:54 ↓

Bernhard Palsson explains how bacteria can be used as factories to produce sustainable products.

Fly social networks 10.06.2019 5:23 ↓

Joel Levine discusses his research on social interaction networks in fruit flies.

What makes us human 10.06.2019 5:14 ↓

Chet Sherwood explores the unique aspects of the human brain's anatomy and function

Why music moves us 10.06.2019 0:03 ↓

Thalia Wheatley and Beau Sievers discuss the structural similarities between music and movement.

Social bacteria 10.06.2019 5:31 ↓

E. Peter Greenberg explains how antisense RNA help regulate bacterial social interactions.

How mosquitos survive raindrops 10.06.2019 5:20 ↓

David Hu describes his research on how mosquitos survive collisions with raindrops, which could help design better flying robots.

The evolution of music from noise 10.06.2019 4:31 ↓

Bob MacCallum explores how music can evolve from noise based on listeners' preferences.

The science of biodiversity - Part 2 10.06.2019 5:20 ↓

Merlin Hanauer and Chase Mendenhall discuss the science of biodiversity, in the second of two recordings of a PNAS Science Cafe event held in Washington, DC on October 17, 2012.

The science of biodiversity - Part 1 10.06.2019 5:26 ↓

Merlin Hanauer and Chase Mendenhall discuss the science of biodiversity, in the first of two recordings of a PNAS Science Cafe event held in Washington, DC on October 17, 2012.

Reshuffling in the human genome 10.06.2019 4:54 ↓

Fred Alt discusses methods to map human chromosomal reshuffling.

Widespread lead poisoning in condors 10.06.2019 4:33 ↓

Myra Finkelstein discusses her research showing that California condors are significantly threatened by lead from lead-based ammunition.