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PNAS Science Sessions

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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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Scent of a predator 10.06.2019 5:40

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

Human lung on a chip 10.06.2019 5:53

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

New Editor-in-Chief of PNAS 07.06.2019 3:39

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

Social computing, mobile phones, and the developing world 07.06.2019 6:09

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

Applications of rapid genome sequencing 07.06.2019 5:18

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

Imaging, information technology, and autism spectrum disorder 07.06.2019 5:49

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

Paper devices for medical diagnoses 07.06.2019 4:49

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

Social networking and predicting personality 07.06.2019 4:54

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

The science of chocolate 07.06.2019 5:01

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

Ubiquitous computing and smart environments 07.06.2019 4:31

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

Changing public perception of the Smithsonian 07.06.2019 5:30

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

Genetically modified crops and agricultural productivity 07.06.2019 5:49

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

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Zvonimir Dogic 07.06.2019 4:52

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

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winners Won-Yong Song and Jiyoung Park 07.06.2019 5:24

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.

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Liza Moscovice 07.06.2019 6:01

Liza Moscovice discusses what her study on baboon behavior reveals about the evolution of cooperation in humans.

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winners Robina Shaheen and Mark Thiemens 07.06.2019 6:57

Robina Shaheen and Mark Thiemens discuss an oxygen isotope signature that reveals how carbonates on Mars form in the absence of life.

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Cheryl Lyn Walker 07.06.2019 5:53

Cheryl Lyn Walker discusses the role of a cellular protein, called ATM, in offsetting oxidative damage.

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Benjamin tenOever 07.06.2019 6:07

Benjamin tenOever discusses his team's prize winning discovery that could be the key to developing a universal influenza A vaccine.

The personalized medicine revolution 07.06.2019 5:17

NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins discusses "personalized medicine," a novel approach in which doctors diagnose and treat patients using detailed information about each individual.

Aircraft and Iceland's volcanic ash cloud 07.06.2019 2:02

Susan Stipp discusses her PNAS research article that reveals whether the ash cloud from the 2010 eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano posed a threat to aircraft, and if the widespread airport closures in Europe were warranted.

Keeping Congress up-to-date on the latest scientific research 07.06.2019 5:12

Jim Jensen, Executive Director of the Office of Congressional and Government Affairs, a branch of the National Research Council, discusses how scientific research shapes public policy.

Clean energy funding in the 2012 research budget 07.06.2019 5:04

Kei Koizumi, Assistant Director for Federal Research and Development at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, discusses some aspects of the President's 2012 research budget.

Electronic artificial noses 07.06.2019 5:11

Nate Lewis dicusses the design principles and applications of electronic artificial noses.

Visual prosthetic devices for the blind 07.06.2019 5:47

Peter Schiller discusses a device that could one day restore sight to the blind by directly stimulating the visual cortex.

Call for papers: PNAS Plus 07.06.2019 1:34

PNAS Editor-in-Chief Randy Schekman discusses the journal's new option to publish online-only research articles.