Synopsis
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.
Episodes
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![How bias impedes women’s ascent to political leadership]()
How bias impedes women’s ascent to political leadership
16/05/2022 Duration: 10minChristianne Corbett and Robb Willer explore perceptions of electability of female political candidates.
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![Treating cystic fibrosis]()
Treating cystic fibrosis
25/04/2022 Duration: 25minA feature episode explores recent developments and future research directions in treating cystic fibrosis.
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![Rising temperatures and European bird traits]()
Rising temperatures and European bird traits
11/04/2022 Duration: 09minMartijn van de Pol reports that approximately half of the changes in the traits of 60 European bird species can be attributed to rising mean temperatures.
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![Origin of the Great Unconformity]()
Origin of the Great Unconformity
28/03/2022 Duration: 07minBrenhin Keller and Kalin McDannell explore the origins of a worldwide gap in the geologic record spanning hundreds of millions to billions of years.
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![Ethnoracial identity of MENA Americans]()
Ethnoracial identity of MENA Americans
14/03/2022 Duration: 10minNeda Maghbouleh, Ariela Schachter, and René Flores explore the US Census classification of people with Middle Eastern and North African ancestry.
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![Disparities in scholarly output]()
Disparities in scholarly output
28/02/2022 Duration: 08minThema Monroe-White and Cassidy Sugimoto discuss how disparities at the intersection of race and gender affect the expansion of scientific knowledge.
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![Frontiers in coral conservation – Part 2]()
Frontiers in coral conservation – Part 2
14/02/2022 Duration: 11minResearchers explore cutting-edge approaches to coral reef conservation. Image credit: Cody Engelsma (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL).
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![Frontiers in coral conservation – Part 1]()
Frontiers in coral conservation – Part 1
31/01/2022 Duration: 12minResearchers explore cutting-edge approaches to coral reef conservation. Image credit: Cody Engelsma (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL).
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![Racial disparities in communication]()
Racial disparities in communication
18/01/2022 Duration: 12minRay Block Jr. and John Holbein report that Americans are more likely to respond to an emailed survey request from a sender with a putatively White name than a sender with a putatively Black name. Image credit: iStock/Prostock-Studio.
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![Tropical forests in the Anthropocene – Part 2]()
Tropical forests in the Anthropocene – Part 2
27/12/2021 Duration: 14minA collection of research articles explores how tropical ecosystems have borne the brunt of the human impact on the environment. Image credit: Pixabay/Pexels.
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![Tropical forests in the Anthropocene – Part 1]()
Tropical forests in the Anthropocene – Part 1
13/12/2021 Duration: 15minA collection of research articles explores how tropical ecosystems have borne the brunt of the human impact on the environment. Image credit: Pixabay/Pexels.
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![CRISPR use in agriculture: Part 2]()
CRISPR use in agriculture: Part 2
29/11/2021 Duration: 17minA special episode explores the state of CRISPR use in agriculture. Image credit: Can Stock Photo/molekuul.
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![CRISPR use in agriculture: Part 1]()
CRISPR use in agriculture: Part 1
15/11/2021 Duration: 16minA special episode explores the state of CRISPR use in agriculture. (Image credit: Can Stock Photo/molekuul.)
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![Language loss and medicinal plant knowledge]()
Language loss and medicinal plant knowledge
02/11/2021 Duration: 16minRodrigo Cámara-Leret explains the impact of indigenous language extinction on medicinal plant knowledge. Image credit: Pixabay/DEZALB.
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![How Zen stones form]()
How Zen stones form
18/10/2021 Duration: 10minNicolas Taberlet and Nicolas Plihon explore the physical explanation for a fascinating natural phenomenon: the formation of Zen stones on frozen lakes. Image credit: N. Taberlet, N. Plihon. Lab Physique ENS de Lyon and CNRS.
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![Greenhouse gas emissions tied to concrete]()
Greenhouse gas emissions tied to concrete
04/10/2021 Duration: 10minHessam Azarijafari, Randy Kirchain, and Jeremy Gregoy explore how innovations in the concrete industry can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Image credit: Pexels/Life Of Pix.
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![Racial and ethnic disparities in pollutant exposure]()
Racial and ethnic disparities in pollutant exposure
20/09/2021 Duration: 12minSarah Chambliss discusses racial and ethnic disparities in exposure to air pollutants. Image credit: Pixabay/sueegeneris.
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![Soil microbes and hybrid vigor]()
Soil microbes and hybrid vigor
07/09/2021 Duration: 10minMaggie Wagner and Manuel Kleiner report that the interaction between maize and soil microbes influences hybrid vigor. Image credit: Kayla M. Clouse.
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![Racial disparities in air pollution]()
Racial disparities in air pollution
23/08/2021 Duration: 10minGaige Kerr discusses racial disparities in atmospheric levels of nitrogen dioxide in the United States.
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![Genome sequencing of extinct giant lemur]()
Genome sequencing of extinct giant lemur
09/08/2021 Duration: 09minStephanie Marciniak, Logan Kistler, and Ed Louis describe an extinct giant lemur.
