New Editor-in-Chief of PNAS
Inder Verma discusses his new role at PNAS and his future plans for the journal.
Jun 07, 2019•4 min
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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Episodes
Social computing, mobile phones, and the developing world
Wendy Kellogg discusses her research into social computing and her boots-on-the-ground observations of how mobile phones can impact the developing world.
Jun 07, 2019•6 min
Applications of rapid genome sequencing
Stephen Quake discusses rapid DNA sequencing and treating medical patients based on their genomes.
Jun 07, 2019•5 min
Imaging, information technology, and autism spectrum disorder
Gregory Abowd discusses the clinical applications of capturing and recording the every day experiences of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jun 07, 2019•6 min
Paper devices for medical diagnoses
George Whitesides discusses an inexpensive and easy-to-use medical diagnostic device that can be used in the developing world.
Jun 07, 2019•5 min
Social networking and predicting personality
Jennifer Golbeck discusses the intersection of computer science, sociology, and social networking.
Jun 07, 2019•5 min
The science of chocolate
Physicist David Weitz discusses the material properties that make chocolate to-die-for.
Jun 07, 2019•5 min
Ubiquitous computing and smart environments
Bo Begole discusses ubiquitous computing, behavioral modeling, and smart environments that can anticipate people's information needs.
Jun 07, 2019•5 min
Changing public perception of the Smithsonian
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Wayne Clough discusses his goal to educate the public about the Smithsonian's groundbreaking scientific research projects.
Jun 07, 2019•6 min
Genetically modified crops and agricultural productivity
Roger Beachy discusses the role of genetically modified crops in feeding the world's growing population.
Jun 07, 2019•6 min
Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Zvonimir Dogic
Zvonimir Dogic discusses how viruses can be coaxed into forming self-assembling, polymer membranes.
Jun 07, 2019•5 min
Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winners Won-Yong Song and Jiyoung Park
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.
Jun 07, 2019•5 min
Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Liza Moscovice
Liza Moscovice discusses what her study on baboon behavior reveals about the evolution of cooperation in humans.
Jun 07, 2019•6 min
Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winners Robina Shaheen and Mark Thiemens
Robina Shaheen and Mark Thiemens discuss an oxygen isotope signature that reveals how carbonates on Mars form in the absence of life.
Jun 07, 2019•7 min
Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Cheryl Lyn Walker
Cheryl Lyn Walker discusses the role of a cellular protein, called ATM, in offsetting oxidative damage.
Jun 07, 2019•6 min
Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Benjamin tenOever
Benjamin tenOever discusses his team's prize winning discovery that could be the key to developing a universal influenza A vaccine.
Jun 07, 2019•6 min
The personalized medicine revolution
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins discusses "personalized medicine," a novel approach in which doctors diagnose and treat patients using detailed information about each individual.
Jun 07, 2019•5 min
Aircraft and Iceland's volcanic ash cloud
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.
Jun 07, 2019•2 min
Keeping Congress up-to-date on the latest scientific research
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.
Jun 07, 2019•5 min
Clean energy funding in the 2012 research budget
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.
Jun 07, 2019•5 min
Electronic artificial noses
Nate Lewis dicusses the design principles and applications of electronic artificial noses.
Jun 07, 2019•5 min
Visual prosthetic devices for the blind
Peter Schiller discusses a device that could one day restore sight to the blind by directly stimulating the visual cortex.
Jun 07, 2019•6 min
Call for papers: PNAS Plus
PNAS Editor-in-Chief Randy Schekman discusses the journal's new option to publish online-only research articles.
Jun 07, 2019•2 min
Nano-healing and the future of surgery
Rutledge Ellis-Behnke discusses his research in nano-healing, a technology that halts bleeding and helps the brain and body to recover from injury and disease.
Jun 07, 2019•5 min
Identifying the source of HIV infections in criminal cases
David Hillis explains how phylogenetics can be used to solve criminal cases involving the intentional transmission of HIV via unprotected sex.
Jun 07, 2019•5 min
Microexpressions and the science behind "Lie to Me"
Paul Ekman, the scientist whose research inspired the Fox television drama "Lie to Me," explains that almost everyone can learn to read the facial microexpressions that reveal concealed emotions, but that the technique is no "Pinocchio's nose."
Jun 07, 2019•6 min
The "missing link" between fish and land animals
Neil Shubin researches the evolutionary origin of anatomical features. Dr. Shubin's most recent discovery, Tiktaalik roseae, has been dubbed the "missing link" between fish and land animals. Dr. Shubin discusses Tiktaalik and the evolutionary shift from life in water to life on land.
Jun 07, 2019•5 min
Tracking the spread of flu-like diseases in schools
Marcel Salathé researches disease transmission and prevention, at the Penn State University Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics. To investigate how flu-like diseases spread through schools, Dr. Salathé used wireless sensors to measure the number of close-proximity, person-to-person interactions during a typical day at a local high school.
Jun 07, 2019•2 min
Pollution in indoor environments
Charles J. Weschler studies the chemistry of indoor pollutants, including airborne particles, volatile organic compounds, and inorganic gases such as ozone. Listen as Dr. Weschler discusses the consequences of indoor pollution at home and in the workplace.
Jun 07, 2019•6 min
Dark matter, dark energy, and the Chandra X-ray Observatory
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, author, host of "NOVA ScienceNOW," and the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium. Listen as Dr. Tyson discusses the extraordinary capabilities of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the nature of dark matter and dark energy.
Jun 07, 2019•4 min
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