Science Sessions Podcast

Science Sessions Podcast

Podcast

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. Please scroll down for the most recent podcasts.

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Origin and diversification of penguins

Nutrient dilution and grasshopper decline

October 12, 2020: Juliana Vianna and Rauri Bowie explain the origin and diversification of penguins.

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Economics of Greenland ice sheet melting

Origins of the kinetochore

September 28, 2020:William Nordhaus explains the economic consequences of Greenland ice sheet melt.

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Military conscription and public sector employment

Stardust predating the Solar System

September 6, 2020: NAS member Dalton Conley explains how the Vietnam War draft lotteries are a natural experiment for studying how military service affects life outcomes.


 

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Transitions tied to early farming

Transitions tied to early farming

August 31, 2020: Clark Larsen describes the costs of urban life in a Neolithic city.


 

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Soil bacterium that lives on air

Mette Svenning and Alexander Tveit describe a bacterium that can live on gases in the air.

August 17, 2020: Mette Svenning and Alexander Tveit describe a bacterium that can live on gases in the air.


 

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