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PNAS Science Sessions PNAS
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4.5, 21 Ratings
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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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Designing street networks
Adam Millard-Ball and Chris Barrington-Leigh explain trends in urban street network design.
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Engineering T cells to fight disease
NAS member and Nobel laureate David Baltimore describes efforts to enhance T cells' ability to fight cancer and HIV.
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Dynamics of RNA frameshifting
Christine Dunham discusses RNA frameshifting and its potential applications in biotechnology.
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Albatross patrol
Henri Weimerskirch describes how albatrosses can help detect illegal fishing boats.
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Stardust predating the Solar System
Philipp Heck tells the story of interstellar stardust grains that predate the Solar System.
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The Science of Science Communication
Baruch Fischhoff, a decision scientist at Carnegie Mellon University, explains the ingredients necessary for effective science communication.
Customer Reviews
Great and diverse topics, awful intro music
Very interesting! Very annoying music
Nice way to get updated
Nice, short updates on some really cutting edge science. Nice interview with author. The disucssion is at a level where a lay person who does not know the branch of science being disucssed can actually understand....some of the topics are very cutting edge. Love it !!!
Real science
PNAS Science Sessions is a great podcast because it’s scientists speaking about their own research, rather than reporters explaining it. And they focus on papers that appeared in PNAS, which is a great general science journal.
