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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...

Episodes

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Reconstructing a Jurassic soundscape

Reconstructing Jurassic insect sounds Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and...

10:35Nov 2, 2026

Countervailing viper venoms

Using snakes' own defenses against venom Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, a...

09:47Oct 19, 2026

Detecting blue whales using fiber optic cables

Tracking whales with acoustic sensing Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and...

09:56Oct 5, 2026

Environmental hazards near schools

Schools' proximities to hazardous materials sites Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy m...

10:46Sep 21, 2026

Getting to the root of the rhizosphere

Getting to the root of the rhizosphere Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and...

06:10Aug 31, 2026

Economic toll of declining MMR vaccination

Economic costs of measles outbreaks Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and po...

10:39Aug 17, 2026

Geochemical record of subduction

Evidence of early plate tectonics Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and poli...

10:35Aug 3, 2026

Origins of bread wheat

Domestication of wheat Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and policymakers as...

09:54Jul 20, 2026

Using AI to predict the weather

Using AI to predict the weather Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and policy...

13:40Jun 15, 2026

Brain function after cryopreservation

Cryopreservation of brain tissue structures Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members...

10:33Jun 1, 2026

Paleoecology of Doggerland

The lost forests of Doggerland Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and policym...

10:39May 18, 2026

AI in scholarly publishing

Generative AI and scientific journals Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and...

10:37May 4, 2026

Genomic history of the Golden Horde

Genomics of the Golden Horde Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and policymak...

10:21Apr 20, 2026

Concrete and carbon uptake

How much carbon dioxide concrete can absorb Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members...

10:46Apr 6, 2026

Reconstructing extinct species' sense of smell

Determining how well extinct animals could smell Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy me...

10:43Mar 23, 2026

The hidden costs of AI

Hidden sustainability costs of AI Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and poli...

09:53Feb 23, 2026

How mosquitoes time their bites

Molecular regulation of mosquito biting timing Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy memb...

09:53Feb 9, 2026

Impact of flu vaccines on hospital burden

How well flu vaccines protect public health Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members...

10:17Jan 26, 2026

Secrets of Earth's climate in six-million-year-old ice

Air quality and pet health Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and policymaker...

09:39Jan 12, 2026

China, ascendent

China's science leadership Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and policymaker...

10:21Dec 29, 2025