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**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.

Latest Episodes:

Interview with 2015 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Anne Case and Angus Deaton Jun 11, 2019

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Anne Case and Angus Deaton describe recent changes in mortality trends for white non-Hispanic Americans.

Interview with 2015 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Glaucio Paulino and Evgueni Filipov Jun 11, 2019

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Glaucio Paulino and Evgueni Filipov describe an origami-inspired approach to designing deployable structures and metamaterials.

Interview with 2015 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Mark Jacobson Jun 11, 2019

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Mark Jacobson explains the feasability of a 100% wind, water, and solar power grid in the continental United States.

Interview with 2015 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Will Castleman and Cuneyt Berkdemir Jun 11, 2019

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Will Castleman and Cuneyt Berkdemir describe how to mimic rare earth elements using superatom clusters.

Interview with 2015 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Yatrik Shah Jun 11, 2019

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Yatrik Shah describes the connection between maternal iron absorption during lactation and neonatal anemia.

Nanoparticles for disease detection Jun 11, 2019

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Sangeeta Bhatia describes the development of nanoparticles that can aid in detecting cancer and other diseases.

Origins of mathematical ability Jun 11, 2019

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Stanislas Dehaene investigates how certain areas of the brain might be related to mathematical ability.

Building the James Webb Space Telescope Jun 11, 2019

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John Mather of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center explains why and how the James Webb Space Telescope is being built.

Tracking endemic tuberculosis Jun 11, 2019

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Robyn Lee and Marcel Behr investigate the genomics of endemic tuberculosis in Northern Canada.

Brain clarity Jun 11, 2019

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Karl Deisseroth explains a method to explore the wiring and structure of the brain.

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