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Welcome to Science Sessions, the PNAS podcast program. Listen to brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, Academy members, and policy makers 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 recent podcasts.
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Science Sessions
Global hydrologic models and water storage
Bridget Scanlon discusses the use of global hydrologic models for studying changes in water storage worldwide.
April 9, 2018 | Running Time: 5:33
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Project MindScope
Christof Koch describes a large-scale effort to understand how the cerebral cortex functions.
March 26, 2018 | Running Time: 5:57
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Science and Philanthropy
Robert Tjian discusses the role of philanthropy in funding scientific research.
March 5, 2018 | Running Time: 6:58
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Gene editing in mosquitoes
Omar Akbari and Kevin Esvelt discuss a gene editing approach for harmful mosquitoes. Image courtesy of James Gathany.
February 20, 2018 | Running Time: 6:20
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Big data
Atul Butte explains how researchers can use existing data to answer biomedical questions.
February 5, 2018 | Running Time: 7:24
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Music by T. Johnston
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