Predicting the Asian giant hornet's spread
David Crowder and Gengping Zhu explain how to predict the spread of the Asian giant hornet.
23 Marras 202012min
Supernova and mass extinction
Brian Fields explores a hypothesis that a supernova may be responsible for a mass extinction.
9 Marras 202021min
Future of artificial intelligence
Eric Horvitz discusses AI's promises and perils.
26 Loka 202023min
Origin and diversification of penguins
Juliana Vianna and Rauri Bowie explain the origin and diversification of penguins.
12 Loka 202017min
Economics of Greenland ice sheet melting
William Nordhaus explains the economic consequences of Greenland ice sheet melt.
28 Syys 202017min
Military conscription and public sector employment
NAS member Dalton Conley explains how the Vietnam War draft lotteries are a natural experiment for studying how military service affects life outcomes.
14 Syys 202016min
Transitions tied to early farming
Clark Larsen describes the costs of urban life a Neolithic city.
31 Elo 202017min
Soil bacterium that lives on air
Mette Svenning and Alexander Tveit describe a bacterium that can live on gases in the air.
17 Elo 202014min
