Economics of Greenland ice sheet melting
William Nordhaus explains the economic consequences of Greenland ice sheet melt.
28 Sep 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 Sep 202016min
Transitions tied to early farming
Clark Larsen describes the costs of urban life a Neolithic city.
31 Aug 202017min
Soil bacterium that lives on air
Mette Svenning and Alexander Tveit describe a bacterium that can live on gases in the air.
17 Aug 202014min
Exploring bivalve shell design
Derek Moulton explains the mathematics behind bivalve shell design.
3 Aug 202015min
Origins of the kinetochore
Eelco Tromer and Jolien van Hooff explain the origins of the kinetochore in eukaryotic cells.
20 Jul 202017min
Breaking the STEM ceiling
Fabiola Gianotti, Marcia McNutt, and Donna Shalala discuss the past, present, and future of women in STEM.
6 Jul 202016min
Size limits of ice
Francesco Paesani, Thomas Zeuch, and Valeria Molinero discuss the size limits of ice crystals.
22 Jun 202014min
