Keeping Congress up-to-date on the latest scientific research
Jim Jensen, Executive Director of the Office of Congressional and Government Affairs, a branch of the National Research Council, discusses how scientific research shapes public policy.
7 Jun 20195min
Clean energy funding in the 2012 research budget
Kei Koizumi, Assistant Director for Federal Research and Development at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, discusses some aspects of the President's 2012 research budget.
7 Jun 20195min
Electronic artificial noses
Nate Lewis dicusses the design principles and applications of electronic artificial noses.
7 Jun 20195min
Visual prosthetic devices for the blind
Peter Schiller discusses a device that could one day restore sight to the blind by directly stimulating the visual cortex.
7 Jun 20195min
Call for papers: PNAS Plus
PNAS Editor-in-Chief Randy Schekman discusses the journal's new option to publish online-only research articles.
7 Jun 20191min
Nano-healing and the future of surgery
Rutledge Ellis-Behnke discusses his research in nano-healing, a technology that halts bleeding and helps the brain and body to recover from injury and disease.
7 Jun 20194min
Identifying the source of HIV infections in criminal cases
David Hillis explains how phylogenetics can be used to solve criminal cases involving the intentional transmission of HIV via unprotected sex.
7 Jun 20194min
Microexpressions and the science behind "Lie to Me"
Paul Ekman, the scientist whose research inspired the Fox television drama "Lie to Me," explains that almost everyone can learn to read the facial microexpressions that reveal concealed emotions, but ...
7 Jun 20195min
