Fundamentals of environmental economics
Maureen Cropper is an economics professor at the University of Maryland and a former lead economist at the World Bank. Listen as Dr. Cropper discusses her research in environmental economics and her 2...
7 Jun 20194min
The future and stem cells
James Thomson is best known for his pioneering work that isolated and cultured non-human primate and human embryonic stem cells. Listen as Dr. Thomson discusses his research and the future of stem cel...
7 Jun 20195min
Simulating material behavior
Emily Carter's work merges quantum mechanics, applied mathematics, and solid state physics to create simulations of various molecules and materials. Listen as Dr. Carter discusses her research and her...
7 Jun 20195min
Human expansion out of Africa
Richard Klein served as editor for the PNAS Special Feature titled "Out of Africa". This collection of articles explores the historical expansion of Homo sapiens from Africa to Eurasia. The Special Fe...
7 Jun 20195min
Seeing inside cells
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz's laboratory at the National Institutes of Health works to characterize the fundamental principles governing protein geography and movement within cells. Dr. Lippincott-Sc...
7 Jun 20195min
Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Yoshiro Nagao
"Decreases in dengue transmission may act to increase the incidence of dengue hemorrhagic fever"
7 Jun 20195min
Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Karen McComb
"Cross-modal individual recognition in domestic horses (Equus caballus)."
7 Jun 20195min
Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Marius Wernig
"Neurons derived from reprogrammed fibroblasts functionally integrate into the fetal brain and improve symptoms of rats with Parkinson's disease"
7 Jun 20195min
