The Sounds of Science from the National Academies
This informative and entertaining biweekly series of audio podcasts puts the spotlight on the high-impact work of the National Academies. Focusing on a wide range of critical issues in science, engineering, and medicine, these short 10-minute episodes are a quick and easy way to tune in to all the key findings and important recommendations made by the Academies.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 117
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2010
Weight Gain During Pregnancy: How Much is Too Much?
As women of childbearing age have become heavier, the trade-off between maternal and child health created by variation in gestational weight gain has become more difficult to reconcile. The Weight Ga…
00:10:21 |
Tue 26 Oct 2010
Breast Cancer Treatment: Meeting Psychosocial Needs of Women
In this podcast the National Cancer Policy Board of the Institute of Medicine examines the psychosocial consequences of the cancer experience, specifically on breast cancer in women because this grou…
00:11:00 |
Wed 29 Sep 2010
Ocean Acidification: The Other Carbon Dioxide Problem
The ocean has absorbed a significant portion of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions. This benefits human society by moderating the rate of climate change, but also causes unprecedented changes to…
00:11:14 |
Tue 14 Sep 2010
School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children
This podcast provides a historical overview of the emergence of school meal programs and provides recommendations to update the nutrition standard and the meal requirements for the National School Lu…
00:10:59 |
Tue 31 Aug 2010
The Ocean's Role in Human Health
The ocean has greater affects on human health than the average person realizes. This report brief discusses the health and medical hazards, benefits, and potential found in the ocean's depths.
00:12:11 |
Tue 03 Aug 2010
Is Soccer Bad for Children's Heads?
Given the popularity of the World Cup, the Sounds of Science revisits a 2002 IOM workshop reports on head injury in young soccer players. This podcast addresses the biology of concussion, when to ret…
00:10:05 |
Wed 07 Jul 2010
Driving and the Built Environment
This podcast examines the relationship between land development patterns and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the United States to assess whether petroleum use, and by extension greenhouse gas (GHG) e…
00:10:26 |
Wed 23 Jun 2010
Reducing the Sodium Intake in the United States
Reducing the intake of sodium is an important public health goal for Americans. Since the 1970s, an array of public health interventions and national dietary guidelines has sought to reduce sodium in…
00:10:53 |
Tue 08 Jun 2010
Preparing Teachers: Building Evidence for Sound Policy
Teachers make a difference. The success of any plan for improving educational outcomes depends on the teachers who carry it out and thus on the abilities of those attracted to the field and their pre…
00:10:54 |
Tue 25 May 2010
Hispanics in America: Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies:
Given current demographic trends, nearly one in five U.S. residents will be of Hispanic origin by 2025. This major demographic shift and its implications for both the United States and the growing Hi…
00:10:05 |
Fri 07 May 2010
Chemistry in Primetime and Online: Communicating Chemistry in Informal Environments
Why is communicating chemistry so difficult relative to other scientific disciplines? The Chemical Sciences Roundtable will hold a workshop on May 26-27, 2010 to examine science content, especially c…
00:10:15 |
Tue 27 Apr 2010
Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines
Burning coal in electric utility plants produces, in addition to power, residues that contain constituents which may be harmful to the environment. The management of large volumes of coal combustion …
00:06:47 |
Thu 15 Apr 2010
Visual Culture and Evolution: An Online Symposium
This podcast introduces the Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences, which organizes events and exhibitions for the public that explore the relationships among culture and the sciences,…
00:10:38 |
Tue 30 Mar 2010
The Sky Is Falling; The Threat of Near Earth Objects
The United States spends approximately four million dollars each year searching for near-Earth objects (NEOs). The objective is to detect those that may collide with Earth. What is the true threat t…
00:10:31 |
Tue 16 Mar 2010
Getting Better Health Care for Your Buck
Regardless of how we decide to pay for health care, we now have the tools and knowledge necessary to improve the performance of the U.S. health care system and reduce costs. Kevin Finneran, Editor-in…
00:10:54 |
Wed 03 Mar 2010
Como Se Dice... Multilingual and Loving it
This podcast offers a look at issues that are increasingly important in an interconnected world. It discusses the importance of foreign languages and cultural knowledge on national security and globa…
00:10:46 |
Fri 12 Feb 2010
Hidden Costs of Energy
Description: We depend heavily on energy for a variety of modern goods and services. Yet the provision and use of that energy comes with many costs to society that are not reflected in the market pri…
00:10:41 |
Fri 29 Jan 2010
Choosing the Nation's Fiscal Future
A mismatch between the federal government's revenues and spending, now and in the foreseeable future, requires heavy borrowing, leading to a large and increasing federal debt. That increasing debt ra…
00:10:59 |
Tue 19 Jan 2010
Reaping the Benefits of attending the TRB Annual Meeting
What if you could clearly define in dollars saved, crashes averted, and better technology implemented the benefits of attending an conference. When it comes to the benefits of attend the Transportat…
00:10:53 |
Fri 18 Dec 2009
Easy as 1, 2, 3: Mathematics Learning in Early Childhood
Early childhood mathematics is vitally important for young children's present and future educational success. Unfortunately, many children's potential in mathematics is not fully realized, especially…
00:10:42 |
Mon 07 Dec 2009
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