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
Down on the Farm: Agricultural Mechanization
The effect the mechanical revolution has had on farming is and continues to be enormous. From tractors to irrigation, our way of life would be not be the same without them. This podcast looks at ju…
00:09:53 |
Fri 15 Aug 2008
Here's Looking At You: Earth Observations from Space
Over the past 50 years, thousands of satellites have been sent into space on missions to collect data about the Earth. Today, the ability to forecast weather, climate, and natural hazards depends cri…
00:10:31 |
Fri 08 Aug 2008
Pants on Fire
How can we know for certain when someone is up to no good? Most people will say, give them a lie detector test. But, is it truly the best, most reliable means? This weeks podcast reviews the reality …
00:10:58 |
Fri 01 Aug 2008
Keeping H.O.M.E.S. Clean: Preventing Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
Since its opening in 1959, the St. Lawrence Seaway has provided a route into the Great Lakes not only for trade, but also unfortunately for aquatic invasive species (AIS) that have had severe economi…
00:10:49 |
Fri 25 Jul 2008
The Dirt on Soil
Soil has a bad reputation as just dirt, but in actuality it is a veritable wild kingdom where you can find more life concentrated in the three inches below the surface than anywhere in the world abov…
00:10:04 |
Thu 17 Jul 2008
The Path Not Studied
Education is no doubt important to the future of the United States, but can everyone benefit from the same type? This week's podcast looks at need for more studies for the less traveled paths of hig…
00:10:58 |
Fri 11 Jul 2008
Changing the Conversation: Improving Public Understanding of Engineering
Every year, hundreds of millions of dollars are spent in the United States to improve the public understanding of engineering (NAE, 2002). Despite these efforts, educational research shows that K–12…
00:11:36 |
Fri 27 Jun 2008
Science, Stated
The federal government plays the predominant role in supporting research and development (R&D) and in establishing public policies that affect science and technology (S&T) in the United States. Howev…
00:10:33 |
Fri 20 Jun 2008
Science, Medicine, and Animals
This podcast provides an overview to the 2004 report Science, Medicine, and Animals. This report explains the role that animals play in biomedical research and the ways in which scientists, governme…
00:10:03 |
Thu 12 Jun 2008
Lost Fruits of Africa
This podcast is based on the third book in a series evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply.
00:10:30 |
Fri 06 Jun 2008
Engineering the Tools for Exploration
In the popular mind, scientists and engineers have distinct job descriptions but in truth, the distinction is blurry. In the century ahead, engineers will continue to be partners with scientists in t…
00:06:31 |
Fri 30 May 2008
Innovation in Global Industry
The debate over offshoring of production, transfer of technological capabilities, and potential loss of U.S. competitiveness is a long-running one. Prevailing thinking is that the world is flat that …
00:10:49 |
Fri 23 May 2008
Is America Falling off the Flat Earth?
A couple of weeks ago, the National Academies hosted a national convocation to take stock of what has happened since the fall of 2005, when the Academies released its report on the future of American…
00:10:56 |
Fri 16 May 2008
Just What the IOM Ordered
In each age of medicine, an increase in knowledge has led to improved public health. The decisions that guide and shape these advances are profoundly important and often politically charged. Today, …
00:10:26 |
Fri 09 May 2008
Sweet and Salty
Efforts to identify new and untapped sources of water have dominated water policy for the past century. And since the mid 1960s there has been an interest in desalination as a process of ensuring fr…
00:10:33 |
Fri 02 May 2008
The African Science Academy Development Initiative
The African Science Academy Development Initiative of the U.S. National Academies directly engages African academies of science in building their capacity to provide independent, evidence-based advic…
00:10:56 |
Fri 25 Apr 2008
The Reality of Virtual Reality
Movies and TV had depicted a highly sophisticated virtual reality. But what is its true capability and potential? Advancing virtual reality is one of the 14 Grand Challenges of Engineering identifi…
00:09:17 |
Fri 18 Apr 2008
Fresher Water: Restoring Florida's Everglades
Florida's Everglades is like no other place on earth. However, the Everglades have been drastically changed by urban and agricultural development. This podcast looks at the work being done to resto…
00:10:23 |
Tue 01 Apr 2008
Starting Out Right: Promoting Children's Reading Success
A devastatingly large number of people in America cannot read as well as they need for success in life. With literacy problems plaguing as many as four in ten children in America, this podcast discus…
00:10:20 |
Tue 01 Apr 2008
Making Solar Energy Economical: A Grand Challenge of Engineering
Solar energy provides less than 1% of the world's total energy but has the potential to provide much more. This podcast explores the potential of solar energy and its challenges. Making solar energy …
00:09:04 |
Fri 28 Mar 2008
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