Teachers and older students interested in  current scientific issues may enjoy Science Sessions, audio podcasts offered by the National Academy of Sciences.

These 5-minute, nontechnical conversations with cutting-edge researchers, Academy members, and policy makers, discuss such topics as “The Future and Stem Cells,” “Human Expansion Out of Africa,” and “Seeing Inside Cells.” Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in PNAS (The Proceedings of NAS), plus a broad range of scientific news about discoveries that affect the world around us. Downloadable transcripts are also available in pdf format.

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