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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.Read this report online free (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - June 6, 2008 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

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. Read this report online free (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - June 6, 2008 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

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 the great quest for understanding many unanswered questions of nature and the solar system.Learn more about this Grand Challenge and other online. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - May 30, 2008 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

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 the great quest for understanding many unanswered questions of nature and the solar system. Learn more about this Grand Challenge and other online. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - May 30, 2008 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

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 is, innovative capacity is spreading uniformly; as new centers of manufacturing emerge, research and development and new product development follow. Innovation in Global Industries challenges this thinking. This podcast is centered around an interview with Jeffrey T. Macher, one of the editors of this book.  Read the report for free. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - May 23, 2008 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

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 economic competitiveness. This podcast summarizes that meeting and what it means to America's future.Read Rising Above the Gathering Storm for freeRead Is America Falling off the Flat Earth? for free (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - May 16, 2008 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

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 economic competitiveness. This podcast summarizes that meeting and what it means to America's future. Read Rising Above the Gathering Storm for free Read Is America Falling off the Flat Earth? for free (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - May 16, 2008 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

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, health care sits at the top of the nation ’s agenda and the Institute of Medicine is here to guide in. In this week's podcast learn about the IOM and its important role.Read Informing the Future for free.Visit the IOM website. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - May 9, 2008 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

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, health care sits at the top of the nation’s agenda and the Institute of Medicine is here to guide in. In this week's podcast learn about the IOM and its important role. Read Informing the Future for free. Visit the IOM website. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - May 9, 2008 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

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 fresh drinking water. In this podcast we look at the potential and issues with this process.Read the report free. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - May 2, 2008 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

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 fresh drinking water. In this podcast we look at the potential and issues with this process. Read the report free. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - May 2, 2008 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

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 advice to their governments and countries on health-related matters.Visit the ASADI web page. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - April 25, 2008 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

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 advice to their governments and countries on health-related matters. Visit the ASADI web page. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - April 25, 2008 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts