The Sounds of Science from the National Academies

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 difficul

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 canc

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 ca

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 requiremen

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

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 biolo

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 ext

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 h

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 attract

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 Uni

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

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 larg

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 am

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 Eart

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 cos

Como Se Dice... Multilingual and Loving it

This podcast offers a timely look at issues that are increasingly important in an interconnected world. It discusses the importance of foreign languages and cultural know

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 no

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

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 benefi

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 n