Does magic really exist? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast: Seven-year-old Julia in London thinks that rainbows and the Northern Lights are magical. But if a scientist tells her how they work, will she still believe they are? Join us to find out on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast! Featuring Partha Chowdhury, professor of physics at …
If an asteroid hit Earth and all the humans died, would the dinosaurs come back? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast: Warpaint/Shutterstock Many, many years ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Six-year-old Aga knows that a meteorite wiped them out… but could another meteorite bring them back? You can read a print version of this story here. …
Why is my dog so cute? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast: Nina Buday/Shutterstock Do you think your dog is the cutest thing you’ve ever seen? Ten-year-old Grace does! But why? She joins our host Eloise and psychologist Deborah Wells to find out! You can read a print version of this story here. The Conversation’s Curious …
What is energy made of? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast: sommart sombutwanitkul/ Shutterstock Have you seen that scene from Star Wars where Yoda uses the force to lift the spaceship out of a swamp? Its energy is so powerful, but what exactly is it made of? That’s what Ela, aged ten from Melbourne, wanted to …
How high can I jump on the Moon? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast: Imagine you’re lucky enough to travel all the way to the Moon, and you’re bouncing around in your space suit, exploring its surface. How high could you jump? That’s what Miles, aged nine, from London, wanted to know. And so we found …
Israel-Hamas war: updates on The Conversation’s coverage of the conflict: The dramatic and shocking renewal of hostilities in Israel and the Palestinian territories over the weekend has dominated traditional and social media outlets as viewers and readers seek to understand the rapidly moving events. Within hours of the Hamas incursion into Israel from Gaza, The …
Four ways to have hard conversations with your friends – without making things worse: It’s painful to watch someone you care about make what you perceive as bad life choices – we all want what’s best for our loved ones. This can be particularly hard when they are dating someone you don’t think is good, …
African architects challenge Venice exhibition to decolonise and start new conversations: Ghanaian-born curator of the biennale, Lesley Lokko. Jacopo Salvi/La Biennale di Venezia Presented since 1979, the Venice Architecture Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) is possibly the most influential architecture exhibition in the world. For the first time, this year’s edition is curated by an …
How to navigate difficult conversations with your teenager: pixelheadphoto digitalskillet/Shutterstock Important conversations with teenagers are among the biggest challenges of parenting. They can feel like walking a tightrope. Lean too much – or too little – into commands and restrictions and you’re likely to tip over. In preparation for writing this article, I asked my …
Matt Hancock leaks: why WhatsApp is a terrible place to conduct important political conversations: Shutterstock The leak of more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages exchanged between former health secretary Matt Hancock and his contacts has finally exposed the central role the messaging app has come to play in official government business. A selection of the messages …
How drama can help open up conversations on suicide for young people in post-pandemic times: Agencja Fotograficzna Caro / Alamy Suicide is the second highest cause of death in 15-to-29-year-olds around the world, according to UK charity Young Minds, an organisation set up to help children and young people with mental health issues. Many young …
Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends – how British attitudes have become tougher on adultery: At the heart of Sally Rooney’s novel Conversations with Friends and the new BBC adaptation of it, is an affair between young writer Frances and an older, married actor, Nick. Before they sleep together for the first time, Frances tells Nick …
Pasha 123: Conversations with the Editor: The IMF’s special drawing rights: shutterstock The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to inject $ 650 billion in Special Drawing Rights into the global economy. Because of the way the quotas for member states work, about 60% of these funds will go to rich countries that do not need …
South Africa in the news: Conversations are the key to greater resilience and equality for women: Without good communication there will never be equality. Women’s voices must be heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored …: “South Africa” – BingNews New Covid variant, C.1.2, may be more infectious, evade vaccine protection: Study: NEW DELHI: A …
Only 2% of conversations end when we want them to – here’s why that’s cause for celebration: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock Everyone’s familiar with the sensation of being trapped in a conversation for too long – be that over the garden fence or by the office water cooler. On the other end of the spectrum, we’ve also experienced …
How to listen to The Conversation’s podcasts: IVASHstudio/Shutterstock All of The Conversation’s podcasts are available for you to listen to for free. If you’re listening at your computer, you can just click the player button at the top of any podcast article on The Conversation and listen directly via our website. You can also do …
South Africa in the news: Kagiso Rabada Q&A: Black Lives Matter, need for honest conversations and making sustainable progress: South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is set to play a starring role when the Proteas take on England in three T20Is and three one-day internationals over the next two weeks.: “South Africa” – BingNews Quinton …
Conversations at MOCA: Life and Spirituality in Haitian Art – a Culture interest event taking place on 2020-12-05 12:00:00 in United States Join artists Edouard Duval-Carrie and Asser Saint-Val in a conversation that pays tribute to Haiti’s rich cultural and artistic heritage as these contemporary painters discuss the history of their practice. Moderated by Francine …