Sahel security: what a wave of military coups means for the fight against jihadi groups in West Africa – podcast: Mali. Guinea. Burkina Faso. Military juntas in West Africa have seized power in a series of coups in recent months. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we ask security experts what the coups mean …
Trojan Horse Affair: podcast reignites questions about the place of religion in English and Welsh schools: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock A recent podcast series on the 2013-14 Trojan Horse affair – an alleged but unproven plot to implement a strict Islamic ethos in some schools in Birmingham – has drawn attention to the place that religion …
If Russia invades Ukraine, what could happen to natural gas supplies to Europe? Podcast: Europe relies on Russia for about 40% of its natural gas. Victoria Viper B/Shutterstock As frantic diplomatic efforts continue to avert a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s reliance on Russian gas supplies – and what would happen to them in the …
South African scientists on discovering omicron, plus how culture informs people’s emotional reaction to music – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript: This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: South African scientists on the inside story of discovering omicron – and what their experience can offer the world about future variants, published on …
South African scientists on the inside story of discovering omicron – and what their experience offers the world about future variants. Podcast: After South African scientists sounded the alarm about the new omicron variant, countries around the world closed their borders. Kim Ludbrook/EPA What is it like to discover a new coronavirus variant? In this …
China’s plan for Xinjiang, plus what’s lurking in your household dust? The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript: This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episde: China’s plans for Xinjiang, and what it means for the region’s persecuted Uyghurs, published on January 27, 2022. NOTE: Transcripts may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before …
China’s plans for Xinjiang, and what it means for the region’s persecuted Uyghurs – podcast: When the Beijing Winter Olympics open on February 4, diplomats from a number of countries, including the US, UK, Canada and Australia, will not be there to watch. Their diplomatic boycott hinges on concerns about human rights abuses in China’s …
The science of sugar + Canada’s discriminatory First Nations child welfare system – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript: Anastasia Kamysheva/Shutterstock This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode The science of sugar: why we’re hardwired to love it and what eating too much does to your brain, published on January 20, 2022. NOTE: …
The science of sugar: why we’re hardwired to love it and what eating too much does to your brain – podcast: Where does our love of sugar come from? Magdalena Kucova/Shutterstock What are the evolutionary origins of sugar cravings? What makes something taste sweet? And what does too much sugar do to the brain? In …
How El Salvador and Nigeria are taking different approaches to digital currencies – plus, are we living in a simulation? The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript: Going digital: Nigeria launched the eNaira central bank digital currency in October 2021. Aleksandra Sova/Shutterstock This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episde: Crypto countries: Nigeria and El …
The discovery of insulin: meet the feuding scientists who all lay a claim – podcast: 200 units or 10cc of insulin from the 1930s manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis – USA. Walter Cicchetti / Alamy Stock Photo This episode of The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast tells the story of the monstrous …
Crypto countries: Nigeria and El Salvador’s opposing journeys into digital currencies – podcast: Banking on bitcoin: El Salvador announced plans to build a Bitcoin City in November 2021. Rodrigo Sura/EPA We dive into the world of crypto and digital currencies and take a close look at two countries approaching them in very different ways in …
mRNA vaccines, asteroid missions and collaborative robots: what to watch in science in 2022 – podcast: mRNA vaccines: not just for COVID. Cryptographer/Shutterstock From new mRNA vaccines to space missions and developments in robotic automation, in this episode of The Conversation Weekly we talk to three experts about some scientific advances they’re watching out for …
How the arts can help us come back together again – podcast: In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we bring you three stories exploring how the arts help people deal with the challenges life throws at them. We’ll hear about a photography project in Sydney bringing people back together as COVID restrictions lift, …
James Webb Space Telescope: what astronomers hope it will reveal about the beginning of the universe – podcast: Dotted Yeti/Shutterstock The gigantic James Webb Space Telescope is undergoing its final tests ahead of the launch scheduled for late December. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to two astronomers about the telescope …
Planet pharma: what the industry got out of COVID – podcast: Bukhta Yurii/Shutterstock After nearly two years of COVID, how is the pharmaceutical industry faring? In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we explore where drug companies were before the arrival of COVID and how they performed financially during the pandemic. And we hear about …
US abortion bans back before the Supreme Court – but globally more countries are liberalising access than restricting it. Podcast: Waiting for SCOTUS: pro-choice activists outside the US Supreme Court on November 1. Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Justices on the US Supreme Court are considering two challenges to abortion restrictions that could have wide-reaching implications for …
The art and chaos of negotiating the Glasgow Climate Pact – Climate Fight podcast part 5: Huddling: John Kerry, US climate negotiator is surrounding at the COP26 Glasgow summit. Tiffany Cassidy, CC BY-NC-ND A good negotiation is supposed to leave everyone feeling a little unsatisfied. The US presidential envoy on climate, John Kerry, said as …