Why so many women in Spain are choosing to donate their eggs – The Conversation Weekly podcast: Spanish women are having fewer and fewer children, and yet the country has become the egg donation capital of Europe. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we find out about the experiences of women who decide …
Chat with us by text about our Quarter Life series – and receive weekly article updates: ImYanis / Shutterstock Our Quarter Life series brings academic rigour and research to help solve problems facing those of us in our 20s and 30s. Whether you’re struggling with doomscrolling, worried about the cost of living, diving into the …
Secretive lawsuits by fossil fuel companies could hold back climate action – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript: Fossil fuel investors can use an obscure legal mechanism found in many international trade agreements to sue countries if their projects are blocked. Bernabe Blanco via Shutterstock This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Secretive …
Psychedelic research: balancing trippyness with a new scientific rigor – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript: Research into psychedelics and their medical uses is making a comeback. 24K-Production via Shutterstock This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Psychedelic research: balancing trippyness with a new scientific rigor, published on September 29, 2022. NOTE: Transcripts …
Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier: the melting monster of sea level rise – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript: Ice breaks off the front of a glacier in Antarctica. 66 North via Unsplash This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Thwaites Glacier: the melting, Antarctic monster of sea level rise, published on September 22, 2022. …
Keeping buildings cool as it gets hotter – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript: The Lagos skyline. Ariyo Olasunkanmi/Shutterstock This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Keeping buildings cool as it gets hotter, published on September 15, 2022. NOTE: Transcripts may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. Gemma …
What is adult ADHD and how to treat it – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript: Shutterstock/yokunen This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Adult ADHD: What it is, how to treat it and why medicine ignored it for so long, published on May 12, 2022. NOTE: Transcripts may contain errors. Please check …
Why countries choose to remain neutral and what responsibilities come with it – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript: Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made some countries reassess their neutrality. M-SUR/Shutterstock This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Neutrality: why countries choose not to join a war and what responsibilities come with it, …
Is current space law equipped to handle a new era of shifting power structures in space? The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript: The Ukraine invasion has increased tensions surrounding the International Space Station. Andrey Armyagov via Shutterstock This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Ukraine invasion threatens international collaboration in space – is …
A nice Paternoster image: Image from page 248 of “The Gardeners’ chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects” (1874) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: gardenerschronic333lond Title: The Gardeners’ chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects Year: 1874 (1870s) Authors: Subjects: Ornamental horticulture Horticulture Plants, Ornamental …
Just 30-90 minutes of resistance training weekly decreases risk of premature death – new research: It's important to do resistance training alongside other types of exercise. Leszek Glasner/ Shutterstock There’s long been evidence that moderate aerobic exercise (think walking, running, or cycling) are good for your lifelong health and well-being. Research even shows us more …
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 …
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 …
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: …
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 …
South Africa in the news: Weekly market wrap: Sensex crashes over 2,500 points as new COVID-19 variant, FPI selling weigh sentiment: Benchmark equity indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty tanked over 4 per cent this week as renewed COVID-19 fears over a new variant found in South Africa spooked sentiment. The 30-share Sensex declined …: …
South Africa in the news: S.Korea stocks set for biggest weekly drop in 1 month on virus woes: The variant, spreading in South Africa, raises concerns that it might make vaccines less effective and imperil efforts to fight the pandemic, prompting Britain to introduce travel restrictions. read …: “South Africa” – BingNews Tom Karwin, On …
South Africa in the news: Nvidia’s Arm Bid Sparks Weekly U.K. Talks With FTC: The U.K.’s top antitrust regulator says his agency discusses Nvidia Corp.’s controversial bid for Arm Ltd. with his U.S. counterpart Lina Khan’s Federal Trade Commission “literally every week” in a …: “South Africa” – BingNews Q&A: What to know about ShotSpotter, …