tag:theconversation.com,2011:/au/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082/articles
In Depth Out Loud Podcast – The Conversation
2022-12-09T10:01:56Z
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/196257
2022-12-09T10:01:56Z
2022-12-09T10:01:56Z
The CIA and the new cold war: what history tells us about its influence today – podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/499981/original/file-20221209-30192-uu5no9.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=124%2C80%2C4749%2C3156&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">Powerful politicians in the US once called for the dissolution of the CIA. How relevant is it today?</span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/surveillance-citizens-secret-service-special-agents-1303948264">Anelo via Shutterstock</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>This episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a> tells the inside story of the CIA v Russia – from cold war conspiracy to “black” propaganda in Ukraine. </p>
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<p>Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, a professor emeritus of American history at the University of Edinburgh, writes that with formidable Kremlinologist William J. Burns
now in charge of the CIA, the agency might be expected to be an influential player in the US response to a “new cold war”. But how much does Washington trust the CIA these days – and how much influence does it really have on events in Ukraine? To shed light on these questions, he takes us back to the early days of the Ronald Reagan presidency.</p>
<p>The audio version of this article is narrated by Sam Scholl in partnership with Noa, News Over Audio. Listen to more articles from The Conversation, for free, on the <a href="https://newsoveraudio.com/publishers/103?mpId=17937807d4095-03ef8e1781bb1c8-445466-1fa400-17937807d41112&embedPubName=The%20Conversation&embedPubId=103">Noa app</a>. </p>
<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called Insights, which generates long-form journalism and is working with academics from a wide range of backgrounds who have been engaged in projects to tackle societal and scientific challenges. You can read <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">more stories in the series here</a>.</p>
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<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>. In Depth Out Loud is produced by Gemma Ware.</em></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/196257/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.</span></em></p>
The audio version of a long form article on the history of the CIA and its relationship with Russia.
Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, Professor Emeritus of American History, The University of Edinburgh
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/185316
2022-06-22T11:30:15Z
2022-06-22T11:30:15Z
How to get cars out of cities – podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/469492/original/file-20220617-23-xn5wz2.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=86%2C86%2C5665%2C3742&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">
</span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/traffic-jam-hamburg-1098825941">Canetti/Shutterstock</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>This episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a> explains the 12 best ways to get cars out of cities, based on new research. </p>
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<p>Kimberly Nicholas, an associate professor of sustainability science at Lund University, says that congestion charging and creating car-free streets and separated bike lanes are some of the best ways to reduce car use in cities. You can read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/12-best-ways-to-get-cars-out-of-cities-ranked-by-new-research-180642">text version of her original article here</a>. </p>
<p>The audio version of this article is read by Adrienne Walker in partnership with Noa, News Over Audio. Listen to more articles from The Conversation, for free, on the <a href="https://newsoveraudio.com/publishers/103?mpId=17937807d4095-03ef8e1781bb1c8-445466-1fa400-17937807d41112&embedPubName=The%20Conversation&embedPubId=103">Noa app</a>. </p>
<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called Insights, which generates long-form journalism and is working with academics from different backgrounds who have been engaged in projects to tackle societal and scientific challenges. You can read <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">more stories in the series here</a>.</p>
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<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>. In Depth Out Loud is produced by Gemma Ware.</em></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/185316/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Kimberly Nicholas was funded for this work by the Swedish Research Council Formas, grant 2019-02051.</span></em></p>
The audio version of an in-depth article on the 12 best ways to get cars out of cities.
Kimberly Nicholas, Associate Professor of Sustainability Science, Lund University
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/180339
2022-04-01T10:03:04Z
2022-04-01T10:03:04Z
A history of shopping: how pop-ups, home delivery and fast fashion go back as far as the 1800s – podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/455208/original/file-20220330-5922-13sc3lg.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=14%2C12%2C374%2C298&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">Image of shoppers at the self-service fresh meat cabinets in a Southampton branch of Sainsbury’s in 1954. </span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://www.sainsburyarchive.org.uk/catalogue/search/sabra7s1616-image-of-self-service-fresh-meat-cabinets-in-324-above-bar-street-southampton-branch-with-customers/search/with_image:on--ewao-everywhere:self-service/c/1">Donald S. Herbert/Sainsbury archive</a>, <a class="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">CC BY-NC-ND</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>This episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a> tells how the future of shopping was shaped by its past. </p>
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<p>Rachel Bowlby, professor of comparative literature at UCL, explains how shopping and the high street continue to evolve. You can read the text version of <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-the-future-of-shopping-was-shaped-by-its-past-175354">her original article here</a>. </p>
<p>The audio version is read by Jane Wing in partnership with Noa, News Over Audio. Listen to more articles from The Conversation, for free, on the <a href="https://newsoveraudio.com/publishers/103?mpId=17937807d4095-03ef8e1781bb1c8-445466-1fa400-17937807d41112&embedPubName=The%20Conversation&embedPubId=103">Noa app</a>. </p>
<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called Insights, which generates long-form journalism and is working with academics from different backgrounds who have been engaged in projects to tackle societal and scientific challenges. You can read <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">more stories in the series here</a>.</p>
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<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>. In Depth Out Loud is produced by Gemma Ware.</em></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/180339/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Rachel Bowlby does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.</span></em></p>
The audio version of an in-depth article on how the future of shopping was shaped by its past.
Rachel Bowlby, Professor of Comparative Literature, UCL
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/174915
2022-01-14T10:42:00Z
2022-01-14T10:42:00Z
The discovery of insulin: meet the feuding scientists who all lay a claim – podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/440709/original/file-20220113-8662-11segqz.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=35%2C251%2C5955%2C3116&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">200 units or 10cc of insulin from the 1930s manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis - USA. </span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://www.alamy.com/vintage-1930s-insulin-lilly-u-20-10cc-200-units-eli-lilly-and-company-indianapolis-usa-image451274244.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=EEACFBC2-96CE-457A-ADB3-5215D962FDE4&p=769754&n=0&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d1%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyPopular%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dbanting%2520insulin%26qt_raw%3dbanting%2520insulin%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d1%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0xFF%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d367023%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d%26gname%3d%26gtype%3d%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3dGB%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d0%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0%26pl%3d">Walter Cicchetti / Alamy Stock Photo </a></span></figcaption></figure><p>This episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a> tells the story of the monstrous egos and toxic rivalries behind the discovery of insulin. </p>
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<p>You can read the text version of <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-discovery-of-insulin-a-story-of-monstrous-egos-and-toxic-rivalries-172820">this in-depth article here</a>. The audio version is read by Martin Buchanan in partnership with Noa, News Over Audio. Listen to more articles from The Conversation, for free, on the <a href="https://newsoveraudio.com/publishers/103?mpId=17937807d4095-03ef8e1781bb1c8-445466-1fa400-17937807d41112&embedPubName=The%20Conversation&embedPubId=103">Noa app</a>. </p>
<p>Kersten Hall, author and honorary fellow at the school of philosophy, religion and history of science at the University of Leeds, recounts a tale that at times resembles Game of Thrones in lab coats, with pipettes rather than poisoned daggers.</p>
<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>. In Depth Out Loud is produced by Gemma Ware.</em></p>
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<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called Insights, which is supported by Research England. You can read <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">more stories in the series here</a>.</p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/174915/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Kersten’s new book ‘Insulin – the Crooked Timber: A History from Thick Brown Muck to Wall Street Gold’ will be published by Oxford University Press on 13th January 2022 and is available to pre-order. <a href="http://www.kerstenhall.com">www.kerstenhall.com</a></span></em></p>
The audio version of an in-depth article on the feuding scientists who battled for credit over the discovery of insulin.
Kersten Hall, Author and Honorary Fellow, School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, University of Leeds
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/169507
2021-10-11T09:13:49Z
2021-10-11T09:13:49Z
How science fiction can inspire humanity’s response to the climate crisis – podcast
<p>This episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a> explores how science fiction’s hopes and fears can inspire humanity’s response to the climate crisis.</p>
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<p>You can read the text version of <a href="https://theconversation.com/climate-crisis-how-science-fictions-hopes-and-fears-can-inspire-humanitys-response-167092">this in-depth article here</a>. The audio version is read by Peter Hanly in partnership with Noa, News Over Audio. You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, for free, on the <a href="https://newsoveraudio.com/publishers/103?mpId=17937807d4095-03ef8e1781bb1c8-445466-1fa400-17937807d41112&embedPubName=The%20Conversation&embedPubId=103">Noa app</a>. </p>
<p>Chris Pak, lecturer in English Literature at Swansea University, explores the history of science fiction stories about terraforming, geoengineering, space and climate change. As COP26, the UN climate change conference in Glasgow, approaches Pak says authors of science fiction are <a href="https://slate.com/technology/2011/01/science-fiction-teaches-governments-and-citizens-how-to-understand-the-future-of-technology.html">consulted by organisations and governments</a> to help us think about the risks and challenges of the future in ways inaccessible to other disciplines. He says we urgently need more of this imaginative impulse.</p>
<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>. In Depth Out Loud is produced by Gemma Ware.</em></p>
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<img alt="" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&fit=clip" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=600&h=112&fit=crop&dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=30&auto=format&w=600&h=112&fit=crop&dpr=2 1200w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=15&auto=format&w=600&h=112&fit=crop&dpr=3 1800w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&h=140&fit=crop&dpr=1 754w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=30&auto=format&w=754&h=140&fit=crop&dpr=2 1508w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=15&auto=format&w=754&h=140&fit=crop&dpr=3 2262w" sizes="(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px">
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<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called Insights, which is supported by Research England. You can read <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">more stories in the series here</a>.</p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/169507/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Chris Pak does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.</span></em></p>
The audio version of an in-depth article on how science fiction’s hopes and fears can inspire humanity’s response to the climate crisis.
Chris Pak, Lecturer in English Literature, Swansea University
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/169063
2021-10-01T09:47:59Z
2021-10-01T09:47:59Z
Wireheading: the AI version of drug addiction, and why experts are worried about it – podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/424068/original/file-20210930-18-4skowb.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=125%2C89%2C3868%2C2904&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">
</span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-illustration/3d-rendering-head-female-robot-breaking-567338095">Sarah Holmlund/Shutterstock</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>This episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a> explores why experts are worried about AIs becoming addicts. </p>
<iframe src="https://embed.acast.com/5e29c8205aa745a456af58c8/6156d4c9187df00012b06eaa" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="190px"></iframe>
<p><iframe id="tc-infographic-563" class="tc-infographic" height="100" src="https://cdn.theconversation.com/infographics/563/073b078b1fc9085013377310bc6db3368fb84a13/site/index.html" width="100%" style="border: none" frameborder="0"></iframe></p>
<p>You can read the text version of <a href="https://theconversation.com/drugs-robots-and-the-pursuit-of-pleasure-why-experts-are-worried-about-ais-becoming-addicts-163376">this in-depth article here</a>. The audio version is read by Peter Hanly in partnership with Noa, News Over Audio. You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, for free, on the <a href="https://newsoveraudio.com/publishers/103?mpId=17937807d4095-03ef8e1781bb1c8-445466-1fa400-17937807d41112&embedPubName=The%20Conversation&embedPubId=103">Noa app</a>. </p>
<p>Thomas Moynihan and Anders Sandberg at the University of Oxford explain one growing issue with real-world AIs: <a href="https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/wireheading">wireheading</a>, a phenomenon strangely akin to addiction in humans. They track the history of this issue, which is quickly becoming a hot topic among machine learning experts and those concerned with AI safety. </p>
<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>. In Depth Out Loud is produced by Gemma Ware.</em></p>
<figure class="align-center ">
<img alt="" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&fit=clip" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=600&h=112&fit=crop&dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=30&auto=format&w=600&h=112&fit=crop&dpr=2 1200w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=15&auto=format&w=600&h=112&fit=crop&dpr=3 1800w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&h=140&fit=crop&dpr=1 754w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=30&auto=format&w=754&h=140&fit=crop&dpr=2 1508w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=15&auto=format&w=754&h=140&fit=crop&dpr=3 2262w" sizes="(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px">
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<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called Insights, which is supported by Research England. You can read <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">more stories in the series here</a>.</p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/169063/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.</span></em></p>
The audio version of an in-depth article on why experts are worried about AIs becoming addicts.
Thomas Moynihan, Visiting Research Associate in History, St Benet's College, University of Oxford
Anders Sandberg, James Martin Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute & Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/165346
2021-08-10T09:51:33Z
2021-08-10T09:51:33Z
Trees can’t save us from climate change – but society will always depend on forests – podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/413755/original/file-20210729-17-6q3w2w.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=35%2C59%2C3950%2C2109&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">
</span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/aerial-view-mist-cloud-fog-hanging-1086630587">Richard Whitcombe/Shutterstock</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>This episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a> explores why there aren’t enough trees to offset society’s carbon emissions – and there never will be. </p>
<iframe src="https://embed.acast.com/5e29c8205aa745a456af58c8/6102af6960e5a4001202dc79" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="190px"></iframe>
<p><iframe id="tc-infographic-563" class="tc-infographic" height="100" src="https://cdn.theconversation.com/infographics/563/073b078b1fc9085013377310bc6db3368fb84a13/site/index.html" width="100%" style="border: none" frameborder="0"></iframe></p>
<p>You can read the text version of <a href="https://theconversation.com/there-arent-enough-trees-in-the-world-to-offset-societys-carbon-emissions-and-there-never-will-be-158181">this in-depth article here</a>. The audio version is read by Jane Wing in partnership with Noa, News Over Audio. You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, for free, on the <a href="https://newsoveraudio.com/publishers/103?mpId=17937807d4095-03ef8e1781bb1c8-445466-1fa400-17937807d41112&embedPubName=The%20Conversation&embedPubId=103">Noa app</a>. </p>
<p>Bonnie Waring, senior lecturer at the Grantham Institute – Climate Change and Environment, at Imperial College London, recently conducted a <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2020.00058/full">review</a> of the available scientific literature to assess how much carbon forests could feasibly absorb. She says that if we absolutely maximised the amount of vegetation all land on Earth could hold, we’d sequester enough carbon to offset about ten years of greenhouse gas emissions at current rates. </p>
<p>Yet the fate of our species is inextricably linked to the survival of forests and the <a href="https://www.unep-wcmc.org/news/earths-biodiversity-depends-on-the-worlds-forests">biodiversity</a> they contain. By rushing to plant millions of trees for carbon capture, could we be inadvertently damaging the very forest properties that make them so vital to our wellbeing?</p>
<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>. In Depth Out Loud is produced by Gemma Ware.</em></p>
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<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called Insights, which is supported by Research England. You can read <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">more stories in the series here</a>.</p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/165346/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Bonnie Waring is a scientific consultant to Plant-for-the-Planet and The Carbon Community, a charity aimed at enhancing carbon capture and protecting biodiversity in reforestation projects. She has received research funding to study ecosystem carbon dynamics in reforestation trials operated by both organizations.</span></em></p>
The audio version of an in-depth article on why there aren’t enough trees to offset society’s carbon emissions – and there never will be.
Bonnie Waring, Senior Lecturer, Grantham Institute - Climate Change and Environment, Imperial College London
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/163663
2021-06-30T11:25:42Z
2021-06-30T11:25:42Z
Today’s intense workplace culture can be traced back to a forgotten Soviet coal miner – podcast
<p>This episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a> features the story of a young Soviet miner named Alexei Stakhanov, and how the work ethic he embodied in the 1930s has been invoked by managers in the west ever since.</p>
<iframe src="https://embed.acast.com/5e29c8205aa745a456af58c8/60dc3f10ea345f0012302cca?cover=true" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay" width="100%" height="110"></iframe>
<p><iframe id="tc-infographic-563" class="tc-infographic" height="100" src="https://cdn.theconversation.com/infographics/563/073b078b1fc9085013377310bc6db3368fb84a13/site/index.html" width="100%" style="border: none" frameborder="0"></iframe></p>
<p>You can read the text version of <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-a-soviet-miner-from-the-1930s-helped-create-todays-intense-corporate-workplace-culture-155814">this in-depth article here</a>. The audio version is read by Les Smith in partnership with Noa, News Over Audio. You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, for free, on the <a href="https://newsoveraudio.com/publishers/103?mpId=17937807d4095-03ef8e1781bb1c8-445466-1fa400-17937807d41112&embedPubName=The%20Conversation&embedPubId=103">Noa app</a>. </p>
<p>Alexei Stakhanov’s staggering workload and personal commitment to his job as a miner in Stalin’s Soviet Union became the embodiment of a new human type and the beginning of a new social and political trend known as “Stakhanovism”. Bogdan Costea, professor of management and society at Lancaster University, and Peter Watt, international lecturer in management and organisation studies, at Lancaster University in Leipzig, argue that the spectre of this long-forgotten Soviet miner still haunts our workplace culture today. </p>
<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>. In Depth Out Loud is produced by Gemma Ware.</em></p>
<figure class="align-center ">
<img alt="" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&fit=clip" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=600&h=112&fit=crop&dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=30&auto=format&w=600&h=112&fit=crop&dpr=2 1200w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=15&auto=format&w=600&h=112&fit=crop&dpr=3 1800w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&h=140&fit=crop&dpr=1 754w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=30&auto=format&w=754&h=140&fit=crop&dpr=2 1508w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=15&auto=format&w=754&h=140&fit=crop&dpr=3 2262w" sizes="(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px">
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<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called Insights, which is supported by Research England. You can read <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">more stories in the series here</a>.</p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/163663/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.</span></em></p>
The audio version of an in-depth article about a record-breaking Soviet miner from 1935 who embodied a system of values that is central to contemporary work cultures today.
Bogdan Costea, Professor of Management and Society, Lancaster University
Peter Watt, International Lecturer in Management and Organisation Studies, Lancaster University
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/160568
2021-05-10T12:03:30Z
2021-05-10T12:03:30Z
Why the concept of net zero is a dangerous trap – podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/399462/original/file-20210507-17-orrcip.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=35%2C155%2C3892%2C2814&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">Net zero a great idea, in principle, but not in practice.</span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/smoke-steam-high-chimney-power-plant-108163007">DyziO/Shutterstock</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>This episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a> features prominent academics, including a former IPCC chair, rounding on governments worldwide for using <a href="https://theconversation.com/climate-scientists-concept-of-net-zero-is-a-dangerous-trap-157368">the concept of net zero emissions</a> to “greenwash” their lack of commitment to solving global warming.</p>
<iframe src="https://embed.acast.com/5e29c8205aa745a456af58c8/60991462a461284864f9bdb0?cover=true" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay" width="100%" height="110"></iframe>
<p><iframe id="tc-infographic-563" class="tc-infographic" height="100" src="https://cdn.theconversation.com/infographics/563/073b078b1fc9085013377310bc6db3368fb84a13/site/index.html" width="100%" style="border: none" frameborder="0"></iframe></p>
<p>You can read the text version of <a href="https://theconversation.com/climate-scientists-concept-of-net-zero-is-a-dangerous-trap-157368">this in-depth article here</a>. The audio version is read by Les Smith in partnership with Noa, News Over Audio. You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, for free, on the <a href="https://newsoveraudio.com/publishers/103?mpId=17937807d4095-03ef8e1781bb1c8-445466-1fa400-17937807d41112&embedPubName=The%20Conversation&embedPubId=103">Noa app</a>. </p>
<p>James Dyke, Senior Lecturer in Global Systems at the University of Exeter, Robert Watson, Emeritus Professor in Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia and Wolfgang Knorr, Senior Research Scientist in Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science at Lund University, write about <a href="https://theconversation.com/climate-scientists-concept-of-net-zero-is-a-dangerous-trap-157368">the obvious dangers</a> of the concept of net zero. </p>
<p>They argue that they’ve arrived at the painful realisation that the idea of net zero has licensed a recklessly cavalier <a href="https://theconversation.com/climate-scientists-concept-of-net-zero-is-a-dangerous-trap-157368">“burn now, pay later” approach</a> which has seen carbon emissions continue to soar. It has also hastened the destruction of the natural world by increasing deforestation today, and greatly increases the risk of further devastation in the future. </p>
<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>.</em></p>
<figure class="align-center ">
<img alt="" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&fit=clip" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=600&h=112&fit=crop&dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=30&auto=format&w=600&h=112&fit=crop&dpr=2 1200w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=15&auto=format&w=600&h=112&fit=crop&dpr=3 1800w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&h=140&fit=crop&dpr=1 754w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=30&auto=format&w=754&h=140&fit=crop&dpr=2 1508w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/313478/original/file-20200204-41481-1n8vco4.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=15&auto=format&w=754&h=140&fit=crop&dpr=3 2262w" sizes="(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px">
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<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called Insights, which is supported by Research England. You can read <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">more stories in the series here</a>.</p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/160568/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.</span></em></p>
The audio version of an in-depth article rounding on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to “greenwash” their lack of commitment to solving global warming.
James Dyke, Senior Lecturer in Global Systems, University of Exeter
Robert Watson, Emeritus Professor in Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
Wolfgang Knorr, Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/155172
2021-02-12T11:46:21Z
2021-02-12T11:46:21Z
How the teenage immigrant inventor of Durex condoms was forgotten by history – In Depth Out Loud podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/383830/original/file-20210211-14-wiskbm.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">
</span> <span class="attribution"><span class="source">© Private collection of Jessica Borge, 2018.,</span>, <span class="license">Author provided</span></span></figcaption></figure><p>This episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a> features the story of Lucian Landau, the forgotten man who invented the technology that made Durex boom.</p>
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<p>Jessica Borge, Digital Collections (Scholarship) Manager at King’s College London Archives and Research Collections and a Visiting Fellow in Digital Humanities at the School of Advanced Study, explains her research into who actually invented Durex condoms.</p>
<p>She discovered that the technology behind Durex was invented by Lucian Landau, a Polish teenager living in Highbury and studying rubber technology at the former Northern Polytechnic (now London Metropolitan University). His story is fascinating.</p>
<p>You can read the text version of this <a href="https://theconversation.com/durex-condoms-how-their-teenage-immigrant-inventor-was-forgotten-by-history-152497">in-depth article here</a>. The audio version is read by Adrienne Walker in partnership with <a href="https://newsoveraudio.com/">Noa</a>, the audio journalism platform. </p>
<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called Insights, which is supported by Research England. You can <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">read more stories in the series here</a>. </p>
<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>.</em></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/155172/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Jessica Borge has received past funding from Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Dittrick Museum of Medical History, the Guinness Partnership, the Wellcome Trust, the Business History Conference, the Business Archives Council, CHARM Association, European Association of the History of Medicine and Health, the European Research Council, Birkbeck College, Percy Skuy, and Dr Alison Payne. </span></em></p>
The audio version of a long read on the forgotten history of the man who invented Durex condoms.
Jessica Borge, Digital Collections (Scholarship) Manager at King’s College London Archives and Research Collections; Visiting Fellow in Digital Humanities, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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2020-12-14T17:42:19Z
2020-12-14T17:42:19Z
Two doctors describe working on the frontline of Liverpool’s second wave – In Depth Out Loud podcast
<p>This episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a> features a report from two doctors on the frontline of the second wave of coronavirus in Liverpool. </p>
<p>Tom Wingfield, an infectious diseases physician at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the University of Liverpool, and Miriam Taegtmeyer, professor of global health at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, describe what it’s like for healthcare workers who continue to put their lives and those of their families on the line. </p>
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<p>They describe arriving at work to face daily, sometimes dangerous, staff shortages but also seeing the inherent resourcefulness of NHS healthcare workers. Some specialist colleagues have expanded their care to cover or lead COVID-19 wards. Other hospital doctors have “upskilled” to look after people needing ventilators. What is unclear, they say, is how long they can keep stepping up.</p>
<p>They set out the problems they and their colleagues are facing around the country, some lessons we might be able to learn from the first wave, and some positive developments which will make the future a little brighter. </p>
<p>You can read the text version of this <a href="https://theconversation.com/we-will-not-forget-our-colleagues-who-have-died-two-doctors-on-the-frontline-of-the-second-wave-148152">in-depth article here</a>. The audio version is read by Megan Clement and produced by Gemma Ware.</p>
<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/coronavirus-insights-87336">Coronavirus Insights</a> supported by Research England.</p>
<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>.</em></p>
<p><a href="https://pca.st/CcAD"><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/321533/original/file-20200319-22598-afljnr.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&h=212&fit=crop&dpr=1" alt="Listen on Pocket Casts" width="268" height="68"></a> <a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/In-Depth%2C-Out-Loud-id2612483?country=gb"><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/321531/original/file-20200319-22632-t8ds9t.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&h=232&fit=crop&dpr=1" width="268" height="70"></a> </p>
<p><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzVlMjljODIwNWFhNzQ1YTQ1NmFmNThjOA%3D%3D"><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/233720/original/file-20180827-75978-3mdxcf.png" alt="" width="268" height="68"></a> <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzVlMjljODIwNWFhNzQ1YTQ1NmFmNThjOA%3D%3D"><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/233716/original/file-20180827-75981-pdp50i.png" alt="Stitcher" width="300" height="88"></a></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/152043/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Tom Wingfield is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK, and an honorary research associate at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. Tom Wingfield receives funding from: the Wellcome Trust, UK (209075/Z/17/Z); the Medical Research Council, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and Wellcome Trust (Joint Global Health Trials, MR/V004832/1), the Academy of Medical Sciences, UK; and the Swedish Health Research Council, Sweden. Tom is also a consultant for the World Health Organisation</span></em></p><p class="fine-print"><em><span>Miriam Taegtmeyer does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.</span></em></p>
🎧 PODCAST: An audio version of an in depth article by two doctors on what it’s like fighting COVID-19 the second time around.
Tom Wingfield, Infectious Diseases Physician and Senior Clinical Lecturer, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Honorary Research Associate, University of Liverpool
Miriam Taegtmeyer, Professor of Global Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/140200
2020-06-08T16:22:05Z
2020-06-08T16:22:05Z
The truth about the death and burial of Charles Dickens – In Depth Out Loud podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/340401/original/file-20200608-176564-szhu9y.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=1%2C0%2C718%2C573&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">Charles Dickens in his study at Gad's Hill Place in Kent, where he died in 1870. </span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://dickensmuseum.com/">Charles Dickens Museum</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>This episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a>, features the work of Leon Litvack at Queen’s University Belfast, a world authority on Charles Dickens, on what happened after the death of the author. </p>
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<p>His <a href="https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/Reading+Dickens+Differently-p-9781119602224">new research</a> has uncovered the never-before-explored areas of the great author’s sudden death on June 9 1870, and his subsequent burial. </p>
<p>Dickens’s death created an early predicament for his family. Where was he to be buried? Near his home (as he would have wished) or in that great public pantheon, Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey (which was clearly against his wishes)? But two ambitious men put their own interests ahead of the great writer and his family in an act of institutionally-sanctioned bodysnatching.</p>
<p>You can read the text version of this <a href="https://theconversation.com/charles-dickens-newly-discovered-documents-reveal-truth-about-his-death-and-burial-130079">in depth article here</a>. The audio version is read by Michael Parker and edited by Gemma Ware. </p>
<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called <a href="https://theconversation.com/introducing-conversation-insights-a-new-team-that-seeks-scoops-from-interdisciplinary-research-107119">Insights</a>. Sponsored by Research England, our Insights team generate in depth articles derived from interdisciplinary research. You can <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">read their stories here</a>, or subscribe to In Depth Out Loud to listen to more of their articles in the coming months.</p>
<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>.</em></p>
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<p><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzVlMjljODIwNWFhNzQ1YTQ1NmFmNThjOA%3D%3D"><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/233720/original/file-20180827-75978-3mdxcf.png" alt="" width="268" height="68"></a> <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzVlMjljODIwNWFhNzQ1YTQ1NmFmNThjOA%3D%3D"><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/233716/original/file-20180827-75981-pdp50i.png" alt="Stitcher" width="300" height="88"></a></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/140200/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Leon Litvack is Principal Editor of the Charles Dickens Letters Project (Dickensletters.com) and a Board member of the Charles Dickens Museum, London. This article, published to mark the 150th anniversary of Dickens's death in 2020, is based on new research carried out for 'Dickens's Burial in Westminster Abbey: The Untold Story', the lead chapter in Reading Dickens Differently, edited by Leon Litvack and Nathalie Vanfasse (Wiley, 2020), and 'Charles Dickens and Westminster Abbey: The Elusive Times Leader of 13 June 1870', in the Dickensian 116.1 (2020). </span></em></p>
PODCAST: An audio version of an in depth article on what newly discovered documents reveal about the burial of Charles Dickens, 150 years after his death.
Leon Litvack, Associate Professor, Queen's University Belfast
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/138988
2020-05-20T07:50:57Z
2020-05-20T07:50:57Z
In Depth Out Loud podcast: lockdown lessons from the history of solitude
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/336102/original/file-20200519-152284-1mj9ed3.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">Alone or lonely?</span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://unsplash.com/photos/I8kXlSLooXk">Photo by Max Duzij on Unsplash</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>This episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a>, features the work of David Vincent, historian at the Open University. He has spent the last few years looking into how people in the past managed to balance community ties and solitary behaviours. With the coronavirus crisis forcing many to self-isolate and limiting our sociability, this has never seemed more relevant.</p>
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<p>Solitude used to be restricted to enclosed religious orders and was a privileged experience of a male elite. It was treated with a mixture of fear and respect. Change was only set in motion by the Reformation and the Enlightenment, when new ideologies took hold and solitude slowly became something that anyone could acceptably seek from time to time. Most people in the West are now used to some regular form of solitude – but the reality of lockdown makes this experience far more extreme.</p>
<p>The history of solitude has lessons for us in differentiating between being alone and feeling lonely. Similarly, it offers lessons for navigating the fragile boundary between life-enhancing and soul-destroying forms of solitary behaviour. </p>
<p>You can read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/lockdown-lessons-from-the-history-of-solitude-134611">text version of this in depth article</a> here. The audio version is read and edited by Annabel Bligh. </p>
<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called <a href="https://theconversation.com/introducing-conversation-insights-a-new-team-that-seeks-scoops-from-interdisciplinary-research-107119">Insights</a>. Sponsored by Research England, our Insights team generate in depth articles derived from interdisciplinary research. You can <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">read their stories here</a>, or subscribe to In Depth Out Loud to listen to more of their articles in the coming months.</p>
<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>.</em></p>
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<p><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzVlMjljODIwNWFhNzQ1YTQ1NmFmNThjOA%3D%3D"><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/233720/original/file-20180827-75978-3mdxcf.png" alt="" width="268" height="68"></a> <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzVlMjljODIwNWFhNzQ1YTQ1NmFmNThjOA%3D%3D"><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/233716/original/file-20180827-75981-pdp50i.png" alt="Stitcher" width="300" height="88"></a></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/138988/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>David Vincent is a member of the Labour Party. In addition to his Open University position, he is also Honorary Professor of History at Keele University, and Research Associate of the Pathologies of Solitude project, Queen Mary University, London.</span></em></p>
An audio version of an in depth article on the history of solitude.
David Vincent, Professor of Social History, The Open University
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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2020-04-29T11:06:29Z
2020-04-29T11:06:29Z
In Depth Out Loud podcast: four possible futures for what the world will be like after coronavirus
<p>In this episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a>, Simon Mair, a research fellow in ecological economics at the University of Surrey’s centre for the understanding of sustainable prosperity, says we could use the coronavirus crisis to rebuild, produce something better and more humane. But, of course, there’s a risk of less appealing outcomes.</p>
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<p>The responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are simply the amplification of the dynamic that drives other social and ecological crises: the prioritisation of one type of value over others. This dynamic has played a large part in driving global responses to COVID-19. So as responses to the virus evolve, how might our economic futures develop?</p>
<p>From an economic perspective, there are four possible futures: a descent into barbarism, a robust state capitalism, a radical state socialism, and a transformation into a big society built on mutual aid. Versions of all of these futures are possible.</p>
<p>You can read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/what-will-the-world-be-like-after-coronavirus-four-possible-futures-134085">text version of this in depth article</a> here. The audio version is read by Michael Parker and edited by Gemma Ware.</p>
<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called <a href="https://theconversation.com/introducing-conversation-insights-a-new-team-that-seeks-scoops-from-interdisciplinary-research-107119">Insights</a>. Sponsored by Research England, our Insights team generate in depth articles derived from interdisciplinary research. You can <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">read their stories here</a>, or subscribe to In Depth Out Loud to listen to more of their articles in the coming months.</p>
<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>.</em></p>
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<p><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzVlMjljODIwNWFhNzQ1YTQ1NmFmNThjOA%3D%3D"><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/233720/original/file-20180827-75978-3mdxcf.png" alt="" width="268" height="68"></a> <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzVlMjljODIwNWFhNzQ1YTQ1NmFmNThjOA%3D%3D"><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/233716/original/file-20180827-75981-pdp50i.png" alt="Stitcher" width="300" height="88"></a></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/137354/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Simon Mair receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council.</span></em></p>
An audio version of an in depth article on four possible futures for the world after coronavirus.
Simon Mair, Research Fellow in Ecological Economics, Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity, University of Surrey
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tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/135478
2020-04-03T12:24:30Z
2020-04-03T12:24:30Z
In Depth Out Loud podcast: how to model a pandemic
<p>In this episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a>, Christian Yates, senior lecturer in mathematical biology at the University of Bath, looks at how to model a pandemic. </p>
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<p>With basic mathematical models, researchers can begin to forecast the progression of diseases and understand the effect of interventions on the way diseases spread. With more complex models, we can start to answer questions about how to efficiently allocate limited resources or tease out the consequences of public health interventions, like closing pubs and banning gatherings.</p>
<p>Insights from mathematical modelling are vital to ensure that authorities can prevent as many deaths as possible. As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates, here’s a look inside the modelling that experts use to try and stay one step ahead of the virus.</p>
<p>You can read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-to-model-a-pandemic-134187">text version of this in depth article</a> here. The audio version is read by Holly Squire and edited by Gemma Ware.</p>
<p>This story came out of a project at The Conversation called <a href="https://theconversation.com/introducing-conversation-insights-a-new-team-that-seeks-scoops-from-interdisciplinary-research-107119">Insights</a>. Sponsored by Research England, our Insights team generate in depth articles derived from interdisciplinary research. You can <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">read their stories here</a>, or subscribe to In Depth Out Loud to listen to more of their articles in the coming months. </p>
<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is Night Caves, by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Lee Rosevere</a>.</em></p>
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<p><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzVlMjljODIwNWFhNzQ1YTQ1NmFmNThjOA%3D%3D"><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/233720/original/file-20180827-75978-3mdxcf.png" alt="" width="268" height="68"></a> <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzVlMjljODIwNWFhNzQ1YTQ1NmFmNThjOA%3D%3D"><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/233716/original/file-20180827-75981-pdp50i.png" alt="Stitcher" width="300" height="88"></a></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/135478/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Christian Yates does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.</span></em></p>
An audio version of an in depth article on why mathematical modelling is crucial to understanding pandemics like the new coronavirus.
Christian Yates, Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath
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tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/132153
2020-02-21T08:59:42Z
2020-02-21T08:59:42Z
In Depth Out Loud podcast: Ritalin – the biography of a mercurial medicine
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/316255/original/file-20200219-10985-17zg3d5.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=22%2C22%2C2101%2C1082&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">It's been 75 years since the birth of Ritalin. </span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylphenidate#/media/File:Ritalin.jpg">Editor182 via Wikipedia Commons</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>In this episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a>, we bring you the history of Ritalin by Matthew Smith, professor in health history at the University of Strathclyde. </p>
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<p>Just over 75 years ago, a new stimulant drug with the generic name of methylphenidate was born in the Swiss lab of chemical company Ciba. Like many drugs, its therapeutic purpose was unclear. But these were the days a scientist could take a drug home and test it on their spouse, which is exactly what Ciba scientist Leandro Panizzon did. </p>
<p>Panizzon’s wife, Rita, reported that the drug gave her tennis game a real fillip. And so Panizzon originally named the drug Ritaline in his wife’s honour.</p>
<p>Over the next three-quarters of a century, Ritalin would go on to wear many hats, including as an antipsychotic, a tonic for worn-out housewives, a drug to treat disruptive children, and a street drug and smart drug.</p>
<p>But what does the future hold? </p>
<p>You can read the text version of this in depth article <a href="https://theconversation.com/ritalin-at-75-what-does-the-future-hold-121591">here</a>. The audio version is read by Annabel Bligh and edited by Laura Hood.</p>
<p><em>The music in In Depth Out Loud is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Night Caves</a>, by Lee Rosevere. A big thanks to the Department of Journalism at City, University of London for letting us use their studios to record.</em></p>
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<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Matthew Smith receives funding from the Wellcome Trust and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. </span></em></p>
An audio version of an in depth article on the history of Ritalin, and what the future holds for the drug.
Matthew Smith, Professor in Health History, University of Strathclyde
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tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/130440
2020-02-04T11:05:23Z
2020-02-04T11:05:23Z
In Depth Out Loud podcast: how a Frenchman born 150 years ago inspired the extreme nationalism behind Brexit and Donald Trump
<p>After a bit of a hiatus, we’re bringing back The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud podcast</a>, the audio version of selected long form stories based on cutting edge research written by academic experts. </p>
<p>This episode is based on two years of in-depth historical analysis by Pablo de Orellana and Nicholas Michelsen at King’s College London. </p>
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<p>After marching in the streets of Paris with the militant far-right group, Génération Identitaire, they met Charles, a young French man terrified by what he sees as the degeneration of western culture. </p>
<p>Nationalists such as Charles often refer to themselves as the New Right, or read thinkers who do. They are not all as radical as he is, but a diverse grouping of politicians share the stream of New Right ideas. These include Donald Trump, Brexiteers like Jacob Rees-Mogg, European nationalists like Marine Le Pen, Matteo Salvini and Viktor Orbán, and newcomers such as Santiago Abascal and his Vox party in Spain.</p>
<p>But this research explains why the comparisons of the New Right with fascism are inaccurate and unhelpful. And they tell how they traced the ideology that is fuelling the extreme nationalism, racism and sexism they saw in the streets to an unlikely source: Maurice Barrès, a French man born 150 years ago. </p>
<p>You can read the text version of the <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-new-right-how-a-frenchman-born-150-years-ago-inspired-the-extreme-nationalism-behind-brexit-and-donald-trump-117277">article here</a>. The audio version is read by Laura Hood. </p>
<p>This story came out of a new project at The Conversation called <a href="https://theconversation.com/introducing-conversation-insights-a-new-team-that-seeks-scoops-from-interdisciplinary-research-107119">Insights</a>. Sponsored by Research England, our Insights team generate in depth articles derived from interdisciplinary research. You can <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/insights-series-71218">read their stories here</a>, or subscribe to In Depth Out Loud to listen to more of their articles in the coming months. </p>
<p><em>The music in this podcast is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbOVMlp3o">Night Caves</a>, by Lee Rosevere. A big thanks to the Department of Journalism at City, University of London for letting us use their studios to record.</em></p>
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<p class="fine-print"><em><span>The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.</span></em></p>
The audio version of a long-read article on how we’re living through the latest battle in a 300-year long ideological war over the meaning of humanity itself.
Pablo de Orellana, Lecturer in International Relations, King's College London
Nicholas Michelsen, Senior Lecturer in International Relations Theory, King's College London
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tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/100483
2018-07-25T04:43:01Z
2018-07-25T04:43:01Z
Infertility through the ages, and how IVF helped change the way we think about it – podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/229070/original/file-20180724-194124-18sjixp.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">
</span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://www.shutterstock.com/home">from www.shutterstock.com</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>To all outward appearances, Louise Brown looked exactly the same as thousands of other babies when her blinking, slightly quizzical gaze met newspaper readers on the morning of July 25, 1978. But as the first child born using the technique of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), she was utterly unique in the history of humankind.</p>
<p>This audio version of a long read article written by Tracey Loughran, Reader in History at the University of Essex, tracks the history of infertility and how the experience of involuntary childlessness has changed. It’s read by Gemma Ware.</p>
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<p>You can read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/infertility-through-the-ages-and-how-ivf-changed-the-way-we-think-about-it-87128">text version of the article here</a>.</p>
<p><em>The music in this podcast is <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_for_Podcasts_4/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_4_-_06_Night_Caves">Night Caves</a>, by Lee Rosevere from the Free Music Archive. A big thanks to City University London’s Department of Journalism for letting us use their studios to record. You can subscribe to this podcast <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/in-depth-out-loud/id1316764355?mt=2">here</a>.</em></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/100483/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Tracey Loughran receives funding from the British Academy and the Wellcome Trust. </span></em></p>
An audio version of a long read article on the history of infertility, 40 years after the first baby was born via IVF.
Tracey Loughran, Reader in History and Deputy Dean of Humanities (Research), University of Essex
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/98909
2018-06-27T10:22:35Z
2018-06-27T10:22:35Z
Decolonise science: time to end another imperial era – podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/225103/original/file-20180627-112614-16985b1.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">Empires massively affected the development of science.</span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Istambul_observatory_in_1577.jpg">Cahiers de Science et Vie No114</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>Recent years have seen an increasing number of calls to “decolonise science”, even going so far as to advocate scrapping the practice and findings of modern science altogether. Tackling the lingering influence of colonialism in science is much needed. But there are also dangers that the more extreme attempts to do so could play into the hands of religious fundamentalists and ultra-nationalists. </p>
<p>This episode of The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/podcasts/in-depth-out-loud">In Depth Out Loud</a> podcast outlines the importance of finding a way to remove the inequalities promoted by modern science. All the while, ensuring its huge potential benefits work for everyone, instead of letting it become a tool for oppression. It is read by Stephen Harris. </p>
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<p>You can read the text version of the article <a href="https://theconversation.com/decolonise-science-time-to-end-another-imperial-era-89189">here</a>.</p>
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<p><em>The music in this podcast is <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_for_Podcasts_4/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_4_-_06_Night_Caves">Night Caves</a>, by Lee Rosevere from the Free Music Archive. A big thanks to City University London’s Department of Journalism for letting us use their studios to record.</em></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/98909/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Rohan Deb Roy has received funding from the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, and the Wellcome Trust.</span></em></p>
This episode of the In Depth Out Loud podcast outlines the importance of finding a way to remove the inequalities promoted by modern science.
Rohan Deb Roy, Lecturer in South Asian History, University of Reading
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/97483
2018-05-30T13:35:14Z
2018-05-30T13:35:14Z
How the humble potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism – podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/220991/original/file-20180530-120499-1mm1yy0.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">
</span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://www.shutterstock.com/home">from www.shutterstock.com</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>Britain’s love for the potato is bound up with notions of the utilitarian value of a good diet and how a healthy citizenry is the engine room of a strong economy. And it all dates back to the 18th century. </p>
<p>This episode of <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/podcasts/in-depth-out-loud">In Depth Out Loud</a>, a podcast narrating an in depth article from The Conversation, looks at the history of the Enlightenment thinkers who promoted the tuber as a way to build a healthy and productive society. It’s read by Laura Hood. </p>
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<p>You can read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-the-humble-potato-fuelled-the-rise-of-liberal-capitalism-80767">text version of the article here</a>. </p>
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<p><em>The music in this podcast is <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_for_Podcasts_4/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_4_-_06_Night_Caves">Night Caves</a>, by Lee Rosevere from the Free Music Archive. A big thanks to City University London’s Department of Journalism for letting us use their studios to record.</em></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/97483/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Rebecca Earle does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.</span></em></p>
An audio version of an in depth article about the 18th century Enlightenment thinkers who promoted the potato as a way to build a healthy and productive society.
Rebecca Earle, Professor of History, University of Warwick
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/95891
2018-05-02T10:22:52Z
2018-05-02T10:22:52Z
How transhumanism’s faithful follow it blindly into a future for the elite – podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/217058/original/file-20180501-135830-10d2w1s.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">
</span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/abstract-health-medical-science-consist-human-1045585816?src=qI1Eo58F1uSLVWFmKdFG4Q-1-27"> shutterstock.com</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>Transhumanism is the idea that humans should transcend their current natural state and limitations through the use of technology – that we should embrace self-directed human evolution. In the same way that technological progress has allowed humans to tame nature, we can bring an end to the human realities of disease, ageing and even death. </p>
<p>But there is a darker side to the naive faith that proponents of transhumanism have – one that is decidedly dystopian. </p>
<p>This is the audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, which situates transhumanism within the broader social, cultural, political, and economic contexts within which it is emerging – all of which is vital to understanding how ethical it is.</p>
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<p>You can read the text version of the article <a href="https://theconversation.com/super-intelligence-and-eternal-life-transhumanisms-faithful-follow-it-blindly-into-a-future-for-the-elite-78538">here</a>. It is read by Jo Adetunji.</p>
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<p><em>The music in this podcast is <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_for_Podcasts_4/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_4_-_06_Night_Caves">Night Caves</a>, by Lee Rosevere from the Free Music Archive. A big thanks to City University London’s Department of Journalism for letting us use their studios to record.</em></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/95891/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Alexander Thomas does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.</span></em></p>
This is the audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, which explores the ethics of transhumanism.
Alexander Thomas, PhD Candidate, University of East London
Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/95312
2018-04-19T15:13:55Z
2018-04-19T15:13:55Z
Antisemitism: how the origins of history’s oldest hatred still hold sway today – podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/215637/original/file-20180419-163962-ui19yr.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">
</span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128603304@N03/16269109876/in/photolist-qMDryq-qFkjPo-KDx6q-dYFHGi-5WqsiF-5WqsrX-61vkjE-5WuMCQ-5WuJiE-4LK5bC-5WqrmH-89xoi8-5WuKuU-61r3V4-5WuGE9-61vfhs-5WuMkw-61vfff-T6QkuD-5WqyAX-5WuJS9-5WqvJT-4U11dm-ga1e8L-2R8eX-ga1acZ-5HQXMp-5b77ew-b8PUu-TB1vmk-bz6BfP-5Y517z-rz9tKr-qCbNzj-7NiXE-qCftPf-TgzhXV-qiti82-5b2FYp-qUoMGR-rhECZs-b3XjzZ-4W4Ucy-hBsqsJ-ga1hgQ-YnicP3-7NiXG-9UdJVv-61vf5y-5WuQqd">Raymund Flandez</a>, <a class="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">CC BY-NC-ND</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>There has been a surge in antisemitic incidents across the globe. Antisemitism rears its ugly head in every aspect of public life, whether internal debates within political parties or accusations of conspiratorial networks or plots in politics and business.</p>
<p>This is the audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, which explores how prejudice against Jews has persisted throughout history. Today’s variants are carved from – and sustained by – powerful precedents and inherited stereotypes. This historical awareness may prove a powerful ally for those who would challenge antisemitism today.</p>
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<p>You can read the text version of this article <a href="https://theconversation.com/antisemitism-how-the-origins-of-historys-oldest-hatred-still-hold-sway-today-87878">here</a>. It is read by Annabel Bligh.</p>
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<p><em>The music in this podcast is <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_for_Podcasts_4/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_4_-_06_Night_Caves">Night Caves</a>, by Lee Rosevere from the Free Music Archive. A big thanks to City University London’s Department of Journalism for letting us use their studios to record.</em></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/95312/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Gervase Phillips does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.</span></em></p>
The audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, which explores how antisemitism today is carved from and sustained by powerful precedents and inherited stereotypes.
Gervase Phillips, Principal Lecturer in History, Manchester Metropolitan University
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tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/93687
2018-03-20T15:31:50Z
2018-03-20T15:31:50Z
The story of the Novichok nerve agents – podcast
<p>In this audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, listen to the story of how nerve agents were developed – and used in an attack on a former Russian spy on the streets of the English city of Salisbury.</p>
<p>You can read the text version of <a href="https://theconversation.com/novichok-the-deadly-story-behind-the-nerve-agent-in-sergei-skripal-spy-attack-93562">this article here</a>. It’s read by Annabel Bligh for The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast.</p>
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<p><em>The music in this podcast is <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_for_Podcasts_4/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_4_-_06_Night_Caves">Night Caves</a>, by Lee Rosevere from the Free Music Archive. A big thanks to City University London’s Department of Journalism for letting us use their studios to record.</em></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/93687/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Alastair Hay received funding from The Rowntree Trust and Human Rights Watch to investigate allegations of the use of chemical weapons. He is a member of the Advisory Board on Education and Outreach of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Chairman of the UK Chemical Weapons Convention Advisory Committee. </span></em></p>
An audio version of an in depth article on the story of how the nerve agent used in an attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was developed.
Alastair Hay, Professor (Emeritus) of Environmental Toxicology, University of Leeds
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tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/93101
2018-03-08T16:28:58Z
2018-03-08T16:28:58Z
The heartbreaking story of the flying mathematicians of World War I – podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/209560/original/file-20180308-30954-fbnb62.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">William Farren and David Pinsent: two of Farnborough's flying mathematicians. </span> <span class="attribution"><span class="source">Pinsent family archive.</span></span></figcaption></figure><p>In this audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, listen to the story of the men of Britain’s Royal Aircraft Factory who gave their lives to help create the world’s first air force. </p>
<p>You can read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-heartbreaking-story-of-the-flying-mathematicians-of-world-war-i-76553">text version</a> of this article here. It’s read by Michael Parker for The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud</a> podcast. </p>
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<p><em>The music in this podcast is <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_for_Podcasts_4/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_4_-_06_Night_Caves">Night Caves</a>, by Lee Rosevere from the Free Music Archive. A big thanks to City University London’s Department of Journalism for letting us use their studios to record.</em></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/93101/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Tony Royle does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.</span></em></p>
The audio version of a long read on the daring mathematicians who took to the skies to help make early air travel safer.
Tony Royle, PhD Candidate in History of Mathematics, The Open University
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tag:theconversation.com,2011:article/92137
2018-02-21T16:08:23Z
2018-02-21T16:08:23Z
Africa’s missing Ebola outbreaks – podcast
<figure><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/207122/original/file-20180220-116330-7ga0e8.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=496&fit=clip" /><figcaption><span class="caption">A nurse nun visits the graves of victims of a 1976 Ebola outbreak.</span> <span class="attribution"><a class="source" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nurse-nun_visits_graves_of_victims_of_1976_Zaire_Ebola_outbreak.jpg?uselang=en-gb#/media/File:Nurse-nun_visits_graves_of_victims_of_1976_Zaire_Ebola_outbreak.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a></span></figcaption></figure><p>In this audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, hear about how the Cold War, dictators and cover-ups all conspired to bury evidence of past outbreaks of Ebola, making the deadly disease that much harder to handle during the 2014 outbreak that killed 11,000 people. </p>
<p>You can read the text version of <a href="https://theconversation.com/africas-missing-ebola-outbreaks-80301">this article here</a>. It’s read by Gemma Ware for The Conversation’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/in-depth-out-loud-podcast-46082">In Depth Out Loud</a> podcast. </p>
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<p><em>The music in this is <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_for_Podcasts_4/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_4_-_06_Night_Caves">Night Caves</a>, by Lee Rosevere from the Free Music Archive. A big thanks to City University London’s Department of Journalism for letting us use their studios to record.</em></p><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/92137/count.gif" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" />
<p class="fine-print"><em><span>Derek Gatherer held an Early Stage Career Grant (ESCG) from Lancaster University to study the serology of Ebolavirus. He participated in the WHO serology diagnostics programme co-ordinated by the National Institute of Biological Standards & Controls (NIBSC).</span></em></p>
The audio version of a long read on the historical mistakes and cover ups that hampered the response to the devastating Ebola outbreak of 2014.
Derek Gatherer, Lecturer, Lancaster University
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