Disinformation experts, Lilik Mardjianto and Nuurrianti Jalli, tell The Conversation Weekly podcast about the deepfakes circulating ahead of the Indonesian election.
Michael Varnum explains new research on the role ecological factors play in the differences between cultures. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
It’s not easy to create a list of all life on Earth.
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Alice Bloch talks about her research with the descendants of Holocaust survivors who have replicated the Auschwitz tattoo. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Some women influencers are using coded language to spread far-right ideology on social media.
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Neuroscientist Sarah Garfinkel on why interoception can help explain the intergration between the body and the brain – and our emotions. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
The second of two episodes of The Conversation Weekly podcast exploring how the Israel-Gaza conflict is affecting life at universities.
A police officer walks into a building at University of Massachusetts Amherst to arrest students who staged a sit-in outside of the Chancellor’s office.
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As Kenya marks 60 years of independence, we explore how much one song can tell you about the politics of a new nation. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Drought has affected river levels in the River Negro in Brazil’s Amazonas state.
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Brazil’s rainforest is a massive carbon store, so its severe drought could be a tipping point for the global climate. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Protesters in London call for an end to genocide in the Gaza conflict.
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Both Israelis and Palestinians are accusing each other of genocide. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to a genocide expert on the legal definition of the term.
An entry for the 2023 ZAP Games, a subvertising competition in the lead up to Black Friday.
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Subvertising campaigns are often funny, but they also aim to make a wider point about the unsustainable excesses of consumerism. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
Testing for antimicrobial resistance in the lab.
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From the frontline battle against antibiotic resistance in Nigeria, to the techniques being used to find new antibiotics. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Damage from September’s earthquake in Marrakech’s medina still visible in late October 2023.
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In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we hear about the importance of Marrakech’s old medina to Islamic heritage and what’s happening to its network of traditional artisans.
A changing climate, humans and fire were a deadly combination for the big animals that used to roam southern California. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
An aerial view of the city of Homs in Syria.
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Director of Koi Tū, the Centre for Informed Futures; former Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau