Image of shoppers at the self-service fresh meat cabinets in a Southampton branch of Sainsbury’s in 1954.
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The audio version of an in-depth article on how the future of shopping was shaped by its past.
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra.
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Plus, new research into how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the lives of young people born into poverty around the world.
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Plus, the long history of humanity’s love of bees. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Ukrainian soldiers killed in the war are buried in Lviv in early March 2022.
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Plus, a rare archive of Ukrainian dissident literature from the Soviet era is now in danger. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
A protester outside an immigration detention facility in Melbourne, Austraila.
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Plus, Russia’s history of using refugees from Ukraine as geopolitical tools. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
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Plus, a section of a rocket is about to crash on the Moon. What scientists hope to learn from it. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Europe relies on Russia for about 40% of its natural gas.
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Plus, the Beijing Winter Olympics are using 100% artificial snow: what does that mean for the environment, and the athletes? Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
South Africans wait for a COVID-19 vaccine in December 2021.
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This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode published on February 3 2022.
After South African scientists sounded the alarm about the new omicron variant, countries around the world closed their borders.
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Plus, is the human emotional response to music innate or is it shaped by a person’s culture? Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Uyghurs in Turkey protest against the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode published on January 27 2022.
Uyghurs and other Muslims pray at a mosque in Kashgar in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region during a state-organised visit by foreign journalists in April 2021.
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Plus, what toxic heavy metals are lingering in household dust around the world? Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Where does our love of sugar come from?
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Plus, a lawyer explains the legal battle over Canada’s discriminatory First Nations child welfare system. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
Going digital: Nigeria launched the eNaira central bank digital currency in October 2021.
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This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode published on January 12 2022.
200 units or 10cc of insulin from the 1930s manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis - USA.
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The audio version of an in-depth article on the feuding scientists who battled for credit over the discovery of insulin.
Banking on bitcoin: El Salvador announced plans to build a Bitcoin City in November 2021.
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Plus, a philosopher explains the history of the idea that we might all be living in a simulation. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
mRNA vaccines: not just for COVID.
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Experts give us a science preview for 2022, plus what lies in store for global inequality. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Cherine Fahd, Being Together: Parramatta Yearbook, 2021-2022. Produced by C3West on behalf of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in partnership with Parramatta Artists’ Studios, an initiative of the City of Parramatta.
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Three stories from Australia and the UK exploring the role of art in helping people deal with the challenges life throws at them. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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Plus, the tactics the food industry is using to boost sales of ultra-processed foods in middle-income countries. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
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Listen to experts discuss the business practices of pharmaceutical companies in The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Waiting for SCOTUS: pro-choice activists outside the US Supreme Court on November 1.
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Plus, a forensic scientist explains how he uncovered the mysteries behind deadly lightning strikes. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.