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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.
Plus, the tactics the food industry is using to boost sales of ultra-processed foods in middle-income countries. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
Listen to experts discuss the business practices of pharmaceutical companies in The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Plus, a forensic scientist explains how he uncovered the mysteries behind deadly lightning strikes. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
Experts from around the world react to the COP26 Glasgow climate summit. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Experts explain the latest evidence on eco-anxiety in The Conversation Weekly.
Plus, why reusable food containers aren’t always better for the environment than disposable ones. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
We talk to three experts who argue we governments need to find alternatives for their dependence on economic growth. Listen to episode 39 of The Conversation Weekly.
Plus, an extract from the Don’t Call Me Resilient podcast on the damage done when North Americans pretend to have Indigenous identity. Listen to episode 38 of The Conversation Weekly.
Listen to The Conversation Weekly as we delve into the achievements behind three of the latest Nobel prizes.
Plus, how a team of musicologists and computer scientists completed Beethoven’s unfinished 10th Symphony using AI. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Plus, the health benefits of saunas and hot baths, particularly after exercise. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
How scientists are improving their understanding of the connection between extremes and climate change – and what’s to come. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
Plus, new clues on why mosquitoes bite some people more than others. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Plus, new research chronicling the experiences of Japanese Americans interned by the US government during the second world war. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Plus, new research into what happens in our brains when we daydream. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Two Afghan researchers explain what led to the emergence of the Taliban in the 1990s and why that history is crucial to understand what’s happening now. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
From the archive: new research helps unpick clues about the brain’s ability to change its structure. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
From the archive: a researcher on the complex dynamics surrounding Kenyan women’s involvement in Al-Shabaab. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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