The Anthill
By The Conversation
The Anthill is a show for curious minds, with a mix of everything from science, history and psychology to politics and economics. In each of our series, we unearth new stories from the world of academia, bringing you new and cutting edge research on the big issues of the day. Our latest series, out on November 16 2022, is Uncharted Brain: decoding dementia, which explores new research unlocking clues to the ongoing mystery of how dementia works in the brain. The Anthill is produced by The Conversation, a not-for-profit media organisation.
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Theory of everything: do we really need one?
Our two best theories of nature, quantum mechanics and general relativity, are incompatible with each other in many ways – leaving physicists to dig deeper. -
Will we ever have a fundamental theory of life and consciousness?
Life may be using quantum mechanics to its advantage -
Quantum mechanics: does objective reality exist?
Some physicists don't believe that quantum mechanics is a perfect description of objective reality. But not everyone is worried. -
Is there a multiverse?
The idea that there could be other parts of the cosmos with different physical laws, processes and histories is hard to ignore -
Fundamental constants: is the universe fine tuned for life to exist?
We are pretty lucky to have a gravity on Earth that is just right for life. -
Is time an illusion?
Time may be moving backwards as well as forwards, or all at once – even if it doesn’t seem like it is. -
Uncharted Brain 3: the role viruses may play in Alzheimer’s
Do viruses play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s? -
Uncharted Brain 2 : the family trauma of dementia from sports injuries
Families of athletes with dementia linked to brain trauma on watching somebody you love disappear -
Uncharted Brain 1: a lifelong study unlocks clues to Alzheimer’s
How a study which began just after the end of the second world war is discovering clues to Alzheimer’s -
Uncharted Brain: decoding dementia – trailer
Unlocking clues to the ongoing mystery of how dementia works in the brain.