The Conversation Weekly
By The Conversation
A show for curious minds. Join us each week as academic experts tell us about the fascinating discoveries they're making to understand the world, and the big questions they’re still trying to answer. A podcast from The Conversation, hosted by Gemma Ware.
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Latest episode
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The emotional toll of dating apps and why they're no longer about finding love
Dating apps promote a narrative of efficiency that is unsettling the search for love -
Geoengineering part 2: the case against reflecting sunlight to cool the Earth
Pushback mounts against research into solar geoengineering -
Geoengineering part 1: the case to try modifying the climate
The scientists who argue that modifying the climate could buy the world time -
A tooth that rewrites history? The discovery challenging what we knew about Neanderthals
What the extinction of Neanderthals could tell us about Homo Sapiens -
Borders and Belonging: is Japan turning into a migration state?
An episode of a podcast from Toronto Metropolitan University about regional migration issues. -
Curious Kids: Why is my dog so cute?
An episode of our sister podcast The Conversation's Curious Kids. -
Fightback mounts against trade deals fossil fuel investors can use to sue countries over climate action
Kyla Tienhaara, an expert on investor state dispute settlement, on the growing momentum against this secretive arbitration system. -
New options for managing chronic pain after the opioid crisis
Chronic pain expert Rachael Rzasa Lynn explains the latest developments in pain treatment. -
Can shared experiences bring people closer together?
What psychology research tells us about the value of collective experience. -
What next for the French and British right?
French and British politics experts discuss what their election results mean for the right
