The Conversation Weekly
By The Conversation
Each week we talk to academic experts around the world to help unpack the context behind the headlines – and hear from scholars carrying out brand new research about how the world works. A podcast from The Conversation.
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Latest episode
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Thwaites Glacier: the melting, Antarctic monster of sea level rise
Scientists studying the Thwaites glacier explain why it's melting and what could happen next. -
Keeping buildings cool as it gets hotter
And why some architects are championing traditional architectural techniques. -
The cold war double agent abandoned by the spy agencies he risked his life for
The story of a Dutch double agent who spied on the Stasi. -
What did dinosaurs actually look like?
From the archive: new discoveries keep shifting our understanding of what dinosaurs looked like. -
A brief update
A little update about The Conversation Weekly podcast and what we'll be up to over the next few months.If you've not yet completed our listener surv… -
India and Pakistan heatwave is a sign of worse to come
Plus, how farmers in the Indian state of Punjab are coping with the extreme heat. -
Australian election: how the country’s political landscape is shifting
And why it's not looking good for Prime Minister Scott Morrison. -
Adult ADHD
What it is, how to treat it and why medicine ignored it for so long -
Neutrality: why countries choose not to join a war – and what responsibilities come with it
We dig down into the reasons why one country – India – has decided to remain neutral on Ukraine. -
Ukraine invasion threatens international collaboration in space – is current space law equipped to handle a new era of shifting power structures in space?
How alliances, laws and power in space are shifting.