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Al-Shabaab: why women join the Islamist militant group
Episode 28
The Conversation Weekly podcast is taking a short break in August. For the next few weeks we'll be bringing you extended versions of a few of our fav…
4 years, 7 months ago
How we created fake smells to trick predators and save endangered birds
Episode 27
The Conversation Weekly podcast is taking a short break in August. For the next few weeks we'll be bringing you extended versions of some our favouri…
4 years, 7 months ago
Four-day week: has its moment arrived? + How Nairobi’s informal settlements got their names
Episode 26
How close is a four-day working week? Over the last few years, companies and governments in a number of countries have begun to experiment with the i…
4 years, 7 months ago
Olympics: the ultimate limits of human performance + lessons from 1920 Antwerp games
Episode 25
Are there limits to how much faster, higher or stronger humans can get? We talk to researchers in biomechanics, sports technology and psychology, to …
4 years, 7 months ago
Science of lab-grown and plant-based meat + Indonesia's child smoking problem
Episode 24
How do you mimic meat? We take a look at the science behind plant-based and cultured meat in this episode, where it might lead and how ready people a…
4 years, 8 months ago
Tough justice for international war crimes + why sarcasm is tricky for kids
Episode 23
Why is it so difficult to prosecute militaries for alleged war crimes? In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we speak to experts about the lega…
4 years, 8 months ago
UFO report: from shrouded history to a data-driven future – podcast
Episode 22
After the US government released its long-awaited report on unidentified aerial phenomena, we explore the cultural history and scientific taboo aroun…
4 years, 8 months ago
Fire, tsunami, pandemic: how to ensure societies learn lessons from disaster
Episode 21
When catastrophes like a pandemic strike, how do we make sure societies learn – and implement – lessons from disaster? We talk to three researchers c…
4 years, 8 months ago
How Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro brought the military back to the centre of politics + archaeological garbage investigators
Episode 20
Jair Bolsonaro is openly nostalgic for the era of Brazil’s military dictatorship, which ended in 1985. Since the former army captain was elected pres…
4 years, 9 months ago
Why so many Iranians plan not to vote this month + fireflies need the dark for love
Episode 19
Iranians are about to get the chance to vote for a new president on June 18. Hassan Rouhani, president since 2013, is stepping down after serving two…
4 years, 9 months ago