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Explaining the 2021 Nobel Prizes: how touch works, a better way to make medicine and the fiction of Abdulrazak Gurnah
Six prize announcements later, 12 men and one woman from 11 countries are now settling down to their new lives as Nobel laureates. In this episode, w…
4 years, 11 months ago
New clues to consciousness + AI helps finish Beethoven's 10th symphony
What’s happening in our brains to create consciousness? In this episode we hear from two scientists uncovering clues to where dopamine fits into this…
4 years, 11 months ago
Germany election winners, losers, and how the Greens emerged as kingmakers + the benefits of saunas
After Germany’s recent election, coalition talks are now underway to determine the composition of the next government and who will succeed Angela Mer…
5 years ago
Have climate change predictions matched reality?
For decades, scientists have warned that unchecked global warming could bring climate extremes such as severe droughts, flash floods and rising sea l…
5 years ago
Why is Justin Trudeau more popular abroad than in Canada? + Clues on why mosquitoes bite some of us more than others
Episode 33
Ahead of Canadian elections on September 20, two experts in Canadian politics profile the current prime minister, Justin Trudeau. They explore why he…
5 years ago
Haiti's history of cascading crises and political fragility
Episode 32
From earthquakes, to hurricanes, disease and drug violence, the Caribbean island of Haiti has faced a decade of cascading crises. In this week’s epis…
5 years ago
Back to school with COVID: how to keep children safe
As many children head back to school, in this episode we look at what really works to help stop COVID-19 transmission in the classroom. And for those…
5 years, 1 month ago
The origins of the Taliban
Episode 30
Twenty years after they were ousted from Kabul, the Taliban are now back in control of most of Afghanistan. In this episode, two Afghan experts trace…
5 years, 1 month ago
The biological switch that could turn neuroplasticity on and off in the brain
Episode 29
The Conversation Weekly podcast is taking a short break in August. In the meantime, we're bringing you extended versions of some of our favourite int…
5 years, 1 month ago
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…
5 years, 1 month ago