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How AI could influence the evolution of humanity – podcast

How AI could influence the evolution of humanity – podcast

Evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks talks to The Conversation Weekly about AI’s potential to influence our evolution.

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Gemma Ware

COVID modelling reveals new insights into ancient social distancing – podcast

COVID modelling reveals new insights into ancient social distancing – podcast

Anthropologist Alex Bentley tells The Conversation Weekly about his research how modelling the spread of COVID sparked new research on the spread of...

03.04.2025 6

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​A ‘Google maps for the sea’, sails ​and alternative fuels: ​the technologies steering shipping towards ​lower emissions – podcast

​A ‘Google maps for the sea’, sails ​and alternative fuels: ​the technologies steering shipping towards ​lower emissions – podcast

From sails, to route optimisation and alternative fules, Daniel Precioso and Alice Larkin talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about strategies to...

27.03.2025 3

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The PKK says it will lay down its arms. What are the chances of lasting peace between Turkey and the Kurds? Podcast

Listen to political scientist Pinar Dinc explain what’s led to the PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey on The Conversation Weekly podcast.

20.03.2025 6

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A glimpse into a surreal abyss: how COVID ravaged a remote city in the Amazonian jungle – podcast

Researcher Japhy Wilson tells The Conversation Weekly podcast the surreal story of what happened in one Peruvian city in the Amazon jungle during the...

13.03.2025 10

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Taung child: the controversial story of the fossil discovery that proved humanity’s common origins in Africa – podcast

Historian Christa Kuljian and paleoanthropologist Dipuo Kgotleng talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the complicated legacy of the Taung...

06.03.2025 10

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‘I thought about escaping every day’: how survivors get out of Southeast Asia’s cybercrime compounds – Scam Factories podcast, Ep 3

The final part of our Scam Factories podcast series, tracks how people escape from Southeast Asia’s brutal scamming compounds.

25.02.2025 2

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‘Your life becomes a nightmare’: how scam operations exploit those trapped inside – Scam Factories podcast, Ep 2

The second episode of Scam Factories, a podcast series from The Conversation Weekly taking you inside Southeast Asia’s brutal fraud compounds.

24.02.2025 5

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‘It seemed like a good job at first’: how people are trafficked, trapped and forced to scam in Southeast Asia – Scam Factories podcast, Ep 1

The first part of Scam Factories, a three part podcast series from The Conversation Weekly taking you inside Southeast Asia’s brutal fraud compounds.

24.02.2025 5

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Why the US return to tariffs and protectionism ‘reeks of hypocrisy’ – podcast

Development economist Jostein Hauge talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the winners and losers from tariffs and protectionism.

20.02.2025 5

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Decentralised social media offers an alternative to big tech platforms like X and Meta. How does it work? Podcast

The Conversation Weekly podcast speaks to Robert Gehl, an expert on alternative social media platforms, about decentralised social media.

13.02.2025 20

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How close are quantum computers to being really useful? Podcast

Quantum computing expert Daniel Lidar explains what problems scientists are still trying to overcome to make quantum computing useful.

30.01.2025 6

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How wildfire, humans and a warming climate led to the extinction of California’s big mammals 13,000 years ago – podcast

Paleoecologist Emily Lindsey on the wildfires that led to mass extinction during California’s Ice Age. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.

23.01.2025 7

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Silicon Valley’s bet on AI defence startups and what it means for the future of war – podcast

Political theorist Elke Schwarz talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast on her new research about venture capital investment into defence start-ups.

16.01.2025 6

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How the world fell in love with plastic without thinking through the consequences – podcast

Plastic waste expert Mark Miodowonik explains the history of plastic and why he believes manufacturers must be responsible for making sure plastic is...

09.01.2025 6

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Death penalty: how Zimbabwe reached the point of abolition – podcast

 Zimbabwe is on the cusp of abolishing the death penalty after its Death Penalty Abolition Bill was approved by the Senate on December 12. The bill...

19.12.2024 3

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Why distrust in powerful politicians is part of a functioning democracy – podcast

Surveys suggest that in many western democracies, political trust is at rock bottom. Scandals, corruption, faltering economies, conspiracy theories...

12.12.2024 4

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From grieving orcas to opposums playing dead: how animals respond to death – podcast

It was a story that pulled at the heartstrings. In 2018, an orca called Tahlequah was seen dragging the corpse of her newborn baby calf for 17...

05.12.2024 4

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As Amazon workers prepare to strike on Black Friday, the story of one warehouse in the UK that pushed to unionise – podcast

Amazon workers in 20 countries are expected to strike or protest on Black Friday, pushing the company to respect their rights and commit to more...

28.11.2024 3

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Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy, it’s time to ‘decolonise paleoanthropology’ says leading Ethiopian fossil expert – podcast

On November 24 1974, renowned American paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson spotted “a piece of elbow with humanlike anatomy” poking out of a rocky...

21.11.2024 4

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Why Canada’s decision to lift a ban on cod fishing in Newfoundland after 32 years is so controversial – podcast

For generations, cod fishing was a way of life in Newfoundland and Labrador, the easternmost province in Canada. But in 1992, after cod stocks in...

14.11.2024 3

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Stories of gangsters who’ve left their life on the streets behind – podcast

What happens when a gangster leaves their life on the street? How do they transition to something new? In this episode of The Conversation Weekly...

07.11.2024 4

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Fear, hope and the economy: what is motivating Americans as they decide who to vote for – podcast

Amid deep political polarization and extreme campaign rhetoric, the U.S. presidential election on November 5 is likely to be decided by a small...

31.10.2024 3

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How we solved the mystery of the pink sand on South Australia’s beaches – podcast

Take a walk along a beach in parts of South Australia, and you may come across unusual patches of pink sand. When a team of geologists began...

24.10.2024 4

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Victor Ambros on the team effort behind his Nobel-prize winning discovery of microRNA – podcast

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun were awarded the 2024 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNA, tiny biological...

17.10.2024 4

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What Israel and its neighbours want now as all-out war looms in the Middle East – podcast

The Middle East is perilously close to all-out war. In the year since the October 7 Hamas-led attacks on Israel, millions of people have been...

10.10.2024 5

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HIV prevention: why a new injectable drug could be such a breakthrough – podcast

A new drug to prevent HIV infection is showing hugely promising results in clinical trials when injected every six months. In this episode of The...

03.10.2024 30

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Himpathy: the psychology of why some people side with perpetrators of sexual misconduct – podcast

In 2018, the Australian philosopher Kate Manne coined the word “himpathy” to describe what she called “the inappropriate and disproportionate...

26.09.2024 10

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A lonely and ancient plant needs a female partner and researchers are using drones and AI to find it – podcast

The only known specimens of Encephalartos woodii (E. woodii), a species of cycad, are all clones of the same male plant found over 100 years ago in...

19.09.2024 2

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Why mpox in Africa was ignored for too long and children are dying as a result – podcast

An epidemic of mpox in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is spreading quickly, particularly among young children. At least 20,000...

12.09.2024 30

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The emotional toll of dating apps and why they’re no longer about finding love – podcast

Dating apps are having a rocky moment. In February, Bumble said it would lay off 30% of its workforce after disappointing results in 2023. Match...

05.09.2024 3

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Solar geoengineering: the risks and distractions of trying to reflect sunlight to cool the Earth – podcast

One technique involves releasing particles of sulphur dioxide high up in the stratosphere. Another involves trying to brighten the clouds over the...

30.08.2024 5

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Geoengineering: the scientists who argue modifying the climate could buy the world time – podcast

With global temperature records broken for months on end, and the severity of extreme weather events routinely attributed to climate change, you...

29.08.2024 3

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Fightback gains pace against trade deals fossil fuel investors can use to sue countries over climate action – podcast

Momentum is growing against clauses in investment treaties that permit companies to sue a state if it decides to keep fossil fuels in the ground....

01.08.2024 2

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