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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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 -
Underwater soundscapes of seagrass meadows revealed in new recordings
Marine ecologist Isabel Key explains what she's heard listening to the sounds of underwater seagrass meadows. -
Don't Call Me Resilient: as war rages in Sudan, a new type of community resistance takes hold
Nisrin Elamin explains how community resistance groups are sustaining life in Sudan -
3D printed guns: unmasking the designer of the FGC-9
Rajan Basra explains the backstory to the FGC-9, the world's most popular 3D printed gun - and his search for its anonymous creator. -
The Brexit roots of the UK's Rwanda asylum plan – and why other EU leaders might want to copy it
The UK's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda may never happen, but it's shifting the conversation in Europe. -
Scientists can't agree on how fast the universe is expanding – why this matters so much for our understanding of the cosmos
Two professors of astronomy explain the importance of the Hubble tension. -
Creative flow: what's going on inside our brains when everything just clicks
Jazz helps to uncover the secret brain mechanisms behind creative flow. John Kounios explains his research. -
Breakthroughs and failures on the road to a universal snake bite antivenom
Two experts on the hunt for a universal antivenom for snake bites.