Four-day week: has its moment arrived? + How Nairobi’s informal settlements got their names
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 idea of a four-day work week – and some of the resul...
29 Jul 202138min
Olympics: the ultimate limits of human performance + lessons from 1920 Antwerp games
Are there limits to how much faster, higher or stronger humans can get? We talk to researchers in biomechanics, sports technology and psychology, to find out.Featuring Nicole Forrester, a former Canad...
22 Jul 202146min
Science of lab-grown and plant-based meat + Indonesia's child smoking problem
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 are to eat meat grown in a lab.Mariana Lamas, a rese...
15 Jul 202137min
Tough justice for international war crimes + why sarcasm is tricky for kids
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 legal hurdles. By hanging around military bases in the ...
8 Jul 202141min
UFO report: from shrouded history to a data-driven future – podcast
After the US government released its long-awaited report on unidentified aerial phenomena, we explore the cultural history and scientific taboo around UFOs. And three months after rebels killed the pr...
1 Jul 202143min
Fire, tsunami, pandemic: how to ensure societies learn lessons from disaster
When catastrophes like a pandemic strike, how do we make sure societies learn – and implement – lessons from disaster? We talk to three researchers coming at this question in different ways. First, a ...
24 Jun 202141min
How Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro brought the military back to the centre of politics + archaeological garbage investigators
Jair Bolsonaro is openly nostalgic for the era of Brazil’s military dictatorship, which ended in 1985. Since the former army captain was elected president in 2018, he’s packed his government full of m...
17 Jun 202137min
Why so many Iranians plan not to vote this month + fireflies need the dark for love
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 terms in office. The frontrunner to succeed him is...
10 Jun 202138min
