A tooth that rewrites history? The discovery challenging what we knew about Neanderthals
As we take a short production break in August, we're re-running an episode from 2023 about Neanderthals, and what new discoveries about their research could tell us about Homo Sapiens. For generations...
22 Aug 202427min
Borders and Belonging: is Japan turning into a migration state?
As The Conversation Weekly takes a short production break in August, we're bringing you a recent episode from our partners at the Borders and Belonging podcast about Japan’s evolving stance on immigra...
15 Aug 202440min
Curious Kids: Why is my dog so cute?
A chance to hear an episode from the first season of The Conversation's Curious Kids, a new podcast where kids from around the world get to ask their questions direct to experts. In this episode: do y...
8 Aug 202420min
Fightback mounts against trade deals fossil fuel investors can use to sue countries over climate action
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. In this episode, we revisit the secretive world of inv...
1 Aug 202428min
New options for managing chronic pain after the opioid crisis
Chronic pain affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. But the opioid crisis in North America led many health care providers to realize they relied too heavily on drugs to help patients...
25 Juli 202424min
Can shared experiences bring people closer together?
Across the world, fans will soon be tuning in at all hours of the day and night to watch the Paris Olympics. In a world where on-demand media streaming is now increasingly the norm, sport is something...
18 Juli 202425min
What next for the French and British right?
A few days after Labour leader Keir Starmer was elected British prime minister on July 4 with a landslide victory, ending 14 years of Conservative-led rule, a coalition of left-wing parties came out o...
11 Juli 202440min
Underwater soundscapes of seagrass meadows revealed in new recordings
Seagrass, a marine plant that flowers underwater, has lots of environmental benefits – from storing carbon to preventing coastal erosion. In this episode, we speak to Isabel Key, a marine ecologist at...
4 Juli 202417min
