When domicide razed my city: a view from Homs in Syria
Homs was once the centre of the Syrian revolution. Today, 12 years on, much of the city remains scarred and deserted after years of siege and heavy bombardment. In this episode we speak to an architec...
26 Okt 202326min
Don't Call Me Resilient: why are brown and Black people supporting the far right?
We’re bringing you an extra episode this week to share an interview from Don’t Call Me Resilient, another podcast from The Conversation. Hosted by Vinita Srivastava at The Conversation in Canada, Don’...
24 Okt 202331min
Quantum dots: Louis Brus on the discovery that won him the Nobel prize
Imagine a particle so small that it’s the same relative size to a soccer ball as that football is to the planet Earth. That’s the size of a quantum dot – a type of nanocrystal that changes colour depe...
19 Okt 202321min
Neanderthals: what their extinction could tell us about Homo Sapiens
For generations, Neanderthals have been a source of fascination for scientists. This species of ancient hominim inhabited the world for around 500,000 years until they suddenly disappeared 42,000 year...
12 Okt 202326min
Why Australia is putting a First Nations Voice to Parliament to a referendum
Australia goes to the polls on October 14 in a referendum on whether to enshrine an Indigenous advisory body, known as the Voice to Parliament, into the country's constitution. In this episode, a poli...
5 Okt 202331min
New malaria vaccine: a step closer to eradication
The world has waited decades for a malaria vaccine, and now two have come along in quick succession. On October 2, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that a new malaria vaccine developed ...
3 Okt 202338min
Spain's egg donation boom
Spanish women are having fewer and fewer children, and yet the country has become the egg donation capital of Europe. We find out about the experiences of women who decide to donate their eggs, and wh...
28 Sep 202320min
Inside the Oslo Accords part 3: the legacy
In part 3 of Inside the Oslo Accords we explore the legacy of the Oslo peace process and the future of a two-state solution for Israel-Palestine.Hanan Ashrawi is a Palestinian political and civil soci...
26 Sep 202332min
