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The Conversation Weekly

Each week we talk to academic experts around the world to help unpack the context behind the headlines – and hear from scholars carrying out brand new research about how the world works. A podcast fro... Read more

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Production break

The Conversation Weekly will be taking a production break in August and will be back in September with new episodes. Sta... Read more

27 Jul 2023

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Discovery: Thirty years after Jurassic Park hit movie screens, its impact on science and culture remains as strong as ever

Discovery: Thirty years after Jurassic Park hit movie screens, its impact on science and culture remains as strong as ever

Based on Michael Crichton's novel by the same name, Jurassic Park told the story of an ambitious theme park that used re... Read more

20 Jul 2023

19mins

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The bacteria and microbes in your gut can affect your body and mental health, and engineering them promises new forms of treatment

The bacteria and microbes in your gut can affect your body and mental health, and engineering them promises new forms of treatment

The human body is a complex organism, made up of trillions of cells. But not all of them are human. About half of them a... Read more

13 Jul 2023

37mins

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How fine dining in Europe and the US came to exclude immigrant cuisine

How fine dining in Europe and the US came to exclude immigrant cuisine

The history of restaurants, food and, especially, fine dining, is deeply tied to the history of immigration to the U.S. ... Read more

6 Jul 2023

43mins

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Debunking migration myths: the real reasons people move, and why most migration happens in the Global South

Debunking migration myths: the real reasons people move, and why most migration happens in the Global South

Around the world, borders between countries are getting tougher. Governments are making it more difficult to move, espec... Read more

29 Jun 2023

38mins

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How protest movements use feminine images and social media to fight sexist ideologies of authoritarian regimes

How protest movements use feminine images and social media to fight sexist ideologies of authoritarian regimes

Modern protest movements, like the ongoing protests in Iran, often center around women who have been killed or harmed by... Read more

22 Jun 2023

38mins

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Crowdsourcing new constitutions: how 2 Latin American countries increased participation and empowered groups excluded from politics

Crowdsourcing new constitutions: how 2 Latin American countries increased participation and empowered groups excluded from politics

Over the past few decades, countries across Latin America have witnessed a surge in demands by its people for increased ... Read more

15 Jun 2023

38mins

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Beauty procedures from manicures to cosmetic surgery carry risk and the potential reward of a better life

Beauty procedures from manicures to cosmetic surgery carry risk and the potential reward of a better life

Making yourself more beautiful can result in tangible, material rewards. Pretty privilege, as it is called, can lead to ... Read more

8 Jun 2023

31mins

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Governments and environmental groups are turning to international courts to combat the impacts of climate change

Governments and environmental groups are turning to international courts to combat the impacts of climate change

A number of activist groups, mostly from developing nations already facing the realities of a changing climate, are taki... Read more

1 Jun 2023

41mins

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Improving how the IMF does business could help billions of people worldwide

Improving how the IMF does business could help billions of people worldwide

In countries across the Global South, the launch of IMF programs often sparks considerable concern. This is because of t... Read more

25 May 2023

36mins

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