208 Episodes

  1. Cloud seeding can increase rain and snow, and new techniques may make it a lot more effective

    Published: 04/05/2023
  2. Dangerous and dirty – but cheap – used cars exported from the US and Europe are filling roads in Africa

    Published: 27/04/2023
  3. Fear and Wonder podcast: how scientists attribute extreme weather events to climate change

    Published: 20/04/2023
  4. How recognising cultural practices in environmental regulation can help protect natural resources like sandalwood

    Published: 13/04/2023
  5. Do glitzy awards like the Earthshot Prize actually help fight climate change?

    Published: 06/04/2023
  6. Too many digital distractions are eroding our ability to read deeply

    Published: 30/03/2023
  7. Back to the Moon

    Published: 23/03/2023
  8. Iraq 20 years on: researchers assess how US invasion shapes lives today

    Published: 16/03/2023
  9. Is time an illusion?

    Published: 09/03/2023
  10. Three AI experts on how access to ChatGPT-style tech is about to change our world

    Published: 02/03/2023
  11. Discovery: Biologists discovered a new species of tiny owl on the forested island of Príncipe, and it's already under threat

    Published: 27/02/2023
  12. After oil: the challenge and promise of getting the world off fossil fuels

    Published: 23/02/2023
  13. Loneliness is making us physically sick, but social prescribing can treat it

    Published: 16/02/2023
  14. Lack of diversity in clinical trials is leaving minority patients behind and harming the future of medicine

    Published: 09/02/2023
  15. Influencers are getting hired by smaller cities to attract new residents and generate revenue

    Published: 02/02/2023
  16. Beavers and oysters are helping restore lost ecosystems with their engineering skills

    Published: 26/01/2023
  17. Discovery: Secretly documenting starvation in the Warsaw Ghetto

    Published: 23/01/2023
  18. Social welfare services are being cut across the world – but providing them is about more than just money

    Published: 19/01/2023
  19. Discovery: Reindeer's fascinating color-changing eyes

    Published: 21/12/2022
  20. James Webb Telescope reveals unexpectedly busy early universe

    Published: 15/12/2022

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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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