Lots of younger people play audiobooks and podcasts at faster speeds. The benefits are obvious, but researchers are uncovering downsides.
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Listen to self-censorship expert Daniel Bar-Tal explains what motivates some people to keep quiet on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Listen to the second part of The 15% solution – two episodes from The Conversation Weekly podcast exploring plans to reform the global tax system.
Listen to the first part of The 15% solution – two episodes from The Conversation Weekly podcast exploring plans to reform the global tax system.
Unlike cold case investigations, real-time true crime pods unpack the complex issues of a case while it’s still under judgement.
Despite backing from the Murdoch-owned papers, the Coalition didn’t win the election. But it’s more complicated than simply old media versus new media.
Politicians are on the campaign trail in real life and online. Can they win their way to parliament, one piece of Gen Z slang at a time?
Anthropologist Alex Bentley tells The Conversation Weekly about his research how modelling the spread of COVID sparked new research on the spread of disease in early civilisations.
From sails, to route optimisation and alternative fules, Daniel Precioso and Alice Larkin talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about strategies to reduce emissions from global shipping.
Listen to political scientist Pinar Dinc explain what’s led to the PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Researcher Japhy Wilson tells The Conversation Weekly podcast the surreal story of what happened in one Peruvian city in the Amazon jungle during the first wave of COVID.
The prime minister has spent much of the unofficial election campaign doing podcast interviews and finding resulting TikTok virality, but will it create a lasting impression?
The final part of our Scam Factories podcast series, tracks how people escape from Southeast Asia’s brutal scamming compounds.
Isaac Watts thought conversation was one of the most effective tools of persuasion and education.
Rolf Frankenberger, an expert on right-wing extremism in Germany, talks to The Conversation Weekly about what kind of Germany the AFD wants to return to.
Conservative politicians are making good use ot podcasts to swing the votes of young men in particular. This may prove crucial in the 2025 Australian election.
Quantum computing expert Daniel Lidar explains what problems scientists are still trying to overcome to make quantum computing useful.
The ‘fake podcast’ format isn’t just being used to spread misinformation. Many legitimate companies are also using it to sell their products and services.
Political theorist Elke Schwarz talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast on her new research about venture capital investment into defence start-ups.
Plastic waste expert Mark Miodowonik explains the history of plastic and why he believes manufacturers must be responsible for making sure plastic is recycled.
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Honorary Associate Professor, Journalism, University of Wollongong
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Producer, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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Professor of International Relations, City St George's, University of London
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Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation
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Science + Technology Editor, The Conversation
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Host, Know Your Place podcast, The Conversation
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