The Anthropocene epoch that isn’t – what the decision not to label a new geological epoch means for Earth’s future

Scientists Jan Zalasiewica and Erle Ellis on the recent decision to reject a proposal for a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
April 4, 2024 ~5 min

Climate quitting: the people leaving their fossil fuel jobs because of climate change

Grace Augustine talks about her interviews with people who’ve chosen to leave their jobs over climate change concerns on The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
March 21, 2024 ~4 min


A personal tale of intellectual humility – and the rewards of being open-minded

Daryl Van Tongeren explains what it means to be intellectually humble, and why it’s so important right now on The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Feb. 29, 2024 ~4 min

How a place’s ecology can shape the culture of the people who live there – podcast

Michael Varnum explains new research on the role ecological factors play in the differences between cultures. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Mend Mariwany, Producer, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Feb. 8, 2024 ~4 min

Rogue taxonomists, competing lists and accusations of anarchy: the complicated journey toward a list of all life on Earth — podcast

Stephen Garnett takes us inside a scientific spat about how to govern the naming of new species. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Feb. 1, 2024 ~3 min

Wolves return to Europe: what to do about them is a people problem – podcast

More Europeans are having to learn how to live alongside predators again. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Jan. 4, 2024 ~4 min

Social media drains our brains and impacts our decision making – podcast

New research shows that scrolling through Instagram can effect our processing and language capabilities. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Jusneel Mahal, Freelance editor, The Conversation • conversation
Dec. 21, 2023 ~4 min

Unprecedented drought in the Amazon threatens to release huge stores of carbon – podcast

Brazil’s rainforest is a massive carbon store, so its severe drought could be a tipping point for the global climate. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Dec. 7, 2023 ~5 min


Brandalism: the environmental activists using spoof adverts to critique rampant consumerism – podcast

Subvertising campaigns are often funny, but they also aim to make a wider point about the unsustainable excesses of consumerism. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Nov. 23, 2023 ~4 min

The wildfires that led to mass extinction: a warning from California's Ice Age history – podcast

A changing climate, humans and fire were a deadly combination for the big animals that used to roam southern California. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Nov. 2, 2023 ~5 min

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