Welcome to In Depth Out Loud, a selection of long form stories written by academic experts for The Conversation UK. Each episode brings you the audio version of a different story across a wide range of subjects, from science, to politics, health, culture and business.
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Infertility through the ages, and how IVF helped change the way we think about it – podcast
An audio version of a long read article on the history of infertility, 40 years after the first baby was born via IVF. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/25/2018 • 17 minutes, 37 seconds
Decolonise science: time to end another imperial era – podcast
This episode of the In Depth Out Loud podcast outlines the importance of finding a way to remove the inequalities promoted by modern science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/27/2018 • 22 minutes, 6 seconds
How the humble potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism – podcast
An audio version of an in depth article about the 18th century Enlightenment thinkers who promoted the potato as a way to build a healthy and productive society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/30/2018 • 18 minutes, 33 seconds
How transhumanism’s faithful follow it blindly into a future for the elite – podcast
This is the audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, which explores the ethics of transhumanism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/2/2018 • 22 minutes, 34 seconds
Antisemitism: how the origins of history’s oldest hatred still hold sway today – podcast
The audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, which explores how antisemitism today is carved from and sustained by powerful precedents and inherited stereotypes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4/19/2018 • 20 minutes, 22 seconds
The story of the Novichok nerve agents – podcast
An audio version of an in depth article on the story of how the nerve agent used in an attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was developed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3/20/2018 • 19 minutes, 56 seconds
The heartbreaking story of the flying mathematicians of World War I – podcast
The audio version of a long read on the daring mathematicians who took to the skies to help make early air travel safer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3/8/2018 • 16 minutes, 55 seconds
Africa’s missing Ebola outbreaks – podcast
The audio version of a long read on the historical mistakes and cover ups that hampered the response to the devastating Ebola outbreak of 2014. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2/21/2018 • 18 minutes, 23 seconds
Why life expectancy in Britain has fallen so much that a million years of life could disappear by 2058 – podcast
The audio version of a long read on stalling life expectancy in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2/7/2018 • 20 minutes, 43 seconds
The IQ test wars: why screening for intelligence is still so controversial – podcast
Since its invention, the IQ test has generated strong arguments in support of – and against – its use. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1/24/2018 • 14 minutes, 52 seconds
How slimming became an obsession with women in post-war Britain – podcast
The latest episode of The Conversation's In Depth, Out Loud podcast, an audio version of selected long-form stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1/10/2018 • 17 minutes, 27 seconds
Buggery, bribery and a committee: the story of how gay sex was decriminalised in Britain – podcast
Listen to the fascinating in-depth story of the decriminalisation of gay sex in Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12/20/2017 • 16 minutes, 6 seconds
Twenty years on from Deep Blue vs Kasparov: how a chess match started the big data revolution – podcast
The latest episode of The Conversation's In Depth, Out Loud podcast, in which we read out a selection of long form stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12/6/2017 • 18 minutes, 14 seconds
A visit to Pyongyang: the Kim dynasty’s homage to Stalinism – podcast
In this first episode of In Depth, Out Loud: an audio version of long form stories, a look at the cult of the Kim family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
