In Depth, Out Loud
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 11:24:57
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Synopsis
A selection of long form stories written by academic experts for The Conversation UK and read out loud for your listening pleasure.
Episodes
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How transhumanism’s faithful follow it blindly into a future for the elite – podcast
02/05/2018 Duration: 22minThis is the audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, which explores the ethics of transhumanism. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Antisemitism: how the origins of history’s oldest hatred still hold sway today – podcast
19/04/2018 Duration: 20minThe 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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The story of the Novichok nerve agents – podcast
20/03/2018 Duration: 19minAn 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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The heartbreaking story of the flying mathematicians of World War I – podcast
08/03/2018 Duration: 16minThe audio version of a long read on the daring mathematicians who took to the skies to help make early air travel safer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Africa’s missing Ebola outbreaks – podcast
21/02/2018 Duration: 18minThe audio version of a long read on the historical mistakes and cover ups that hampered the response to the devastating Ebola outbreak of 2014. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Why life expectancy in Britain has fallen so much that a million years of life could disappear by 2058 – podcast
07/02/2018 Duration: 20minThe audio version of a long read on stalling life expectancy in the UK. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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The IQ test wars: why screening for intelligence is still so controversial – podcast
24/01/2018 Duration: 14minSince its invention, the IQ test has generated strong arguments in support of – and against – its use. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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How slimming became an obsession with women in post-war Britain – podcast
10/01/2018 Duration: 17minThe latest episode of The Conversation's In Depth, Out Loud podcast, an audio version of selected long-form stories. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Buggery, bribery and a committee: the story of how gay sex was decriminalised in Britain – podcast
20/12/2017 Duration: 16minListen to the fascinating in-depth story of the decriminalisation of gay sex in Britain. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Twenty years on from Deep Blue vs Kasparov: how a chess match started the big data revolution – podcast
06/12/2017 Duration: 18minThe latest episode of The Conversation's In Depth, Out Loud podcast, in which we read out a selection of long form stories. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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A visit to Pyongyang: the Kim dynasty’s homage to Stalinism – podcast
22/11/2017 Duration: 14minIn this first episode of In Depth, Out Loud: an audio version of long form stories, a look at the cult of the Kim family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.