In Depth, Out Loud Podcast
1) The inside story of the CIA v Russia
The inside story of the CIA v Russia – from cold war conspiracy to ‘black’ propaganda in Ukraine. Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, a professor emeritus of American history at the University of Edinburgh, o...Show More
2) The 12 best ways to get cars out of cities
What is the best way to reduce car use in cities? Kimberly Nicholas, an associate professor of sustainability science at Lund University, looks at the evidence from across Europe.You can read the...Show More
3) How the future of shopping was shaped by its past
How pop-ups, home delivery and fast fashion go back as far as the 1800s. Rachel Bowlby, professor of comparative literature at UCL tells the story of how the pandemic changed the way we shop – with ma...Show More
4) The discovery of insulin: a story of monstrous egos and toxic rivalries
A tale of monstrous egos, toxic rivalries and injustices behind the discovery of insulin. Kersten Hall, author and honorary fellow at the school of philosophy, religion and history of science at ...Show More
5) Climate crisis: how science fiction can inspire humanity’s response
How science fiction’s hopes and fears can inspire humanity’s response to the climate crisis. Chris Pak, lecturer in English Literature at Swansea University, explores the history of science fiction st...Show More
6) Wireheading: the AI version of drug addiction, and why experts are worried about it
When people think about how AI might ‘go wrong’, most probably picture malevolent computers trying to cause harm. But what if we should be more worried about them seeking pleasure? Thomas Moynihan and...Show More
7) Why there aren’t enough trees to offset society’s carbon emissions – and there never will be
There aren’t enough trees to offset society’s carbon emissions – and there never will be. Yet, Bonnie Waring, senior lecturer at the Grantham Institute – Climate Change and Environment, at Imperial Co...Show More
8) How a Soviet miner from the 1930s helped create today’s intense corporate workplace culture
This episode of The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast features the story of a young Soviet miner named Alexei Stakhanov, and how the work ethic he embodied in the 1930s has been invoked by mana...Show More
9) Why the concept of net zero is a dangerous trap
This episode of The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast features prominent academics, including a former IPCC chair, rounding on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions ...Show More
10) Durex condoms: how their teenage immigrant inventor was forgotten by history
This episode of The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast features the story of Lucian Landau, the forgotten man who invented the technology that made Durex boom. Jessica Borge, Digital Collections...Show More
Durex condoms: how their teenage immigrant inventor was forgotten by history
24:48 | Feb 12th, 2021