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The Conversation

The Conversation Documentaries (formerly The Anthill) is podcast from The Conversation UK. Our documentary series cover everything from science to the environment, politics, culture and economics. We unearth new stories from the world of academia and talk to experts to shed light on some of the big questions of today. The Conversation is a not-for-profit independent media organisation and our journalists work with academics to help share their research knowledge with as many people as possible.

The Anthill

Welcome to The Anthill – a new podcast that unearths some of the best research from the world of academia.

Introducing a new podcast from The Conversation UK

A podcast on time: telling it, perceiving it, doing it and travelling through it.

Anthill 1: About time

A special episode of the Anthill, a podcast from The Conversation, on the referendum on Britain's EU membership.

Anthill 2: Brexit special

From football to the space race and folklore to the forest, here's why you should back the little guy.

Anthill 3: Rooting for the underdog

The fourth episode of our podcast takes on fuel – from Olympic diets to conflict over oil in the Niger Delta.

Anthill 4: Fuel

In this first of two podcasts, listen in to hear about the rebooting of a Syrian rebel group, an old drug and your computer.

Anthill 5: Reboot – part 1

In part two of our podcast on rebooting, we explore what would happen if humanity was wiped out, take a look at a political comeback in France, and get a taste of a revamped US institution.

Anthill 5: Reboot – part 2

A podcast on darkness: from why it makes us scared, to what kind of nightlife can thrive in the modern city and an update on the hunt for dark matter.

Anthill 6: Into the darkness

Four stories on belief: from the allure of cults and conspiracy theories, to the effect of trauma on faith, to the way dogma has influenced science – and if technology can actually shift our beliefs.

Anthill 7: On belief

Where do we go from here? After a dramatic year, we look ahead to some key economic and political trends that will influence our lives over the next 12 months.

Anthill 8: Goodbye 2016, hello 2017

Pain is something everyone experiences. This episode of The Anthill podcast explores how and why it works in our brains, what kinds of drugs are being developed to reduce pain, and whether or not robots of the future should be built so that they experience pain.

Anthill 19: Pain

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