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The Anthill

The Anthill


The Anthill

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Length:
83 episodes
Language:
English
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Podcast

Description

The Anthill is a show for curious minds, with a mix of everything from science, history and psychology to politics and economics. In each of our series, we unearth new stories from the world of academia, bringing you new and cutting edge research on the big issues of the day. Our latest series, out on November 16 2022, is Uncharted Brain: decoding dementia, which explores new research unlocking clues to the ongoing mystery of how dementia works in the brain. The Anthill is produced by The Conversation, a not-for-profit media organisation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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Theory of everything: do we really need one?

The quest for a theory of everything – explaining all the forces and particles in the u...

56 minutes
Apr 12, 2023

Will we ever have a fundamental theory of life and consciousness?

What’s the difference between a living collection of matter, such as a tortoise, and an...

46 minutes
Apr 05, 2023

Fundamental constants: is the universe fine tuned for life to exist?

Imagine a universe with extremely strong gravity. Stars would be able to form from very...

40 minutes
Mar 30, 2023

Is there a multiverse?

Interest in the multiverse theory, suggesting that our universe is just one of many, ha...

40 minutes
Mar 30, 2023

Quantum mechanics: does objective reality exist?

It is hard to shake the intuition that there's a real and objective physical world out ...

51 minutes
Mar 30, 2023

Is time an illusion?

Without a sense of time, leading us from cradle to grave, our lives would make little s...

43 minutes
Mar 10, 2023

Uncharted Brain 1: a lifelong study unlocks clues to Alzheimer’s

Scientists have been doing an array of regular health checks on the same group of peopl...

29 minutes
Nov 16, 2022

Uncharted Brain 2 : the family trauma of dementia from sports injuries

Dementia doesn’t just affect older people. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a ...

24 minutes
Nov 16, 2022

Uncharted Brain 3: the role viruses may play in Alzheimer’s

There are many competing theories about what causes Alzheimer's disease. For more than ...

27 minutes
Nov 16, 2022

Uncharted Brain: decoding dementia – trailer

Uncharted Brain: decoding dementia is a new series from The Conversation exploring new ...

2 minutes
Oct 26, 2022