The Anthill

By The Conversation

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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.

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Episode Date
Theory of everything: do we really need one?
Apr 12, 2023
Will we ever have a fundamental theory of life and consciousness?
Apr 05, 2023
Quantum mechanics: does objective reality exist?
Mar 30, 2023
Is there a multiverse?
Mar 30, 2023
Fundamental constants: is the universe fine tuned for life to exist?
Mar 30, 2023
Is time an illusion?
Mar 10, 2023
Uncharted Brain 3: the role viruses may play in Alzheimer’s
Nov 16, 2022
Uncharted Brain 2 : the family trauma of dementia from sports injuries
Nov 16, 2022
Uncharted Brain 1: a lifelong study unlocks clues to Alzheimer’s
Nov 16, 2022
Uncharted Brain: decoding dementia – trailer
Oct 26, 2022
Climate Fight part 5: the art and chaos of negotiating the Glasgow Climate Pact
Nov 19, 2021
Climate Fight part 4: the youth movement grows up
Oct 27, 2021
Climate fight part 3: the left behind
Oct 20, 2021
Climate Fight part 2: the path to net zero
Oct 13, 2021
Climate Fight part 1: where's the money?
Oct 06, 2021
Climate fight: the world's biggest negotiation – trailer
Sep 29, 2021
Recovery part six – 2008 financial crisis and lessons for today
Jul 08, 2020
Recovery part five – the post-Soviet transition
Jul 01, 2020
Recovery part four – the second world war
Jun 24, 2020
Recovery part three – Spanish flu and the first world war
Jun 17, 2020
Recovery part two – Lisbon earthquake
Jun 10, 2020
Recovery part one – Black Death
Jun 03, 2020
Recovery – introducing a new series
May 27, 2020
Expert guide to conspiracy theories part 6 – coronavirus
Apr 20, 2020
Expert guide to conspiracy theories part 5 – how dangerous are they?
Apr 13, 2020
Expert guide to conspiracy theories part 4 – how they spread
Apr 06, 2020
Expert guide to conspiracy theories part 3 – their history
Mar 30, 2020
Expert guide to conspiracy theories part 2 – who believes them and why?
Mar 23, 2020
Expert guide to conspiracy theories part 1 – how to spot one
Mar 16, 2020
Expert guide to conspiracy theories – trailer
Mar 09, 2020
Medicine made for you part 3: Your treatment
Mar 03, 2020
Medicine made for you part 2: Your diet
Feb 25, 2020
Medicine made for you part 1: Your genes
Feb 18, 2020
Introducing Medicine made for you
Feb 11, 2020
Anthill presents: To the moon and beyond 5 – what space exploration will look like in 2069
Jul 31, 2019
Anthill presents: To the moon and beyond 4 – why go back to the moon?
Jul 24, 2019
Anthill presents: To the moon and beyond 3 – the new space race
Jul 17, 2019
Anthill presents: To the moon and beyond 2 – How humanity reacted to the moon landing
Jul 10, 2019
Anthill presents: To the moon and beyond 1 – What we learned from landing on the moon
Jul 03, 2019
Anthill presents: To the moon and beyond
Jul 01, 2019
India Tomorrow part 7: what Narendra Modi's landslide victory means for India
May 24, 2019
India Tomorrow part 6: what young Indians want
May 14, 2019
India Tomorrow part 5: economic growth, inequality and jobs
May 07, 2019
India Tomorrow part 4: women, gender and love
Apr 30, 2019
India Tomorrow part 3: Kashmir
Apr 23, 2019
India Tomorrow part 2: the politics of Hindu nationalism
Apr 16, 2019
India Tomorrow part 1: fake news and the battle for information
Apr 09, 2019
India Tomorrow podcast series from The Anthill – trailer
Apr 02, 2019
Anthill 33: an announcement – and a trip back to the future
Mar 25, 2019
Anthill 32: the 'mother of all demos' when computers first got personal
Dec 13, 2018
Anthill 31: World War I remembered – podcast
Nov 07, 2018
Anthill 30: Extremes
Oct 17, 2018
Anthill 29: Inheritance
Sep 12, 2018
Anthill 28: On nothing
Aug 15, 2018
Anthill 27: Confidence
Jul 18, 2018
Anthill 26: Twins
Jun 14, 2018
Anthill 25: Intuition
May 16, 2018
The Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland at 20 – The Anthill podcast
Apr 09, 2018
Anthill 23: Bursting the Bitcoin bubble
Mar 14, 2018
Anthill 22: Sex
Feb 14, 2018
Anthill 21: Growing up
Jan 17, 2018
Anthill 20: Myths
Dec 13, 2017
Anthill 19: Pain
Nov 15, 2017
Anthill 18: Revisiting the Russian Revolution
Oct 25, 2017
Anthill 17: Science by the seaside
Sep 13, 2017
Anthill 16: Humour me
Aug 23, 2017
Anthill 15: Unexplored places
Jul 26, 2017
Anthill 14: Music on the mind
Jun 14, 2017
Anthill 13: All the world's a game
May 17, 2017
Anthill 12: Don't remember this
Apr 20, 2017
Anthill 11: waste not, want not
Mar 22, 2017
Anthill 10: The future
Feb 23, 2017
Anthill 9: When scientists experiment on themselves
Jan 25, 2017
Anthill 8: Goodbye 2016, hello 2017
Dec 21, 2016
Anthill 7: On belief
Nov 28, 2016
Anthill 6: Into the darkness
Oct 19, 2016
Anthill 5: Reboot – part 2
Sep 21, 2016
Anthill 5: Reboot – part 1
Sep 14, 2016
Anthill 4: Fuel
Aug 17, 2016
Anthill 3: Rooting for the underdog
Jul 13, 2016
Anthill 2: Brexit special
Jun 08, 2016
Anthill 1: About time
May 16, 2016
Introducing a new podcast from The Conversation UK
May 16, 2016