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Dan Merino: Hello and welcome to The Conversation Weekly.
Gemma Ware: Each week we bring you expert analysis on the world’s biggest stories.
Dan: And groundbreaking new research, explained by the academics behind it.
Gemma: This week, we’re talking to two experts about Myanmar, where tens of thousands of people have been protesting after the military seized power on February 1.
DB Subedi: They know the difference, how it feels to live under under a democratically elected government with political freedom.
Dan: And we hear from a researcher in the US who has been testing wild animals for COVID-19.
Dan Merino: Hello and welcome to the first episode of a new podcast from The Conversation!
Gemma Ware: Each week we’ll be bringing you expert analysis on the world’s biggest stories
Dan: And groundbreaking new research, explained by the academics behind it.
In this episode, we’re talking to three experts about the three separate Mars missions due to arrive on the red planet in February.
Jim Bell: What we’re looking for is evidence of past life.
Gemma: We’ll also hear from a researcher who has just carried out a rare survey of public opinion in Belarus, more than six months into protests there over a disputed election.
Rapidly spreading coronavirus variants; growing vaccine nationalism; insurrection at the US Capitol followed by a peaceful transfer of power; a tense election in Uganda. It’s been quite a start to 2021. And a reminder that reliable information is critical as we seek to make sense of what is happening in the world.
Misinformation continues to do enormous damage just as much of the world’s population remains critically vulnerable. The stakes couldn’t be higher – for public health, for the environment, for science and for democracy and human rights.
The Conversation works with academic experts around the world to help explain what’s going on. Now we’re launching a new weekly podcast to showcase expert analysis and cutting-edge research from across The Conversation’s global network.