Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Do you have any questions about Jane Austen's life and writing that you'd love to ask one of our experts? Send us an email or a voice note to podcast@theconversation.com or leave a comment below. Your question may be featured in our seventh BONUS Q&A episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail!

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Do you have any questions about Jane Austen's life and writing that you'd love to ask one of our experts? Send us an email or a voice note to podcast@theconversation.com or even leave a comment below Your question may be featured in our seventh BONUS Q&A episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail Over six episodes, we’ve been talking to experts leading research into Jane Austen and exploring places around England that were important to her. Listen to the full series wherever you get your podcasts and send us your questions about Jane Austen (or in the comment section)! #janeausten #janeausten250 #askanexpert #podcasts #podcastclips Listen to the full series: https://pod.link/1844385976

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New podcast 📣 ! Jane Austen's Paper Trail launched today and our first ep is all about gossip and why Jane revelled in it (particularly in Sense & Sensibility). Do listen - and share it with the Jane Austen fans in your life! player.captivate.fm/episode/090c...

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Labour's immigration announcement today is a reflection of the paucity of honest debate by BOTH political parties over the last decade on this issue. Labour has never made a counter-argument, or been honest about economic cost of immigration curbs, so it's stuck making Tory/Reform arguments 1/n

Shattering. Irreplaceable. That's how scientists I've spoken to for The Conversation Weekly podcast described Trump's cuts to federal research funding. One was researching an HIV vaccine in South Africa. Another was looking at risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. Listen here: tinyurl.com/pf9aru27

Three scientists speak about what it’s like to have research funding cut by the Trump administration

Stories from the front line of the US government’s attack on federal science funding. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

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NEW 🧵 Is human intelligence starting to decline? Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s What should we make of this? www.ft.com/content/a801...

Tired of ageism limiting us as we get older? Wish you could smash ageist stereotypes? Us too! So we asked special guest and star of BBC’s The Traitors @dianeakamum to help us shatter ageist stereotypes and a few plates along the way 💥

We’re so glad Bluesky appreciates The Conversation’s approach to journalism. And we get 3.6x the readership from Bluesky that we get from X. But many people don’t know about us yet – if you think your followers would appreciate our links in their feed, please let them know about us.

As @haugejostein.bsky.social told me in this episode, Trump's tariffs and protectionism 'reeks of hypocrisy'. Listen here: pod.link/1550643487

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🔊 After the details of the #Trumptariffs have become clearer, it's worth having a listen to our February Conversation Weekly podcast where we dive deep into the topic and answer some of the questions around the issue. tcnv.link/aUvIxsz

As @haugejostein.bsky.social told me in this episode, Trump's tariffs and protectionism 'reeks of hypocrisy'. Listen here: pod.link/1550643487

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🔊 After the details of the #Trumptariffs have become clearer, it's worth having a listen to our February Conversation Weekly podcast where we dive deep into the topic and answer some of the questions around the issue. tcnv.link/aUvIxsz

A public policy scholar specializing in #nonprofits and foreign aid debunks 3 common myths amid the Trump administration's attacks on #USAID and funding disruptions: https://buff.ly/3WPTYoR (Joannie Tremblay-Boire @univofmaryland.bsky.social) #philanthropy

As Trump tries to slash US foreign aid, here are 3 common myths many Americans mistakenly believe about it

The United States spends very little on foreign aid relative to the size of its economy.

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Silicon Valley venture capitalists are betting big on AI defence startups. I had a chilling conversation with @elkeschwarz.bsky.social about what this could mean for the future of war. Listen here on The Conversation Weekly #podcast theconversation.com/silicon-vall... @uk.theconversation.com

Silicon Valley’s bet on AI defence startups and what it means for the future of war – podcast

Political theorist Elke Schwarz talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast on her new research about venture capital investment into defence start-ups.

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This conversation made me think about my plastic recycling in a whole different way. Great to have @markmiodownik.bsky.social on The Conversation Weekly #podcast to talk about the history of plastic and why so much more needs to be invested in recycling it. theconversation.com/how-the-worl...

How the world fell in love with plastic without thinking through the consequences – podcast

Plastic waste expert Mark Miodowonik explains the history of plastic and why he believes manufacturers must be responsible for making sure plastic is recycled.

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Absolutely delighted that Eloise Stevens has been recognised for her phenomenal work on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast, winning the Little Ears category at last night’s Audio Production Awards. Well done Eloise!