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This is a transcript of episode 10 of The Conversation Weekly podcast “The zombie company problem and what it means for our economies”. In this episode, why some economists are worried about a growing army of “zombie companies” with lots of debts – and what this could mean for the shape of our economies. And researchers have found a new way to prevent predators from eating endangered birds and their eggs – via a form of biological, psychological warfare. NOTE: Transcripts may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. Dan Merino: Hello and welcom...

In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, why some economists are worried about a growing army of “zombie companies” with lots of debts – and what this could mean for the shape of our economies. And researchers have found a new way to prevent predators from eating endangered birds and their eggs – via a form of biological, psychological warfare. With interest rates at record lows, many companies have been able to borrow money at very little cost. This cheap cash, which was flooding financial markets before the pandemic began, led some companies to rack up some big debts. Economists...

Dad anxious about lockdown dies from injuries sustained in fire he 'started deliberately' in his flat Adrian Flood, 43, had been in a low mood and anxious about the Covid-19 lockdown, an inquest was told Updated Adrian Flood died following a house fire in Pontypridd on April 8, 2020 (Image: Gemma Ware) A man died as a result of injuries sustained in a fire he "started deliberately", an inquest heard. Adrian Flood, 43, was taken to hospital after suffering burns covering 20 per cent of his body during a fire that started in the bedroom of his flat in Glanfelin, Hawthorn in Pontypridd on April...

In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, the inside story of how scientists working at Cern’s Large Hadron Collider found tantalising new evidence that could mean we have to rethink what we know about the universe. And an update on the situation for Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in Bangladesh after a deadly fire swept through a refugee camp there. In late March, particle physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a massive particle accelerator at Cern in Geneva, announced, tentatively, that they’d had a bit of a breakthrough. If what they think they’ve seen is pro...

What climate change is doing to the Arctic Ocean 10 Mar 2021 | 3 mins This article by Daniel Merino and Gemma Ware, features Dr Karen Filbee-Dexter from UWA’s School of Biological Sciences and originally appeared in The Conversation on 4 March 2021. In this week’s episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, two experts explain how melting ice in the far north is bringing more light to the Arctic Ocean and what this means for the species that live there. And we hear from a team of archaeologists on their new research in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge that found evidence of just how adaptable e...