It’s been a year since many of us who can work from home stopped going into the office. I went back to ours to collect something last year – but there was nobody else there so I just got back on my bike and came home again.

This huge forced experiment in remote working has taken its toll on some. In the latest episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, four experts on remote and flexible work dissect the impact a year of working from home has had on employees and the companies they work for. And they look ahead to what a more hybrid future might hold.

“It’s going to be quite polarising,” warns UCL’s Dave Cook. People won’t all want to spend the same amount of time at home or in the office, and finding the right balance for each company may be hard. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.

Meanwhile, for the 1.5 million women in the UK who suffer from endometriosis, it can be hard to get a proper diagnosis or effective treatment. Here are three reasons why care for those with the condition has not improved. And we unpick the reasons behind recent steep falls for the Turkish lira.

Gemma Ware

Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast

Ready to go back to the office? Sam Wordley via Shutterstock

The great remote work experiment – what happens next? Podcast

Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Daniel Merino, The Conversation

Plus why your genes determine how you deal with cold temperatures. Listen to episode 8 of The Conversation Weekly.

Women wait an average of eight years for diagnosis. Cadmium_Red/ Shutterstock

Endometriosis: three reasons care still hasn’t improved

Annalise Weckesser, Birmingham City University

Taking sufferers’ accounts seriously is the linchpin to improvement.

‘Get 'em while they’re cheap.’ EPA

Turkey’s plunging lira: don’t expect an end to this saga soon

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