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Season 8 Episode 5
AI is changing so much in the world of healthcare, including diagnosing illnesses. The technology means this can be done much faster and more accurat…
3 hours ago
Synthetic fuel can cut emissions without new engines: what's the catch?
Season 8 Episode 4
What if we told you there was a way to cut emissions from your car and it didn’t involve any changes to the engine? A Swiss chemical engineer is deve…
2 weeks ago
AI for everyone: how to open up public debate
Who does AI really serve in the end? Is it the people? The companies that profit from this technology? Or is the truth more nuanced? On this episode …
1 month ago
Life without Big Tech: a Swiss experiment
Season 8 Episode 2
Switzerland wants greater digital sovereignty. But how easy is it to break free from Google, Apple and Microsoft? Two Swissinfo journalists attempted…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Are court cases a way to tackle climate change?
Season 8 Episode 1
In this episode host Jo Fahy talks to swissinfo.ch journalist Luigi Jorio about how ordinary people have been using the legal system to hold companie…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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The Swiss Connection science podcast is back on July 7 with six new episodes on science happening in Switzerland.
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
Building a Swiss FabLab: the future of Switzerland’s semiconductor strategy
Season 7 Episode 6
In this episode of The Swiss Connection science podcast, we're digging into the push to create a Swiss FabLab, a shared chip fabrication laboratory t…
5 months, 1 week ago
How Bangladesh adapts to erosion, floods, and rising seas
Season 7 Episode 5
Where do people go when the water takes their land? Guided by a three-year ETH Zurich study and first-hand voices, we trace a pattern that defies the…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
How does Switzerland deal with the food waste problem?
Season 7 Episode 4
A bin bag can tell you a lot about a country. We follow the trail of rubbish from Swiss kitchen cupboards and discover why one of Europe’s wealthiest…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
A Swiss community living on 2,000 watts
Season 7 Episode 3
What does a good life look like when you cap your energy use at 2,000 watts? We take you inside Zurich’s "Hunziker Areal", a car‑free, cooperative ne…
5 months, 4 weeks ago