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Podcast Wissenschaft: Das ganze Jahr ist Weihnachten from 2022-03-07T13:09:10.274043
Schon lange ist es nicht mehr eine Puppe oder die Spielzeugeisenbahn, die ganz oben auf dem Wunschzettel von Kindern stehen. Es sind Computer und Roboter und so ziemlich alles, was elektronisch und...
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Podcast Wissenschaft from 2022-03-07T13:09:10.266511
Schwerpunkt: Wasser +++ Was macht ein Wasser-Sommelier? +++ Mit einem heißen Bad Kalorien verbrennen +++ Was passiert beim Tauchen +++ Das Rätsel des Flusses Ganges
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Podcast Wissenschaft: Alles nur Müll from 2022-03-07T13:09:10.259594
Die Müllberge wachsen weltweit. In einigen Regionen ist Recycling schon lange an der Tagesordnung, in anderen wird der Abfall noch immer auf riesigen Müllhalden verbrannt. Die Gegensätze könnten ka...
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Spectrum: We are all living on a volcano from 2022-03-07T13:09:10.232660
What's it like living next to a shaking, spewing volcano? And what can Hawaiians do about it? Also, we go inside the caldera of a German volcano that erupted with such violence that it stopped the ...
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Spectrum: Put your lights on from 2022-03-07T13:09:10.220491
On this week’s show we’re going to take a look at the EU’s new data protection laws. We’re also gearing up for Alexander Gerst's launch to the ISS.
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Podcast Wissenschaft: Spectrum - Marijuana, sex, soccer and sleep from 2022-03-07T13:09:10.175898
If Marijuana can make old mice brains younger, does that work with humans too? What is the point of monogamy if our instincts tell us to have sex with as many people as possible? And can robots hel...
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Spectrum: Self-driving carnage from 2022-03-07T13:09:10.142999
Drive into a child, or swerve and hit two grandparents? Such horrendously difficult choices will soon be programmed into ours cars. Cast your own vote in this moral bloodbath of an episode.
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Spectrum: Bi bi from 2022-03-07T13:09:10.137711
Half of young British people say they're bisexually inclined, how to become a Jedi warrior right here on planet Earth, and why China's"artificial moons"might be artificial science.
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Spectrum: A hyperloop dream for Europe from 2022-03-07T13:09:10.080958
Amsterdam to Barcelona in about an hour. Wouldn't it be great if Europe had its very own hyperloop system? Come with us to check out the radical plan being drawn up at the Delft University of Techn...
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Spectrum: Frozen from 2022-03-07T13:09:10.069203
In the heart of winter (at least in the northern hemisphere), we take a look this week at what the cold does to our bodies. Can it possibly be good for us to be exposed to -196 degrees Celsius?
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Spectrum: Where has all the sugar gone? from 2022-03-07T13:09:10.064882
At the biggest sweets trade fair in the world, you'd be surprised how many people are fighting against sugar. Where are sugar lovers in the modern-day manifestation of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory?
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Spectrum: You sound emotional from 2022-03-07T13:09:10.057589
We human beings make a lot of strange sounds with our mouths, and if you listen carefully, a lot of them are just PACKED with emotional meaning. Join us in-studio as we recreate a very interesting ...
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Spectrum: Clean up after yourself from 2019-11-29T15:02
Plug your nose, folks, because"poop streak science"goes well beyond the toilet bowl. Also, we plunge into the data (and psychology) of German"flings"and make an appeal for a bit – just a bit – of q...
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Spectrum: Hands and feet from 2019-10-11T13:29
You know what's better than five fingers? Six. We look at this strange new research and talk to a"polydactyl"himself. Also, go barefoot, but then put some shoes on to meet a young German woman with...
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Spectrum: Alexander von Humboldt is still alive from 2019-09-13T14:18
He was the most famous scientist in the world when he was alive. And then he was forgotten. Join us on the 250th birthday of scientist Alexander von Humboldt as we try (in vain) to summarize his ac...
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Spectrum: Science on the move from 2019-07-26T12:10
On the ground, up in the air, and in the belly of a barge — science is everywhere. Zip around with us to as we dip into batteries, inhale some helium and look inside a robot's brain.
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Spectrum: But I've only had 5 beers! from 2019-05-31T12:38
It's"Action Week Alcohol"in Germany, so join us in-studio as we take"Das Quiz."Also, we hear from the author of a study that shows women perform cognitively better as the temperature in a room rises.
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Spectrum: Kaboom from 2019-05-10T14:32
Like destroying things? We all do. So much so that scientists in Europe are planning a 100-kilometer mega-project to destroy the smallest things possible. Plus, a gigantic natural disaster is boili...
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Spectrum: Buzzing and flapping from 2019-04-12T14:43
On this week’s show, it’s all about bugs and birds. Is it end times for entomology, the study of insects? Can high-frequency, loud electronic music be used as mosquito spray? And, are European crow...
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Spectrum: My computer and me from 2019-03-15T15:38
Addicted to your smartphone? Just wait'til you hear about what's coming next. Come follow us through the terrifying arc of personal computing.
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Spectrum: Only you can prevent cancer from 2019-02-14T13:45
You'll read some pretty nasty news in the coming decade about cancer swallowing a record number of victims. That is unavoidable. The good news: Two in every five cases are preventable.
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Spectrum: It hurts to let your football team down from 2019-01-18T15:27
How can professional athletes who cause their team to lose by their blunders be helped? Also, can snail slime make us prettier? And we talk about asbestos, a very dangerously fine dust.
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Spectrum: The true physics message of Christmas from 2018-12-28T15:45
What would you do if you got a text message from an elf — an elf who says Santa doesn't use ANY magic. And this elf invites you to meet him to show you proof of how it all goes down on the 24th.
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Spectrum: Goodbye from 2018-11-23T14:18
How artificial intelligence is seeping into peculiar corners of medicine, why we should keep an early eye out for dementia, and DW science's Fabian Schmidt bids farewell to his beloved Scottish Ter...
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Spectrum: Your breath smells like emotional tension from 2018-11-16T15:27
Follow us into a darkened German cinema to talk about how the stuff we breathe out when we're watching a movie has implications on the future of film ratings — and on a young field of medicine.
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Spectrum: The dogged, interminable struggle with diabetes from 2018-10-26T13:59
DW reports from a special conference in Bochum, where experts from around Germany - and Europe - met to discuss the psychological dimension of diabetes. Why is it so hard to live with this metaboli...
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Spectrum: Shaken from 2018-10-12T13:39
How do you"graduate"astronaut school? We ask Europe's newest astronaut. Also, the strange story of a roaring Himalayan flood, and what you should do in the event of a tsunami.
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Spectrum: Lettuce celebrate food! from 2018-09-21T13:31
On the show: Can obesity induced inflammation reduce your ability to taste? How much CO² does one sandwich produce? You’ll be surprised.
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Spectrum: Artilysin, contraception and Twitter Bot art from 2018-09-14T14:02
On this week’s show, it’s been 90 years since the first antibiotic, penicillin, was discovered. We’re going to take the occasion to talk about bacterial resistance, and what may be the future of an...
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Spectrum: Looking at Earth from above from 2018-08-31T14:27
Will the UK win the space race and become the first European country with its own spaceport on European soil? Host Jessie Wingard meets an amateur radio operator connecting Earth with the Internati...
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Spectrum: An apple a day keeps the doctor away from 2018-08-24T14:25
We take a look at how South Africa has become a world leader in penis transplants. Stem cell therapies – miracle cure or harmful to your health? We discuss mental health and climate change.
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Spectrum: Robot for chronically ill children from 2018-08-17T14:35
On today’s show – can a robot really stop loneliness for sick kids? We talk to a researcher behind a novel blood test that detects the early signs of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Spectrum: This is a test from 2018-08-10T14:31
We hear from the first'test tube baby'40 years later, find hot and bothered Germans (who also sit too much), long live the vanishing king penguin, and the sound of our sun.
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Spectrum: Duh, duh duh-duh-duh duh, duh from 2018-06-28T13:19
We’re going to be analyzing the song Seven Nation Army, the omnipresent anthem of soccer teams around the world. Why do groups of people sing this song together? What’s going on in our brain when w...
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Spectrum: Smart Cities in Finland from 2018-06-22T08:55
Going by what the experts tell us, the cities of the future will be digital and connected. Smart cities use smart technology to improve the quality of life for their citizens. In Finland, some of t...
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Spectrum: Go for launch from 2018-06-15T08:16
Some of you may have heard that there's a certain'European of German descent'floating above your head right now, but many of you won't really know how the heck Alexander Gerst got there.
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Spectrum: Inside out from 2018-05-24T12:01
Hike Elba's trails without ever leaving the armchair, Germany's young hackers aren't really hacking anything, and the Netherlands even big enough for a wildlife preserve?
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Spectrum: All bugs are just dust in the wind from 2018-05-18T14:38
An unbelievable collection of data shows that the biomass of flying insects in a couple of states in Germany has drastically gone down. 76 percent fewer bugs are flying around in 2017 compared to 3...
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Podcast Wissenschaft: Auf Schatzsuche from 2018-04-25T14:43
Für die einen ist ein Schatz ein Edelstein, für andere vielleicht eine sensationelle Entdeckung oder auch Forschungsergebnisse, die unsere Welt auf den Kopf stellen und althergebrachte Auffassungen...
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Podcast Wissenschaft: Katastrophale Verschmutzung des Amazonas from 2018-04-13T13:34
Das Amazonasbecken in Südamerika ist ein riesiges Gebiet. Es ist rund sechs Millionen Quadratkilometer groß, und es ist eine der artenreichsten Regionen der Welt. Doch viele Tierarten sind vom Auss...
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Podcast Wissenschaft: Jobs zu Lasten des Umweltschutzes from 2018-03-29T14:58
In der Nähe von Salamanca - im Nordwesten Spaniens - ist eine riesige Uran-Mine geplant. Dagegen gehen Bewohner auf die Barrikaden. In England hingegen will ein kleines Städtchen Vorbild in Sachen ...
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Podcast Wissenschaft: Eine App zum Tod from 2018-03-16T14:14
Sterben werden wir alle eines Tages – das ist keine sensationelle Erkenntnis. Aber wollen wir wirklich tagtäglich daran erinnert werden? Genau das macht die amerikanische App"we croak".
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Podcast Wissenschaft: Wohin nur mit dem ganzen Müll? from 2018-02-16T13:57
China will nicht mehr der Müllschlucker für die halbe Welt sein. Etwa 56 Prozent aller Plastikabfälle gehen in das asiatische Land. Auf Mallorca hingegen sind es die Touristen, die für riesige Müll...
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Podcast Wissenschaft: Aus Alt mach Neu – Altkleider-Recycling in Indien from 2018-01-19T15:34
Ausgediente Kleidungsstücke, die in den westlichen Industrienationen niemand mehr haben will, werden einfach entsorgt. In Indien aber sind diese Textilien heiß begehrt. Dort werden sie recycelt.
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Podcast Wissenschaft: Interaktiv im Leben und darüber hinaus from 2017-12-22T16:18
Mit Computerspielen kennen sich auch ältere und alte Menschen bestens aus, wie zum Beispiel ein Team in Schweden. Bei Wettbewerben sind sie zu einer ernsthaften Konkurrenz für die Jungen geworden.
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Podcast Wissenschaft: Schöne Neue Welt? from 2017-11-23T14:37
Ein Roboter als Polizist? Das ist keine Zukunftsmusik. Es gehört schon zu unserem Alltag und immer wieder kommen neue Entwicklungen hinzu. Aber dazu gehört auch Negatives, wie etwa die Verschmutzun...
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Podcast Wissenschaft: Risse im Paradies – bedrohte Inseln im Südpazifik from 2017-11-10T14:45
Die Fidschi Inseln, Südpazifik – das klingt nach wundervollem Urlaub in einer fernen Welt. Aber die ist schon seit langem nicht mehr heil. Viele der Inseln drohen zu versinken. Schuld daran ist die...
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