Articles: Science & Technology

Swiss Up: Right Wing Parties (23 September 2019)
Swiss Up!
Federal parliamentary elections are due in October. If you're confused about Swiss political parties, Dario rounds them up for us. In this show, he looks at the right wing parities - the SVP (or UD...
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Swiss Up: Carouge - zero waste city (16 September 2019)
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Carouge in canton Geneva believes it can do a lot more for the environment and aims to become a 'zero waste city', But is it possible. Have a listen and check out carougezerodechet...
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Gadget Guru - Raspberry Pi 4
Gadget Guru
Paul talks about one of his favourite bits of technology; a credit card sized computer. Here's version 4...
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Gadget Guru - Wyze Cam V2
Gadget Guru
The super smart little security cam that won't break the bank. Gadget Guru Paul Bristow takes a look at the Wyze Cam v2
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Gadget Guru - Gyenno; when spoons change lives
Gadget Guru
When drones meet spoons, people regain their independence. Here's an incredible piece of technology that has the power to change people's lives. It's the Gyenno spoon.&nb...
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Scott Poynton - on sustainability and why worms should be your next pet
Mid Morning Mix
Environmentalist Scott Poynton has been working with companies for over 20 years to look at supply chains and help them grapple with major issues such as deforestation and child labour. ...
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IGIST - L.S. Larson
Mid Morning Mix
IGIST is a sci-fi novel for young adults. Set several hundred years into the future, when Earth is menaced by a plague and most humans have colonized other planets, our protagonis...
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TechSpark Academy Summer camps
Mid Morning Mix
We find out more about fun courses to stimulate creativity and curiosity in kids and teens with Marta from TechSpark Academy...
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CineGlobe - a free film festival, inspired by science
Mid Morning Mix
Alex Brown from CineGlobe talks to WRS about this free film event from CERN in Geneva.
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Gadget Guru - iOS 13 - a new voice for Siri
Gadget Guru
Introducing dark mode, advanced photo and camera features and a new audio sharing feature through AirPods. Also, Siri's voice has had an upgrade.
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Gadget Guru - Smartphone Under CHF 200-.
Gadget Guru
Have you ever wondered what the best budget smartphone is? Well so do Paul's friends and they ask him a lot. (function(t,e,s,o){var n,a,c;t.SMCX=t.SMCX||[],e.getElementByI...
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Swiss Up! - The Last Famine
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Over 200 years ago, now, the last famine to ravage Switzerland took place - mostly thanks to a huge volcanic eruption over in Indonesia. Today on the show we're talking about what the effects o...
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Swiss Up! - Women's Strike
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Today (Friday 14th June) women are striking across the country in protest of the wage gap between men and women in Switzerland. This is not the first strike nor (sadly) will it be the last - find o...
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Swiss Up! - Art Basel
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It's beginnings are humble, but Art Basel is now an annual event attracting art galleries from all over the globe. Yet not everyone is excited about this. Find out why on today's episode.
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Swiss Up! - The History of Carouge
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Across the river Arve, the town of Carouge stands just a quick tram ride from Geneva. Its atmosphere, history and architecture, however, is very different and the Ville de Carouge offer guided walk...
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Swiss Up! - Tilo Frey
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Not only was she the first MP in Switzerland of African descent, but she was also one of the first 10 women elected to Swiss parliament. So she is important in the progression of Switzerland and ev...
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Swiss Up! - Dinosaur Fossils
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Dinosaur fossils have been found all over Switzerland, but are particularly concetrated in some areas. On today's episodes we discuss why Frick has a high densitiy of dinosaur fossils and where...
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AKKAdemy Sustainable Mobility Hackathon (13-14 June)
Mid Morning Mix
The aim of Sustainable Mobility Hackathon is to gather diverse specialists in one place united with one idea : make mobility more sustainable. Berenger Martin, CEO of AKKA Switzerland, and&...
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Swiss Up! - Mount Pilatus
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In the Lucerne region, a mountain stands from which people were once forbidden to climb, as superstition led to fear. Originating from a legend surrounding the death of Pontius Pilate, Dario discus...
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Swiss Up! - The Swiss Flag
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On today's episode we're looking at the iconic Swiss flag - where did it originate, is it ever rectangular, and does it have ties with the Red Cross organisation? Dario will answer all thes...
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Gadget Guru - Laundry Folding Robot
Gadget Guru
What price would you pay to never have to fold laundry ever again? Here's a laundry folding robot...
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Swiss Up! - Worry
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What do the Swiss worry about? Are they concerned by the quality of their chocolate? How big a bell you can put on a cow before it can no longer lift its head? We are of course joking - Swiss ci...
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Webster Creativity Week (2nd edition)
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Vlad Glaveanu from Webster University explains Webster Creativity Weeks and how to access the free events inluding design challenges, incubators, workshops and panel discussions: ...
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