The Swiss Connection
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The Swiss Connection

by SWI swissinfo.ch

Discover science and innovation in Switzerland with the Swiss Connection Podcast! From the tiniest particles to the vastness of space, satisfy your scientific curiosity and join our journalists while they talk to researchers working on projects ranging from rocket building and AI to medicine and climate solutions. This podcast is produced by SWI swissinfo.ch, a multilingual public service media company in Switzerland.

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1
Building a Swiss FabLab: the future of Switzerland’s semiconductor strategy
18:30 Mar 24, 2026
2
Climate solution series: how Bangladesh adapts to erosion, floods, and rising seas
24:58 Mar 17, 2026
3
Climate Solution Series: How does Switzerland deal with the food waste problem?
16:01 Mar 10, 2026
4
Climate Solutions Series: a Swiss Community Living On 2,000 Watts
24:51 Mar 3, 2026
5
Climate Solutions Series: What Antarctic Ice Reveals About CO2 And Climate Shifts?
27:24 Feb 24, 2026
6
Climate Solutions Series: Invasive Quagga mussel Is Rewriting Switzerland’s Waterscape
14:22 Feb 17, 2026
7
Bonus Episode - The Trends Shaping the Pharmaceutical Industry in 2026
17:00 Feb 3, 2026
8
Bonus Episode - Inside Switzerland’s Quiet Rise as a Longevity Hub
26:54 Jan 27, 2026
9
Special announcement: Season wrap for longevity, please try out Lost Cells
4:25 Dec 16, 2025
10
Rethinking Aging: Science, Society, And The Stories We Tell
21:08 Dec 2, 2025
11
How Michael Hall’s TOR Discovery Reframed Longevity Science
19:04 Nov 25, 2025
12
Big Pharma steps up race for AI-discovered drugs
16:59 Nov 18, 2025
13
Women’s Health Meets Drug Design and Medical Research
19:11 Nov 11, 2025
14
Cracking the Alzheimer’s Code
21:55 Nov 4, 2025
15
Swiss Longevity clinics: modern-day snake oil or the key to healthy ageing?
22:31 Oct 28, 2025
16
Listen again: Herwig Schopper, Former CERN head has served science and peace for 100 years
18:10 Aug 21, 2025
17
Lost Cells, Ep.6: The Canaries
43:38 Apr 1, 2025
18
Lost Cells, Ep.5: In Limbo
29:14 Mar 25, 2025
19
Lost Cells, Ep.4: The Hunt
29:39 Mar 18, 2025
20
Lost Cells, Ep.3: The Program
18:15 Mar 11, 2025
21
Lost Cells, Ep.2: Seeds of Hope
22:04 Mar 4, 2025
22
Lost Cells, Ep.1: The Promise
27:55 Feb 25, 2025
23
Lost Cells is out now!
4:27 Feb 18, 2025
24
Coming Soon - Lost Cells, a new podcast series
2:37 Feb 2, 2025
25
Unveiling Ancient Life: Microorganisms in Melting Glaciers in Swiss Alps
17:38 Dec 10, 2024
26
Climate solution for the future: How to keep cities cool during heatwaves
18:23 Dec 3, 2024
27
Turning concrete into a carbon sink: an innovative Swiss approach to decarbonizing the construction industry
14:51 Nov 26, 2024
28
Young Swiss scientists boost rocket research
15:13 Nov 19, 2024
29
Why Swiss scientists want to find ice on comets
14:21 Nov 12, 2024
30
Herwig Schopper, Former CERN head has served science and peace for 100 years
18:22 Nov 5, 2024
31
Coming soon
0:36 Oct 29, 2024
32
Switzerland and Silicon Valley: EP6 Sherry Wong ‘Living in a society where capital is strong and the welfare state is weak‘
24:29 Aug 20, 2024
33
Switzerland and Silicon Valley: EP5 Fred Turner ‘The dream of tech companies serving humanity has turned into a nightmare‘
19:50 Aug 13, 2024
34
Switzerland and Silicon Valley: EP4 Pamela Munster ‘From cancer doctor to cancer patient and back again’
20:33 Aug 6, 2024
35
What Switzerland can learn from Silicon Valley: EP3 Connected through Innovation
14:25 Jul 30, 2024
36
What Switzerland can learn from Silicon Valley: EP2 Swiss start-ups in California
15:46 Jul 23, 2024
37
What Switzerland can learn from Silicon Valley and Hippies: EP1 The potential of human beings
20:08 Jul 16, 2024
38
Why Are leading Swiss Pharmaceutical Companies Investing in Slovenia?
17:16 Apr 23, 2024
39
Swiss training for forensic scientists in Africa and Mexico
17:02 Apr 16, 2024
40
Swiss Roman battle site reveals hidden secrets of historic clash
16:44 Apr 9, 2024
41
The Future of Aviation: Hypersonic plane powered Hydrogen designed in Switzerland
12:30 Apr 2, 2024
42
Drones capture eDNA in cutting-edge biodiversity research in Zurich, Switzerland
18:49 Mar 25, 2024
43
What CERN’s next-generation particle collider could look like?
17:09 Mar 12, 2024
44
Exploring Science in Davos: EP6 Lab 42 AI lab decoding the human brain
13:18 Dec 7, 2023
45
Exploring Science in Davos: EP5 Snow and avalanche research in Davos
12:08 Nov 21, 2023
46
Exploring Science in Davos: EP4 How solar cycles influence climate?
12:01 Nov 14, 2023
47
Exploring Science in Davos: EP3 Why house dust mites, pollen and food additives cause allergies?
14:06 Nov 7, 2023
48
Exploring Science in Davos: EP2 Studying bones at the AO Research Institute Davos
12:25 Oct 31, 2023
49
Exploring Science in Davos: EP1 Orthopaedics gathering at the AO Davos Courses 2022
9:20 Oct 25, 2023
50
Using sound to find prehistoric ruins under Lake Lucerne
21:38 Dec 22, 2021
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