Spectrum | Deutsche Welle
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 33:47:07
- More information
Informações:
Synopsis
News, Analysis and Service from Germany and Europe - in 30 Languages
Episodes
-
Tears of blood & the real-life Dracula
26/08/2023 Duration: 16minDo you wear Crocs? Because that's the material Italian researchers used to see if the Prince of Walachia (aka 'Vlad the Impaler') was plagued by a rare condition called hemolacria.
-
I know what you did this summer
26/08/2023 Duration: 08minA dog in Iceland, Australians in Italy, and Gabe back in studio. Once in a while we have an episode that's not about science. This is one of them.
-
Why'd India delete the periodic table from textbooks?
25/08/2023 Duration: 12minHow could a country that just put a lander on the moon's south pole decide to rob its students of fundamental science?
-
'Scrotum tuck': A surgery that needs parameters
22/08/2023 Duration: 17minA small German study on scrotum aesthetics has raised big questions: Does talking about 'beauty' in the context of genitalia lead to medically unnecessary surgeries? (Like some labiaplasties.) And do attempts to even define those standards contribute to the problem?
-
Why are so many people scared of clowns?
18/08/2023 Duration: 12minHow could a character that's supposed to make us laugh cause 50% of people to feel terror?
-
When (if ever) do you stop the exchange of basic research?
11/08/2023 Duration: 35minWhen a DW co-investigation uncovers a path that leads from a German physics department to the Chinese military — and it involves technologies that could change the outcome of a war — it's time to ask uncomfortable questions.
-
Creating a 'super virus' (with gain of function research)
22/07/2023 Duration: 30minYes, scientists really do create 'enhanced viruses' inside labs around the world. Should they?
-
The 'Dusseldorf patient' — or the search for a safe HIV cure
13/07/2023 Duration: 29minThree people. Ever. That's how many have been cured of HIV. We visited one of them to learn about the extraordinarily rare (and risky) treatment — and to find out if it can, even indirectly, lead to a true cure for 40 million more.
-
Weekly roundup — Unless you've experienced it, you have no idea
09/07/2023 Duration: 30minDo you have a purpose in life? Would it matter if you didn't? Also, Gabe learns why it's wrong to say 'victims of sexual harassment.'
-
Sexually harassed people don't do what you'd expect
08/07/2023 Duration: 24minEver wonder why, after encountering sexual harassment, so many people don't report it? There's a good reason for that. We talked to women about their encounters with harassment — and asked social psychologist Manuela Barreto, author of a new study, to explain.
-
Breathe easier: As VO2 rises, cancer falls (in men)
07/07/2023 Duration: 13minThe better your body is at sucking oxygen out of the atmosphere and pumping it toward your cells, the lower your risk of getting two kinds of cancer (and dying from three).
-
Weekly roundup — Press softly & don't pass out
02/07/2023 Duration: 30minA German urologist answers a listener email about fainting after urination, and why a prominent doctor thinks taurine won't extend human lives (like it did for mice and monkeys).
-
Stop mosquitoes — with an 'armor' made of cream
01/07/2023 Duration: 09minMosquito haters, rejoice: Researchers in Israel have created an insect repellant made of cellulose (plant compounds) that could save lives and make summer nights way more enjoyable.
-
Nature's great, but have you tried VR?
30/06/2023 Duration: 20minHow would it make you feel to know a virtual reality forest could make you as happy as a real one?
-
Weekly roundup — Young, alone & happier for it
25/06/2023 Duration: 30min'Comparison is the thief of joy,' a listener reminds us — and also, a researcher explains why people are feeling younger than ever.
-
Why do I feel younger than my age?
24/06/2023 Duration: 14minForget your birth date. How old do you actually feel? That gap, or 'age bias,' is a real phenomenon — and for some reason it's getting wider.
-
Lonely? Being around other people can make it worse
23/06/2023 Duration: 12minA staggering amount data suggests our mental health goes down — not up — when we try to solve our loneliness by socializing.
-
Could you give us a minute?
20/06/2023 Duration: 01minWe love the emails. SU@dw.com — keep them coming! But there's one more way you can help shape this show: https://surveys.dw.com/c/su?maca=en-podcast_spectrum-31485-xml-mrss
-
Weekly roundup — How do you say ‘lost soul’ in Gaelic?
18/06/2023 Duration: 30minWe learn this week that Conor truly is a Celtic music-making machine. All it took was a c# from some busted toilet pipes. Also, thanks for all the emails about seated urination.
-
‘Ouch!’ — Physical pain rises with envy
17/06/2023 Duration: 14minTwo people in the same neighborhood stub their toes. Whose hurts more? Unbelievably, it kind of depends on the size of their house.