Spectrum | Deutsche Welle
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 33:45:02
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Synopsis
News, Analysis and Service from Germany and Europe - in 30 Languages
Episodes
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Weekly roundup — Around the rim
05/05/2024 Duration: 30minGabe's voice undergoes an unexpected transformation, and why two people have been running around a 'wall of death' in Italy. Also, send your favorite SAD SONG to su@dw.com - and let us know why you listen to it?
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Your body image, ice baths & sad music
03/05/2024 Duration: 18minUnhappy with your body? Deleting Instagram may help (if you're a woman). Also, forget 'cold tubs' if you want bigger muscles — and why do we consume content that makes us sad?
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Avian flu, strangers & orgasms
26/04/2024 Duration: 18minHow concerning is the spread of H5N1 from cows to humans? Also, random people know you better than you think, new research on why people make sounds during sex, and a listener... doesn't like a song we played.
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Weekly roundup — Let's talk (to a whale)
21/04/2024 Duration: 30minIf we wanted to talk to a gigantic underwater animal, how would we do that? Also, lose weight... by making friends!
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Yes, songs are getting simpler, angrier & more about 'me'
20/04/2024 Duration: 13minDear elderly people, you were right. Today's music isn't what it used to be. The interesting part is why.
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A (surprising) connection between bad eating & loneliness
19/04/2024 Duration: 16minIf you're home alone on a Friday night, you might stuff your face full of chips, chocolate or candy. (Gabe and Conor do.) A study on brain activity shows it's not entirely your fault, though — and that there may be a way to solve it.
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Weekly roundup — In your head, your heart & your tummy
15/04/2024 Duration: 30minAngry? New research shows you can 'export' it and then destroy it! Also, make yourself healthier and happier... by being touched... by something!
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Please touch me (it's for my health)
13/04/2024 Duration: 12minAre we touching each other less? Probably. Does it matter? Very much. If you're missing physical contact, new research will make you feel better.
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Where do you feel music?
12/04/2024 Duration: 17minA good song resonates inside you. But the question is... where? Well, it depends — on 'surprise' and 'uncertainty.'
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Weekly roundup — There's so much in this one we couldn't find a title
30/03/2024 Duration: 30minFrozen hands, subjective aging, understanding autism — this episode has a ton of science (and some angry YouTube comments).
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Solar eclipse? Drive carefully.
30/03/2024 Duration: 12minThere's a 30% increase in car deaths due to solar eclipses, and it's important to know why that happens.
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A vaccine for... cocaine?
28/03/2024 Duration: 07minHuman trials are underway to stop cocaine addiction using vaccines. Do they work? And if so, how?
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Weekly roundup — Fat dogs & a new gender bias
24/03/2024 Duration: 30minIf you're tempted to blame dog owners for their chunky animals... think twice. Also, should Gabe and Conor be perfectly informed on every study they talk about?
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Angry? Don't run. Just breathe.
23/03/2024 Duration: 14minWe all have ways of dealing with anger. And most of them don't really work.
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You probably prefer studies that make women look better (and that's a problem)
22/03/2024 Duration: 17minWhen new research makes women look good, we tend to like it. When it makes men look good, we don't.
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Weekly roundup — Want the job? Be first
17/03/2024 Duration: 30minA quirk in human psychology has a big impact on your chances of getting a job, a date or winning a talent show. Also, Conor puts 'social norms erosion' research to the test — twice.
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A blood 'breathalyzer' for tired drivers
16/03/2024 Duration: 17minExhaustion is almost as dangerous as driving drunk. And researchers might have found a way to prove who's doing it.
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Stop f***ing swearing & get some damn sleep
14/03/2024 Duration: 13minDid you notice? How the curse words above jolted your brain awake? That effect is real. Don't abuse it.
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Weekly roundup — Make yourself do things
10/03/2024 Duration: 30minYou a procrastinator? (We are.) New research suggests an unexpected cause of that. Also, if you have a tough time confronting rule breakers in public (because who doesn't), a new study shows there's a way to do it right.
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How to stop people from playing loud music & videos on their phones
09/03/2024 Duration: 13minEver heard someone scrolling TikTok or YouTube Shorts ? It's really annoying — and there's a way to stop it.