The Swiss Connection
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.
Podcasting since 2019 • 89 episodes
The Swiss Connection
Latest Episodes
Climate Solutions Series: a Swiss Community Living On 2,000 Watts
What does a good life look like when you cap your energy use at 2,000 watts? We take you inside Zurich’s Hunziker Areal, a car‑free, cooperative neighborhood turning a bold climate target into daily routines that actually feel good. From shared...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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24:51
Climate Solutions Series: What Antarctic Ice Reveals About CO2 And Climate Shifts?
We follow the 2,800-meter Antarctic ice core from Little Dome C to a -50°C lab in University of Bern, tracing how scientists extract ancient air to probe the Mid-Pleistocene transition and the limits of abrupt climate change. The story links fi...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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27:24
Climate Solutions Series: Invasive Quagga mussel Is Rewriting Switzerland’s Waterscape
A fingernail‑sized invader is transforming Swiss lakes and the cost of clean water. In this episode, we track the quagga mussel from its arrival in the Rhine to its rapid spread through deep Swiss basins—stripping plankton, stressing fis...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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14:22
Bonus Episode - The Trends Shaping the Pharmaceutical Industry in 2026
Join host, Jo Fahy, and pharmaceuticals and healthcare reporter, Jessica Davis Pluss, to weigh up the forces shaping pharma in 2026. From AI’s real gains in clinics and labs, to the case for inclusive data, we also discuss the politics of who f...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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17:00
Bonus Episode - Inside Switzerland’s Quiet Rise as a Longevity Hub
How did longevity go from a social media trend to a focus of serious science?In this special bonus episode our host, Jo Fahy, is joined in the studio by pharmaceuticals and healthcare reporter, Jessica Davis Pluss. We trace how Switzerland ...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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26:54
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