Exploring Science in Davos: EP2 Studying bones at the AO Research Institute Davos
Send us Fan Mail Before 1960, broken bones were treated simply by using plaster casts or traction. Then 13 Swiss surgeons began rethinking fracture treatment: they standardised instruments, screws and...
31 Okt 202311min
Exploring Science in Davos: EP1 Orthopaedics gathering at the AO Davos Courses 2022
Send us Fan Mail The Swiss town of Davos is famous for mountain slopes, winter sports and the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. But did you know that it also attracts scientists and doctors ...
25 Okt 20238min
Using sound to find prehistoric ruins under Lake Lucerne
Send us Fan Mail Construction workers got a surprise recently while laying a pipeline underneath Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland. On the lake floor they found the traces of a prehistoric village! ...
22 Des 202120min
Why these Japanese patients wanted to die in Switzerland
Send us Fan Mail In this second part of our two-part series on assisted suicide, SWI reporter Kaoru Uda tells host Susan Misicka what it was like to accompany two Japanese patients who came to Switzer...
29 Nov 202125min
Why this Swiss doctor supports assisted suicide
Send us Fan Mail Every year, over 1,000 seriously ill people end their lives in Switzerland with the help of suicide assistants. Assisted suicide is legal in several countries, including Switzerla...
9 Nov 20219min
Meet couples saying 'I do' to gay marriage
Send us Fan Mail Now that Switzerland has approved marriage for all, host Susan Misicka talks with some couples who explain why it's important to them. We also hear from opponents of Swiss legislation...
12 Okt 202119min
Why we still need pens and pencils
Send us Fan Mail In this encore episode of The Swiss Connection, we visit Swiss century-old pen and pencil maker Caran d'Ache. Podcast host Susan Misicka takes a tour of the factory and feels a bit si...
28 Sep 202115min
Typeface designer is in love with letters
Send us Fan Mail Swiss designers gave us the big-name Helvetica and Frutiger typefaces in the 20th century. Now a modern-day designer from Basel is collaborating on a new font that we might soon be se...
14 Sep 202114min
