Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW

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Spectrum: The fascinating world of science and technology

Spectrum is a half-hour weekly with developments in the fields of science and technology.

From advances that will change our lives to offbeat oddities, our team of reporters around the world keeps you up to date.

Meet Nobel Prize-winning inventors, be the first to know about innovations in technology or discover the meaning of research in everyday life. Background to science as it appears in the headlines and discoveries you probably never heard about.


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Spectrum 06/03/2018
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Spectrum: Where are all the women in science? - On the show, we honor the women of STEM - females in the fields of science, technology, enginee...

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  • Added: Mar 06, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 03/13/2018
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Spectrum: Germany’s wild boar Problem - For German hunters, it’s open season on wild boars all year round. There is, perhaps, good reason for t...

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  • Added: Mar 13, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 03/20/2018
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Spectrum: It's electric! (& almost autonomous) Someone gives you €25 million. In exchange, you have to build an autonomous car – basically from...

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 03/27/2018
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Spectrum: Things you have to think about when eating in zero gravity - Can you eat rice in space? Do we digest food differently in zero g's? An...

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  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 04/03/2018
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On today’s show, we are going to get to the bottom of an Indiana-Jones-style mystery that involves LASER BEAMS. We’re also going to stay with laser...

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  • Added: Apr 03, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 04/10/2018
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Spectrum: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it … ? - This week’s show is all about driving, flying and cycling. We navigate the streets of one Eu...

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  • Added: Apr 10, 2018
  • Length: 29:52
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Spectrum 04/17/2018
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Spectrum: Lettuce celebrate food!! - On the show: Can obesity induced inflammation reduce your ability to taste? How much CO² does one sand...

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  • Added: Apr 17, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 04/24/2018
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Spectrum: 'Horizons' on the horizon - On this week’s show, we’re going to take a look ahead to German astronaut Alexander Gerst’s new space m...

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  • Added: Apr 24, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 05/01/2018
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This week on the show: Germans get 'lethargic' before they catch spring fever, the 'ashtray of Europe,' a songbird decline in France, and a quiz f...

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  • Added: May 01, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 05/08/2018
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On today’s show : can a robot really stop loneliness for sick kids? We talk to a researcher behind a novel blood test that detects the early signs ...

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  • Added: May 08, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 05/15/2018
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On this week’s show, it’s all about insects… An unbelievable collection of data gathered by the entomological society in Krefeld shows that the bio...

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  • Added: May 16, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Spectrum 05/22/2018
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Spectrum: Inside out - On the show this week: Hike Elba's trails without ever leaving the armchair, Germany's young hackers aren't really hack...

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  • Added: May 22, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 05/29/2018
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On this week's show: We are all living on a volcano. What's it like living next a shaking, spewing volcano? And what's coming next for Hawaiians?...

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  • Added: May 29, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 06/05/2018
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Spectrum: Put your lights on - On this week’s show we’re going to take a look at the EU’s new data protection laws. And we’ll meet somebody ...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 06/12/2018
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Spectrum: Go for launch - On this week's special show: Some of you may have heard that there's a certain 'European of German descent' floati...

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 06/19/2018
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Spectrum: Smart cities in Finland - On this week's show: A smart city? Going by what the experts tell us, the cities of the future will be d...

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  • Added: Jun 19, 2018
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
Spectrum 06/26/2018
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Spectrum: Duh, duh duh-duh-duh duh, duh ---- On this week’s show we’re going to be analyzing the song Seven Nation Army, the omnipresent anthem o...

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  • Added: Jun 26, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 07/03/2018
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Spectrum: Marijuana, sex, soccer and sleep - On this week's show: If Marijuana can make old mice brains younger, does that work with humans too?...

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  • Added: Jul 04, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Spectrum 07/10/2018
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Spectrum: All bugs are just dust in the wind - An unbelievable collection of data gathered by the entomological society in Krefeld shows that ...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 07/17/2018
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Spectrum: Robot for chronically ill children - On today’s show – can a robot really stop loneliness for sick kids? We talk to a researcher beh...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 30:00

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