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 09/04/2018
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Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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In this week'show we take a look at what goes in to preparing the food that astronauts eat on board the International Space Station. A group of stu...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
Spectrum 08/28/20018
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On this week's show: We take a look at Earth from above. Will the United Kingdom win the space race and become the first European country with i...

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
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Spectrum 08/21/2018
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On this week's Spectrum: An apple a day keeps the doctor away - We take a look at how South Africa has become a world leader in penis transplant...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
Spectrum 08/14/2018
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Spectrum: Robot for chronically ill children - On this week's show: can a robot really stop loneliness for sick kids? We talk to a researcher ...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
Spectrum 08/07/2018
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In this week's show : we hear from the first 'test tube baby' 40 years later, find hot and bothered Germans (who also sit too much), long live the...

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Spectrum 07/24/18
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Spectrum: Uplift - Want to change the world? We've got your back with some new tech/games. We also talk gender marketing, reach the space statio...

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  • Added: Jul 26, 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
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 07/03/2018
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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
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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 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 06/12/2018
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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
  • Purchases: 2
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 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 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
  • Purchases: 1
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 05/08/2018
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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
  • Purchases: 2
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 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 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
  • Purchases: 2

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