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The Swiss Connection takes you inside scientific discoveries from Switzerland and shows how they are shaping global conversations. Each episode dives into the big questions impacting our future, from the realities of AI in labs and hospitals to the science behind climate solutions emerging in the Alps. Explore how researchers are tackling global challenges, whether it’s decarbonising cities, decoding the human body, or understanding the forces reshaping technology and society. With reporting that blends clarity, insight and global relevance, the podcast connects cutting‑edge research to everyday life. If you’re fascinated by innovation, climate science, or the ideas driving tomorrow, this is your gateway into Switzerland’s most compelling scientific discoveries. Make sense of today's big global questions through discoveries from the heart of Switzerland with the Swiss Connection science podcast and SWI journalist and podcast host, Jo Fahy. T
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Swiss Connection takes you inside scientific discoveries from Switzerland and shows how they are shaping global conversations. Each episode dives into the big questions impacting our future, from the realities of AI in labs and hospitals to the science behind climate solutions emerging in the Alps.
Recent episodes include "AI diagnostics are solving problems, but they're also creating new ones" (1 September 2026, 26 minutes), "Synthetic fuel can cut emissions without new engines: what's the catch?" (18 August 2026, 21 minutes), and "AI for everyone: how to open up public debate" (28 July 2026, 19 minutes).
The Swiss Connection publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 18 minutes across 97 episodes.
Booking probability for The Swiss Connection is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Swiss Connection requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Swiss Connection's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Swiss Connection is a science podcast with 97 episodes published.
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Episode #5
AI is changing so much in the world of healthcare, including diagnosing illnesses. The technology means this can be done much faster and more accurately than ever before. Between a lack of funding and a shortage of...
Episode #4
What if we told you there was a way to cut emissions from your car and it didn’t involve any changes to the engine? A Swiss chemical engineer is developing a synthetic, “drop‑in” fuel that works with existing vehicle...
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Send us Fan Mail Who does AI really serve in the end? Is it the people? The companies that profit from this technology? Or is the truth more nuanced? On this episode of the Swiss Connection podcast, Swissinfo science...
Episode #2
Send us Fan Mail Switzerland wants greater digital sovereignty. But how easy is it to break free from Google, Apple and Microsoft? Two Swissinfo journalists attempted to replace Big Tech services with Swiss and other...
Episode #1
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode host Jo Fahy talks to swissinfo.ch journalist Luigi Jorio about how ordinary people have been using the legal system to hold companies to account over their alleged...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>The Swiss Connection science podcast is back on July 7 with six new episodes on science happening in Switzerland.</p><p>SWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media company based in Bern...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode of The Swiss Connection science podcast, we're digging into the push to create a Swiss FabLab, a shared chip fabrication laboratory that brings public research and private...
Episode #5
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Where do people go when the water takes their land? Guided by a three-year ETH Zurich study and first-hand voices, we trace a pattern that defies the headlines: most climate migration is short...
Episode #4
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>A bin bag can tell you a lot about a country. We follow the trail of rubbish from Swiss kitchen cupboards and discover why one of Europe’s wealthiest nations still throws away so much edible...
Episode #3
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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 neighbourhood turning a bold climate target...
Episode #2
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>A fingernail‑sized invader is transforming Swiss lakes and the cost of clean water. In this episode, we track the <b>quagga mussel</b> from its arrival in the Rhine to its rapid spread through...
Episode #8
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>How did longevity go from a social media trend to a focus of serious science?<br/>In this special bonus episode our host, Jo Fahy, is joined in the studio by pharmaceuticals and healthcare...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Lost cells on Apple, Spotify and any where you listen to your podcasts. </p><p>SWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland. </p>
Episode #6
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Want a longer life that still feels like yours? We sit down with psychologist Christina Röcke of the University of Zurich’s Healthy Longevity Center to unpack what actually fuels healthy...
Episode #5
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We trace how a soil-derived drug led to the discovery of mTOR, why growth control sits at the core of aging biology, and where evidence ends for humans. Michael Hall’s quiet breakthroughs...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What if the most valuable drug candidates aren’t found but designed on demand? We follow a chemist’s journey from a pencil-and-paper notebook to generative algorithms that propose novel...
Episode #3
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We trace how sex and gender shape drug development, from male-heavy mouse studies to the split results in Lecanemab’s Alzheimer’s trial. Experts explain why regulators should keep approvals...
Episode #2
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Alzheimer’s disease is more than age-related memory loss—it’s a serious brain disorder. In this episode of the Swiss Connection Science podcast, Swissinfo healthcare reporter Jessica Davis...
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expert in environmental law and climate litigation, University of Oslo
business and tech specialist, Veterans Response Team
family medicine physician, Technology Partnerships Office at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
author of The Happy Homeowners Handbook for First-Time Homebuyers, Bachman Turner Overdrive
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