Synopsis
News, Analysis and Service from Germany and Europe - in 30 Languages
Episodes
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Cat-eating conspiracies & a heartless bot to stop them
12/09/2024 Duration: 30minFresh off the birth of a brand-new conspiracy, researchers have unveiled a 'soulless' new tool to stop us from becoming victims of half-truths and full-blown lies.
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Weekly roundup — Waves in the dark
08/09/2024 Duration: 30minAn email from a miner, scary sounds in outer space, and a powerful magnet aimed at 50 human heads.
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A dyslexia breakthrough
07/09/2024 Duration: 11minWith the help of a powerful MRI, researchers in Germany have discovered where dyslexia appears to happen deep inside the human brain (in males). The peppercorn-sized structure may become the target of therapies for millions of people.
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When you look in the mirror, does your face match your name?
06/09/2024 Duration: 24minA new study suggests your appearance 'drifts' as you age — toward the name you were given at birth.
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Weekly roundup — My phone can smell things?
01/09/2024 Duration: 30minEver take out your phone to identify a song that's playing near you? Pretty soon, you'll be able to do the same with smells. Also, fruit flies may have just given scientists the secret to happy hour.
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Unhoused people & what police should(n't) do about it
31/08/2024 Duration: 25minYou've lost your job, lost your home and go to sleep surrounded by strangers. You're scared. But what is it, exactly, you're scared of?
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Are you symbiosexual?
30/08/2024 Duration: 11minDemisexual, graysexual, pomosexual — it's hard to keep track of the (expanding) list of human sexualities. The Harvard Pleasure study just added another.
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Weekly roundup — Together again
25/08/2024 Duration: 30minIt's been a long, chaotic and somewhat dangerous summer for the hosts of Science unscripted. It's time to catch up on that — and on the beautiful emails you've sent along the way.
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What is 'benevolent' sexism?
24/08/2024 Duration: 17minAll sexism is bad. But the kind you're probably most familiar with is called 'hostile' in science literature. So what is 'benevolent' sexism? And how's it connected to cheating on your partner?
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Will mpox become the next pandemic?
22/08/2024 Duration: 13minAs mpox spreads to Europe and Asia — and the WHO declares a public health emergency — a leading German virologist explains what we know (and don't know) about the infectious disease.
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Weekly roundup — Oceans on Mars?
18/08/2024 Duration: 30minThe discovery of gigantic resevoirs of water deep under the surface of Mars has implications for whether life was — or might be — possible on our hideous red neighbor.
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TikTok, misinformation, and the female pelvic floor
17/08/2024 Duration: 08minWhy is it that content with the least credible information is often the most viewed and shared on social media?
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Human Hobbits really existed?
15/08/2024 Duration: 14minWith the help of an astute Australian reporter (who incidentally has joined the DW Science team), let's travel back in time to an Indonesian island and meet the smallest hominids ever.
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Why do boys give better directions than girls?
09/08/2024 Duration: 11minGive kids a map, and the boys will outperform the girls in giving accurate directions — that's according to a new study on children aged 3-10. Is it nature or nurture?
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Gabe & Conor got burgled (true crime episode)
01/08/2024 Duration: 30minWhen both hosts of Science unscripted see their homes burglarized within a span of weeks, they get help from a detective named Roland and come to a gut-wrenching realization.
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Weekly roundup — 20 billion clicks?
28/07/2024 Duration: 30minWith YouTube's commentary, who needs emails? Also, a new German study hits the rewind button on our promiscuity reporting.
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Depressed after moving? You're not alone.
27/07/2024 Duration: 09minMoving into a new apartment or house is pretty exciting. It's also associated with depression — especially if it happens at a certain age. Why?
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Sexual double standards & better sleep
25/07/2024 Duration: 18minWomen, not men, are viewed more favorably if they've had a few recent sexual partners... even if a German study appears to suggest the opposite. Also, if you're gonna do some late-night scrolling (because who doesn't), do it right.
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Young Germans are happier to be single (nowadays)
11/07/2024 Duration: 11min"Are you okay with being single?" If you were to pose that question to a young German, you would get a different answer these days compared to 10 years ago. Why?
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Weekly roundup — Things just won't stop changing
07/07/2024 Duration: 30minOn this week's show, we learn the first thing young people should do when they're struggling. Also, why exactly do our eyes get worse as we get older? Plus, a researcher gets in touch to thank us (DW) for teaching him German.