Spectrum
From advances that will change our lives to offbeat oddities, Spectrum keeps you abreast of developments in the realm of European science and technology news.
12
MAR
My computer and me
Addicted to your smartphone? Just wait 'til you hear about what's coming next. Come follow us through the terrifying arc of personal computing.
05
MAR
Drawing the line
What we smell influences our intestines, how a "smart school" in China spies on its pupils, and facial recognition software… for pigs.
26
FEB
You sound emotional
We human beings make a lot of strange sounds with our mouths, and if you listen carefully, a lot of them are just PACKED with emotional meaning. Join us in-studio as we recreate a very interesting study.
21
FEB
New Peers Review on satellites, Mars and our solar system
Peer reviewed? We demand more. In this wild new pilot episode from Glasgow, Scotland, DW's Zulfikar Abbany forces experts to defend themselves LIVE in front of an audience and their peers - on behalf of truth, honor, and a fickle point system.
12
FEB
Only you can prevent cancer
You'll read some pretty nasty news in the coming decade about cancer swallowing a record number of victims. That is unavoidable. The good news: Two in every five cases are preventable.
05
FEB
Where has all the sugar gone?
At the biggest sweets trade fair in the world, you'd be surprised how many people are fighting against sugar. If you can't find sugar lovers in the modern-day manifestation of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, where are they?
29
JAN
22
JAN
15
JAN
It hurts to let your football team down
How can professional athletes who cause their team to lose by their blunders be helped? Also, can snail slime make us prettier? And we talk about asbestos, a very dangerously fine dust.
08
JAN
The dark side of the meat
Meat's delicious — but bad for our planet. The solution? Grow it in a lab. We also enter a German hospital to show you how invasive Germany's national health study is, and if you like the moon, you'll love 2019.
28
DEC
2018
New Year’s Resolutions
The most common aspirations for the New Year are to eat healthier, have more time for your family and get more physical exercise. Why is so difficult to achieve this?
21
DEC
2018
Take a bite
Toxic banana production in Ecuador, growing your own vegetables at the supermarket, and the story of a piranha named "Bert" biting a man's finger (and why the man deserved it.) All that, plus a lot of health and food research, on this week's show.
