Best Techtransfer Podcasts (2025)

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Looking back 20:11

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How ETH has shaped my life ETH Podcast is going on a creative break and will reappear with a new concept next year. Time for host and co-producer Jennifer Khakshouri from Audiobande to look back and revisit two of her first podcast guests: Agnieszka Rozniak and Hanno Kappen. What do the former students do today? How did their time at ETH shape them…

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George Szpiro 22:06

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Folge 10 George Szpiro is an Israeli-Swiss applied mathematician and journalist who made a name for himself as the author of popular mathematical essays and books. George studied mathematics and physics at ETH Zurich, business administration at Stanford University, and received his PhD in mathematical economics from the Hebrew University in Jerusal…

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Diagnosing diseases with a puff of breath 18:38

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A needle and some blood are usually needed for medical diagnostics ETH scientists are part of a consortium called Zurich Exhalomics – a large team working on the future of diagnostics, where illnesses can be diagnosed using no more than a breath sample. In this ETH Podcast, Renato Zenobi and Bettina Streckenbach, both of whom are involved in this p…

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Anette Freytag 23:40

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Folge 9 Anette Freytag, a Landscape Historian currently at Rutgers University and formerly with ETH Zurich, explains why landscape architecture is not only a discipline but an attitude and a way of life. Anette Freytag combines art and gardens in her study of Landscape Architecture, Theory, History, and Design, whilst seeking ways to give back to t…

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Discover how landscapes sound 20:50

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Listening to glaciers The creaking of the shimmering Morteratsch Glacier, the rumbling of ash-coloured dams, and the steady sloshing of water in grey-blue Zurich reservoirs… In the “Serendipity” seminar series of Chair of Landscape Architecture Christophe Girot, researchers and students leave the seminar room to explore how places sound and how the…

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Felix Seidel 21:34

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Folge 8 Felix Seidel is a Data Scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Caltech. He shares with us how ETH Zurich influenced him, and continues to be important for him today. You could say that ETH Zurich is the thread red connecting the dots in Felix Seidel’s career. A Data Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) at Caltech in C…

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Gisbert Schneider 21:57

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Folge 7 Gisbert Schneider – winner of the Ernst Schering Price 2022 – worked in various places before his professional path led him to ETH, where he now heads the Singapore-ETH Centre. On the occasion of the ETH Circle Annual Meeting, we bring you a special live recording of the We Are ETH Podcast. It features Gisbert Schneider, the Director of the…

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From Cubicle to Limelight 24:49

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When expertise meets media Scientists often are either in the lab or at their desks researching, thinking, writing, reading, and analysing discoveries. What happens if their expertise aligns with current affairs in the media, such as the war in Ukraine and nuclear threats? How does their work change when they suddenly have to spend more time in tal…

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Faktencheck Energie: Folge 1 14:06

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Keine Blackouts dank neuer AKW? Teure Rohstoffpreise wegen des Ukrainekriegs und der steigende Energieverbrauch aufgrund neuer digitaler Technologien wie Blockchain schüren die Angst vor Strom-Engpässen oder gar flächendeckenden Ausfällen. Eine entsprechende energiepolitische Forderung, die bis vor Kurzem veraltet schien, taucht wieder auf: “Wir br…

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Faktencheck Energie: Folge 2 21:26

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Sind Elektroautos wirklich besser als Benzinautos? Immer mehr Elektroautos flitzen durch unsere Strassen. Umweltfreundlicher sind die, klar! Klar? Schliesslich belasten Batterien den Planeten und Strom ist auch nicht immer sauber. Immer wieder ist daher die Aussage zu hören, dass Tesla und Co. nicht besser seien als Autos mit Verbrennungsmotor. Chr…

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Faktencheck Energie: Folge 3 15:51

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Ist die Energiewende zu teuer? Bis 2050 soll die Schweiz klimaneutral werden. Das heisst: Ausbau nachhaltiger Energieversorgung statt fossiler Energieträger und Kernenergie. Das aber erfordert grosse Investitionen. Daher wird immer mal wieder die Frage in den Raum gestellt, ob die Energiewende zu teuer ist. Wir suchen gemeinsam mit Christian Schaff…

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Faktencheck Energie: Folge 4 16:29

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Ist die Schweiz zu klein, um die Krise abzuwenden? “Die Schweiz ist zu klein, um die Energie- und Klimakrise abzuwenden.” Diese Behauptung wird immer wieder als Gegenargument zu klimapolitischen Ambitionen genannt. Was ist dran an der Aussage? Das fragen wir Christian Schaffner, den Leiter des Energy Science Center, Marco Mazzotti, Ingenieur und Sp…

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Margherita Fontana 24:04

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Episode 6 It was when Margherita Fontana left ETH Zurich that she realized it had given her a unique value proposition, which was solid baggage to take with her to the corporate world. Our 6th episode is all about ETH alumna and chemist Margherita Fontana of Dow Chemicals. A scientist at heart, she discusses with host Susan how resilience comes fro…

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World Food System Center 26:07

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A talk about how far food travels before reaching our plates. Before it reaches our plates, the food we eat usually has travelled a long way. In this episode of the ETH podcast, we talk about how far a breakfast travels and the resulting political and ecological significance. Chair of the World Food System Center Professor Robert Finger and ETH res…

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Philippe Kahn 23:42

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Episode 5 Philippe Kahn, a serial technology innovator, and entrepreneur, who studied mathematics at ETH Zurich, is credited with creating the first camera phone solution. In this episode, Susan talks to Philippe Kahn, founder of four successful technology companies, with a focus on his most recent passion: sleep. In addition to talking about the c…

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Martin Dahinden 22:56

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Episode 4 Switzerland's former ambassador to the US Martin Dahinden made many exciting encounters during his diplomatic career, and ETH Zurich played a key role throughout. In this episode, Susan talks to Swiss diplomat Martin Dahinden. Having studied economics, Martin held various positions in the diplomatic service, including with Swiss Missions …

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Stick to Science 23:11

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The exclusion of Switzerland from European Research Horizon Europe is the European Union’s multi-billion-euro research programme. Until a year ago, Switzerland was an associated country. Scientists at Swiss universities could apply for prestigious grants from the European Research Council. Due to political differences, Switzerland is now largely ex…

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Martin Bosshardt 22:23

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Episode 3 It seems like Martin was destined to go to ETH Zurich. From an early age, he showed interest in disassembling electrical objects with a lack of propensity for assembling them again, which pointed the way towards learning how to do that – with a little nudge from a friendly ETH faculty in the neighborhood. From then on, he kept a close rel…

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Gender equality in Swiss research 19:00

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International Women's Day On International Women’s Day, the ETH podcast has a close look at facts and figures regarding gender equality at ETH. Rachael Garrett, a professor in the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Science, tells her story about working full-time and criticism she gets from those minding her children. We also ask two ma…

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Jennifer Giroux 22:33

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Episode 2 Jennifer’s story is one of coming full circle. Originally from Detroit and having recently moved back there, Jennifer explains how her serendipitous path and global living experiences built on each other: From Detroit to Colorado to study anthropology; to Senegal and Ghana in order to see this work on the ground; to New York and living th…

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Benefits of failing 19:02

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If you don't learn to fail, you will fail to learn In this episode of the ETH podcast, we explore the benefits of failing and what makes stories about failure so interesting. Sascha Stocker, who used to be on the board of the ETH Entrepreneur Club, talks about organising “FuckUp Nights,” and ETH professor Manu Kapur explains how he discovered the p…

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Jeannine Pilloud 22:25

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Episode 1 ETH Zurich was not Jeannine's first choice for a place of study, but she made the switch because she was looking for more opportunities to apply her creative side. “At ETH, you learn that it is entirely up to you what you want to make out of your university experience. ETH gives you a lot of freedom in how you can achieve your goals.” Thi…

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A home for ideas 13:37

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The Student Project House It's a space where flashes of inspiration can materialise - or not and a place where students can implement their ideas without the pressure of succeeding. The ETH-Podcast talks to the head of the Student Project House, Lucie Rejman, who shows us around and introduces a few tinkerers who use the 3-D printer, laser cutters,…

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Digital Einstein 14:51

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ETH’s most famous alumnus, Albert Einstein, brought to life as an animated figure He is somewhat of a pop star inside and outside of the scientific community. For the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize in Physics, ETH spin-off Animatico has created an animated figure called Digital Einstein. In the ETH Podcast, we talk to Patrick Karpiczenko, the…

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The Dyatlov pass mystery 19:01

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A group of students never returned from a trip to the Ural mountains in the winter of 1959 and were found dead later. This story is known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident. It has inspired many tales about the deaths of the students, including Soviet military experiments, conspiracy theories, killer Yetis, and extraterrestrials. Alexander Puzrin from ET…

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Skin matters 20:16

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SKINTEGRITY.CH What began at lunch between the ETH-Professors Sabine Werner and Edoardo Mazza emerged as a nationwide interdisciplinary consortium of scientists from diverse universities and hospitals. The goal of SKINTEGRITY.CH is to understand and treat skin diseases and abnormalities in wound healing. Sabine and Edoardo from the ETH as well as L…

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Science and Politics 26:57

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Independent task force with new leader In this episode, Martin Ackermann and Tanja Stadler, both professors at ETH Zurich, talk about what the pandemic taught them about the intersection of science and politics, how they cope with being people of public interest, and also about how they hope the task force will become redundant in the future, even …

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The ambivalence of being a young Nobel Prize laureate 25:00

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Didier Queloz Didier Queloz is a highly passionate person with a broad sense of humour. Instead of becoming a storyteller, he chose to become an astrophysicist. While working on his PhD., he made a discovery that changed astronomy entirely. Together with his professor Michel Mayor, Didier Queloz received the Physics Nobel Prize for this discovery. …

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One universe 22:50

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Two perspectives While Domenico Giardini, Professor of Seismology and Geodynamics, already has his hands on Mars, Adrian Glauser, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Astronomy, has to be patient. Among many others, Adrian worked on the James-Webb-Telescope that shall finally launch this fall, with a delay of many years. Both researchers talk abo…

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Reaching for the stars 18:47

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Or: how to become an astronaut For Claude Nicollier, the dream of flying to space came true four times. Judit Szulágyi - a professor in computational astrophysics at the ETH- has never left the earth's atmosphere so far. She is applying to become one of the next ESA astronauts. We talk to Claude about what planet earth looks like from space, and we…

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Uncertainty in Academia 23:44

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ETH series on the topic of uncertainty, part 5 Helga Nowotny is an internationally recognised researcher on Social Studies of Science. She is professor emerita from the ETH and is on many advisory boards. Eric Burns just finished his Ph.D. at ETH and is pursuing a career in Switzerland. In the last episode of the Uncertainty-Series, we talk to Helg…

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Increasing uncertainty in order to innovate 18:37

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ETH series on the topic of uncertainty, part 4 "Uncertainty is something that makes people uncomfortable. At the same time, it is the only chance for learning", Nadine Bienefeld says. She is the Senior Researcher & Lecturer at the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics at the ETH. Nadine works in the team of Professor Gudela Grote, who…

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Cybersecurity and ways to handle uncertainties 21:13

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ETH series on the topic of uncertainty, part 3 Today, the topic is on everyone’s lips - and it is an important research field at ETH Zurich. Myriam is a highly respected researcher in the area and talks about how cybersecurity and uncertainty come as a pair. In the third episode of the uncertainty series of the ETH podcast, we also meet student Kar…

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Climate change in the light of uncertainty 22:20

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ETH series on the topic of uncertainty, part 2 The threat of Climate Change is similar to the Corona Pandemic. Covid-19 and Climate evoke Uncertainty on many levels and are both global problems that affect every single one of us. In the second episode of our Uncertainty-Series, we talk to the renowned ETH Professors Reto Knutti and Tony Patt and st…

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Studying in times of the pandemic 28:46

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ETH podcast series on the topic of uncertainty The Corona-Virus-Pandemic not only changed the way we interact, work, and study, it also brought out Uncertainty in many aspects. In the December Episode of the ETH-Podcast, we talk to Tierry Hörmann, the old, and Luca Dahle the new president of VSETH, the umbrella organisation of all students, and how…

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CYBATHLON 2020 25:48

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United in virtual space Joachim Schoss talks about such a moment when he had a horrible motorcycle accident. He lost his arm and shoulder as well as a part of his leg 18 years ago. Joachim is the president of Myhandycap, a Foundation for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses, and he is also an ambassador of the Cybathlon. ETH-Robotics Prof…

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Creating vaccines 27:10

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A question of time There is a „before" and „during" regarding the pandemic. Many people in the world are impatient while waiting for a COVID-19-vaccine. Why is it taking so long, and because of the pandemic, might it be smart to get a flu shot this fall? In the ETH-Podcast, we talk to two immunologists about these questions: Professor Emma Slack fr…

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ETH4D tackles poverty 32:13

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How future leaders in the field of sustainable development are mastering global challenges The initiative ETH for Development (ETH4D) wants to tackle poverty not by “saving” people from a bad situation but by improving certain circumstances, such as access to off-grid electricity. The Executive Director of ETH4D, Adina Rom, and Ph.D. student Church…

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How Machine Learning can help in medicine 25:16

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More information on Fanny Yang:https://inf.ethz.ch/news-and-events/spotlights/2020/01/welcome-prof-fanny-yang.html More information on Julia Vogt:https://inf.ethz.ch/news-and-events/spotlights/2019/06/welcome-prof-julia-vogt.html ETH Podcasts are roduced by This Wachter's Audio Story Lab and Jennifer Khakshouri. Music, Sound Design and Mastering by…

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Can AI help tackle climate change? 35:51

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Lynn Kaack and David Dao on how to stop the global warming Can AI tackle climate change? Climate change hasn’t been hitting the headlines quite as much in recent months – but that’s not because the situation has improved. ETH Zurich researchers Lynn Kaack and David Dao spoke to the ETH Podcast back in March about how we can use AI to help in the fi…

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#COVID–19: Interdisciplinarity is key 11:55

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Interview with Detlef Günther, Vice President for Research at ETH Zurich The coronavirus pandemic forced ETH Zurich to suspend almost all its experimental research in mid-March. This was a major challenge, especially for Detlef Günther, ETH’s Vice President for Research. "But now I see a little more light at the end of the tunnel," he says in the p…

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#COVID–19: To trace or not to trace 10:35

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Contact tracing and respecting privacy Various contact-tracing apps are currently being developed worldwide to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Apps are seen as a necessary tool in the battle to contain coronavirus infections, but they also raise many ethical questions – not least of which is how to implement digital contact tracing in accordance wit…

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#COVID–19: Speed of spread 8:18

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The genome of the virus is the key Tanja Stadler has been in the Swiss media quite a lot lately. As an Associate Professor in the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, she knows how to interpret data regarding the spread of the virus. On the ETH Podcast she explains how characterising the genomes of virus samples taken from different in…

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#COVID–19: The challenge of daily data changes 8:44

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Shifting from economic forecasting to scenario planning The current situation presents an enormous challenge for economists like Jan-Egbert Sturm. The director of the KOF Swiss Economic Institute and his counterparts around the world are shifting from economic forecasting to scenario planning in a time of unprecedented change. “We are confronted wi…

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#COVID–19: Singapore during the pandemic 10:02

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How a megacity became a giant research lab Singapore is situated in Southeast Asia and has a strong connection to China. Nevertheless, the coronavirus epidemic in Singapore has been much weaker than in Europe so far. Gerhard Schmitt, Professor of Information Architecture and Director of the Singapore–ETH Centre, tells the ETH Podcast how the strong…

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#COVID–19: Keep moving! 9:34

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How fitness and health go together For most people, staying at home right now means a lot of sitting and staring at screens. Katrien de Bock, Professor of Exercise and Health, tries to stay active together with her family. Because every movement counts – especially for older people. This can also be a waltz in the living room. Studies clearly show …

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#COVID–19: Home alone 8:16

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“It is important to keep structure and routines” Petra Schmid is currently working from home, where she is planning a new study on how feedback affects the motivation and focus of people working remotely. As an Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour with a background in psychology, she recommends a strict routine: getting up at the same ti…

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#COVID–19: Remote Research 11:15

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“Our schedule got way busier than before” Andreas Wallraff is currently running the Quantum Device Lab from home. The Professor of Solid State Physics has a lot to organise and coordinate, now that his group is not allowed to enter the university buildings. “We’re working on results that we acquired earlier and writing up some papers. And we are pl…

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#COVID–19: Try gargling! 11:38

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How can you avoid a virus getting into your lungs How can you avoid a virus getting into your lungs? Viola Vogel, Professor at the Laboratory of Applied Mechanobiology, talks to the ETH Podcast about how soap, ginger, rinsing our mouths and gargling can make us more resistant against viruses – and reduce the risk of infection with the coronavirus. …

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#COVID–19: United against the virus 15:26

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Joel Mesot, President of ETH Zurich In response to these exceptional times, the monthly ETH Podcast will appear as a series of short items dealing with various aspects of the novel form of coronavirus and all its ramifications. We’ll be starting with ETH President Joël Mesot. President Mesot is working from home – like nearly all ETH members at the…