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  • What's right: from brown and barren to biodiverse haven

    13/09/2024 Duração: 03min

    Finnish fishermen have transformed a former barren 'moonscape' into a biodiverse haven and an important carbon sink. Drawing on both traditional knowledge and science, they realised that the key was to reintroduce water to the sites.

  • What's right: Liberating suffocating trees

    12/09/2024 Duração: 02min

    Trees suffocating by concrete are being 'liberated' by an army of community activists in Mexico City. These vigilante citizens are making up for the government's inaction.

  • What's right: Youtube to limit access for teens

    12/09/2024 Duração: 02min

    YouTube will limit access to fitness videos for European teens. As the video channel is aware that repeated exposure to certain types of videos that idealise specific body types could negatively impact teenagers' self-esteem, they will adjust video recommendations to prevent this.

  • Independent films and Storytelling

    10/09/2024 Duração: 15min

    Erin speaks to Geoff from the British and Irish Film Festival hosted in Luxembourg. This is the 15th year of the festival, which shows mostly independent films to audiences over a couple weeks. Geoff talks about the importance of storytelling and what is happening at the festival this year. find out more at festivalevents.lu

  • What's right: new EU regulations for toy safety

    10/09/2024 Duração: 02min

    The EU parliament has approved new legislation aimed at increasing toy safety across the EU, especially focused on harmful chemicals and digital product risks. The regulations include a ban on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC's) that are linked to various health issues, such as hormone-related cancers and developmental problems.

  • Rapping Tour Guides and Hidden Art at Konschthal

    09/09/2024 Duração: 16min

    Angela from Konschthal came onto the Breakfast show to preview the new season at the museum. She talks about her favourite piece of art, why two freestyle rappers are going to be giving tours of the museum and the hidden artwork that is a part of a new exhibit opening at the end of September.

  • Bourgmeisterin Episode #34: Hugo Gernsback, Part 3

    08/09/2024 Duração: 06min

    His journey into the world of patents began with a bang – his first patent, a revolutionary method for manufacturing dry cell batteries. Filed on June 28, 1906, and granted on February 5, 1907, it was the spark that lit the fuse of Gernsback's inventive prowess. But Gernsback wasn't satisfied with just redefining batteries. His inventive spirit led him to craft a variety of gadgets that spanned the practical to the downright curious. Find out more at www.bourgmeisterin.com!

  • What's right: new AI model identifies multiple cancer types

    06/09/2024 Duração: 02min

    A research team led by Harvard Medical School researchers have designed a new Artificial Intelligence model that may be able to diagnose and evaluate multiple different cancers. The new model, CHIEF, is up to 36% more effective at detecting cancer, determining a tumour's origin, and predicting patient outcomes than other deep learning models.

  • The sounds of the swamp

    05/09/2024 Duração: 19min

    This Saturday, Radio ARA is teaming up with Mudam Luxembourg for a radio art performance. Artists Jasmina Al Qaisi and Sarah Washington will dive into the imaginary soundscapes of wetlands and swamps. On the breakfast show, Jasmina talked about the upcoming performance and her project. Listen to the entire interview here and tune in or come along for the performance on Saturday, 7 September, at Mudam, from 2pm to 4pm. Snippet of "~ ~ ° word of ~ ° ~ ~" by Jasmina Al-Qaisi Olga Denyshchyk, Peatlands and Paludiculture educator Narta Lagoon, Vlore region in Albania https://ppnea.org/legal-action-against-the-vlora-airport-in-albania/?lang=en Paula Fernanda Ribeiro Queiroz and José Eduardo Mateus, peatland scientists in Torres Vedras, Portugal

  • What's Right: Florence airport to produce wine on its roof

    05/09/2024 Duração: 02min

    The Italian city of Florence is building a vineyard on the roof of its new airport terminal. The grapes will be harvested and the wine will be made right there at the airport.

  • What's Right: planes safer than ever before

    04/09/2024 Duração: 03min

    A study has shown that travelling by plane has now become safer than ever before. There is a one in 13.7 million chance that a passenger anywhere in the world will die onboard an aircraft, say researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US.

  • What's right: extra sleep reduces heart disease

    03/09/2024 Duração: 03min

    A recent study has found that people who sleep extra hours on weekends are up to 20 percent less likely to develop heart disease compared to those who don't. This is especially the case for people who are sleep deprived.

  • What's right: Sweden cutting emissions by 70% while doubling economy

    02/09/2024 Duração: 02min

    Sweden has found the most wanted recipe: The Scandinavian country has managed to cut 80% of its net greenhouse gas emissions since 1990 while doubling its economy. For comparison, on average, the EU countries only cut 30% of the greenhouse gases at the same time. Get all the details on today's "What's right with the world". Photo: Ragnar Jensen via flickr

  • Bourgmeisterin Episode #34: Hugo Gernsback, Part 2

    01/09/2024 Duração: 09min

    In the tumultuous year of 1929, our protagonist faced a twist of fate that even a cosmic oracle wouldn't have seen coming. Picture this: ownership of his first beloved magazines slipping through his fingers like stardust in a solar wind. Now, the cosmic gossip mill is alive with speculation. Was it a genuine misadventure, a dance with bankruptcy's cold embrace? Or perhaps a cunning manipulation by the puppet master publisher, Bernarr Macfadden, pulling strings behind the scenes? Some even dare to suggest it could have been a Gernsbackian scheme, a grand plot to hit the reset button and launch another literary enterprise. Cue the dramatic music! Find out more at www.bourgmeisterin.com!

  • What's right: wastewater plant transforms waste into power

    29/08/2024 Duração: 03min

    The water industry (providing clean water and treating the water once we've used it) accounts for 5% of all greenhouse gas emissions; about the same as the aviation industry. To counter that, a Bulgarian wastewater treatment plant has started transforming waste into power and products.

  • What's right: improved way to produce chocolate

    28/08/2024 Duração: 03min

    Food scientists in Switzerland have figured out how to make chocolate using the entire cooca fruit. As opposed to traditionally only using the cocoa beans and throwing the rest away, this new method uses the entire fruit - pulp, juice and husk, without adding sugar.

  • IMPULS - the only addiction counseling center for youth in Luxembourg

    28/08/2024 Duração: 11min

    IMPULS - the only addiction counseling center for youth in Luxembourg by

  • Karting with Razvan Radu and Dan Petrusa

    27/08/2024 Duração: 15min

    Erin speaks to Raz and Dan, the organisers of the Romanian stand at the International bazar about the events they have coming up. These include karting, a sports day and a concert. They talk about some traditional Romanian activities like pottery that they are trying to share with people in Luxembourg. And discuss the work of the Bazar International de Luxembourg, which raised 600,000 euros for charity last year.

  • What's right: Australia protects workers from overtime

    27/08/2024 Duração: 02min

    Australian workers are now legally protected from if they do not answer their emails or their work phones after office hours. The new 'right to disconnect' law is designed to curb increasing work emails and calls from entering into personal lives.

  • What's Right: How thick is your tongue?

    26/08/2024 Duração: 02min

    Researchers have developed an AI-powered system that diagnoses diseases by analyzing the color, shape, and thickness of the tongue to diagnose conditions such as diabetes, COVID-19, and anemia. Initial tests show an impressive accuracy rate of 96.7%. The technology could make medical diagnosis more accessible. Photo: Kitty DuKane via flickr

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