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Boring Stories To Fall AsleepWater, Life's Universal CatalystIt is well known that life on Earth depends on water. Some researchers believe that this molecule is predestined for this mission, thanks to its many unusual properties. What makes this mysterious substance, found throughout the universe, so unique?2025-05-1516 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepCities, Climate and Sustainability in the Nordic Countries of EuropeNorthern European countries are known for their long tradition of welfare: Norway, Sweden and Finland still share the defence of their social welfare model, but also the goal of climate neutrality by 2030. How can these two demands be reconciled? Three examples of sustainable architecture in Oslo, Skelleftea and Helsinki.2025-05-1216 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepWar, Memory and PropagandaVarious voices from different countries, including Russia, Ukraine and Poland, reflect on the trauma and legacy of the Second World War. Some express concern about Russia's attempt to monopolise the narrative of victory and use it to justify present actions, while others recall the atrocities of the conflict and the importance of not forgetting the past in order to prevent it from repeating itself.2025-05-0915 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepSvalbard, Where Polar Circle Ice MeltsTemperatures on the Svalbard archipelago, home to the world's northernmost population centers, are averaging five degrees higher in just 30 years. The “ice fjord” must now change its name, rain and rainbows are replacing snowfall, reindeer are not surviving, and the administrative capital Longyearbyen has become a study base for scientists from around the world.Kim Holmen, director of the Norwegian Polar Institute, sums up, “If we even magically eliminated all carbon dioxide emissions today, it would take 20-30 for the situation to return to normal.” Nowhere in the world have temperatures, for decades now, risen as...2025-05-0410 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepWe may be Increasingly Addicted to DrugsDrugs have a bad reputation; yet, scientists have long been convinced that the use of psychedelic substances can be (sometimes) beneficial. In an age when the consumption of ecstasy, LSD and other hallucinogens is about to be approved for therapeutic purposes, should we perhaps change our relationship with certain narcotics?2025-04-3016 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepWhat if we lived on the Moon?Would humans be able to breathe, construct buildings or obtain food on the moon? In short: could humanity ever actually inhabit our satellite?2025-04-2712 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepEscaping the System: Dreams and RealityThe sources explore the human desire to abandon conventional society for a life perceived as more free and self-determined, illustrating both the romantic attraction of isolation in nature and the practical and psychological difficulties of such a choice. Through the experiences of individuals who have attempted this transition, a reflection emerges on the deep motivations that drive people to escape and on the unexpected consequences, highlighting how pre-existing problems often do not disappear. The media representation of these alternative lifestyles and the contrast with the reality of those who live them is also examined, finally touching on the theme...2025-04-2522 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepChampollion and the Secret of HieroglyphicsThe texts provide a detailed account of the life and work of Jean-François Champollion, focusing on his journey to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics. They highlight the crucial support of his older brother, Jacques-Joseph, in his learning and research. The sources describe the discovery of the Rosetta Stone and the competition with other scholars, culminating in Champollion's epoch-making success in 1822. His subsequent expedition to Egypt, the founding of Egyptology as a discipline and the last years of his life are also illustrated. In summary, they offer an in-depth look at Champollion and the birth of our understanding of ancient Egyptian c...2025-04-2220 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepHigh-speed rail between Turin and Lyon: Tensions and Resistance in the AlpsThis episode is about the controversial construction of the Lyon-Turin high-speed rail line (LGV), highlighting the protests and concerns of local residents in France and Italy regarding the environmental, social and economic impact of the project.2025-04-1908 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Fascinating History of the Railway: Two Centuries of ProgressThis episode traces the all-encompassing evolution of the railway, from its birth and its impact on industrialisation and 19th-century society, to the challenges posed by the automobile and the aeroplane in the 20th century. It highlights the technical innovations, social changes, global expansion and geopolitical role of the railway, including darker aspects such as its use during the Holocaust. Finally, it explores its renewed significance in the 21st century as a sustainable means of transport and discusses promising future technologies for guided transport.2025-04-1528 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepAI and Music: Future VibesThe impact of artificial intelligence on music, different perspectives from musicians and technicians. They question the creative potential of AI, its ability to generate quality music and the possible consequences on originality, emotion and the future of musical art. Some artists are actively experimenting with AI as a tool for innovation, creating new sounds and unexpected collaborations. However, concerns are raised about the potential standardisation of music, the loss of the human element and copyright issues. Ultimately, the episode reflects an open debate about the opportunities and challenges that AI introduces to the...2025-04-1315 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepTairona: The Lost City of Gold in the Colombian JungleThe discovery and study of Ciudad Perdida, an ancient city in the Colombian jungle. Archaeologist Peterot guides viewers through the history of this Tairona civilisation, rediscovered in 1976 by Luisa Fernanda Herrera. The story explores the challenges of exploration, the social and political organisation of the Tairona, highlighting their advanced construction and communication techniques. Finally, the episode reveals the disappointment of the Spanish, attracted by gold but deceived by the tumbaga alloy used by the Tairona, and the tragic end of the civilisation due to disease.2025-04-1112 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepEiffel, the War of the TowersAn overview of the genesis and controversies surrounding the construction of the Eiffel Tower. The episode explores the competition between Gustave Eiffel's iron design and Jules Bourdet's stone proposal for the 1889 Universal Exhibition in Paris, highlighting the conflict between tradition and progress.2025-04-0421 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepAnimal Sex: A World of DiversityPansexual primates, hermaphroditic leopard slugs, clown fish that change sex: in the animal world, sexual behaviour is much more diverse than we might think. Contradicting the theory of Darwinian evolution, a panel of scientists offers a modern interpretation of the sexuality of the 11 million species in existence.2025-04-0319 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Golden Age of Civil AviationCivil aviation was born in 1919, but it was not until after the Second World War that air traffic really took off. Tickets were very expensive, however, and air travel in the 1950s was a luxury reserved for wealthy tourists and businessmen.The legendary Pan American World Airways, better known as Pan Am, epitomised the elegance and glamour of the period. Concorde, the legendary supersonic aircraft inaugurated in 1969, marked the apogee of this golden age, which came to an end in the 1980s with the successive appearances of the Boeing 707 (around 150 seats) and, above all, the Boeing 747 (300 to 450...2025-04-0219 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepIce baths: Embracing the ColdIt's a well-known fact that human beings love the heat. Sunbathing under the scorching sun is popular, and sweating profusely in the sauna is considered to be good for the health. But that doesn't stop tens of thousands of Germans responding to the call of the cold: diving into lakes in November, splashing around in icy baths in the garden or hiking in their swimming costumes in the snow. They hope to de-stress, prevent infections or relieve rheumatic pain. But does it really work?2025-04-0115 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Origin of Life: Mystery Unveiled?This episode explores the origin of life on Earth, from the earliest single-celled forms to current theories. Several hypotheses are presented, including the role of hydrothermal springs and the RNA world, highlighting the challenges in reconstructing these primordial events in the laboratory.2025-03-3016 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepEurope is Insanely well DesignedA comparison of the transport infrastructure between Europe and the United States, highlighting how the European rail network, including high-speed trains, is more extensive and integrated. Despite a less extensive road network, Europe suffers less from congestion thanks to policies that incentivise public transport and discourage private car use. There is greater parking density in the US than in Europe a commitment by the European Union to improve urban planning and promote sustainable transport, culminating in the freedom of movement offered to its citizens.2025-03-2911 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepArcachon: Challenges and Future of Oyster FarmingThe challenges and passions of oyster farming in the Bassin d'Arcachon. Different aspects of the trade are presented, from the cultivation and sale of oysters to growing problems such as the decline in the number of producers, the theft of oysters and the consequences of climate change and pollution. The documentary also highlights the initiatives and resilience of those trying to preserve this local tradition, between innovation and attachment to the territory.2025-03-2829 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepMusic and Power: Global Cultural ControlMany authoritarian regimes in various nations, such as Russia, Iran and Uzbekistan, manipulate pop music for political and propaganda purposes. In Russia, a viral song is perceived as a tool of the Kremlin, while in Iran, critical musicians face severe punishments, including the death penalty. Uzbekistan exercises tight control over artists through licensing and content censorship. These examples illustrate how music is exploited or suppressed to influence public opinion and maintain power.2025-03-2712 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepCrisis and Transformations of MasculinityStarting from the new Netflix mini series "Adolescence", this episode critically explores the concept of masculinity, analysing how it has evolved historically and how it is perceived today.The discussion touches on the alleged ‘crisis of masculinity’, social pressures on men, and the harmful consequences of gender stereotypes, including violence against women. This episode examines how patriarchy and traditional norms influence relationships and society as a whole, offering insights into newly emerging forms of masculinity.2025-03-2617 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Mediterranean Secret: Health, Longevity and TasteCrete, considered to be one of the cradles of the Mediterranean diet, has been overtaken by unhealthy Western eating habits and now has alarmingly high obesity rates, particularly among children. Yet it was on this island, and in the rest of the Mediterranean basin, that American doctor Ancel Keys discovered after the war the ideal diet to protect against the cardiovascular disease that was ravaging his country. Fruit, vegetables, fish, wholegrain cereals, pulses, olive oil, little meat and zero sugar... an ancestral and frugal diet, based on local produce and motivated by the extreme poverty...2025-03-2521 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepDoes the Perfect Encryption Exist?We've always been looking for the perfect code to make our personal information 100% secure. But there's a catch: even the most secure key only remains secure until it is decrypted. The quantum computer is a major source of concern in this respect. It could soon decode current encryption systems, making all our digital data public.2025-03-2419 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepSuper Seniors: Agile Minds, Active BodiesA study of the ‘super-old’, individuals in their eighties or older with exceptionally high cognitive abilities comparable to those of much younger people. Through interviews and medical assessments, the active lives and physical and mental characteristics of some of these remarkable individuals in Germany are explored. The researchers seek to understand the secrets of their successful ageing, examining factors such as continuous physical and mental activity, social interactions and even brain structure. The aim is to identify elements that could benefit the elderly population in general, contributing to a healthier old age with less cognitive decline. The life stories of t...2025-03-2313 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepIceland's Vegetable BoomLocated very close to the Arctic Circle, Iceland is known for its harsh climate. And yet it's a vegetable paradise. The reason for this success? The volcanic underground heat that Iceland uses to heat its greenhouses. Some vegetable lovers go even further and forgo geothermal energy to grow vegetables outdoors.2025-03-2220 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepOnce upon a time, the Louvre MuseumThe tumultuous history of the Paris museum and its fabulous collections, reflecting the destiny of France and Europe, through close-ups of iconic works. How did the Louvre become the world's largest and most visited universal museum? Frédéric Wilner (Léonard de Vinci - Le chef-d'oeuvre redécouvert), with the help of specialists - historians, curators, and also Jean-Luc Martinez, Laurence des Cars' predecessor at the head of the institution - reviews the successive stages in the constitution of its dazzling collections, looking at the fascinating trajectory of mythical, founding works that tell the story of Fran...2025-03-2133 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepConcorde: Myth, Flight and Tragic EndingsFor thirty years, it soared over the Atlantic at the speed of a speeding bullet. The only supersonic civil transport success story in history, Concorde was a true technical miracle. This is the fascinating story of the elegant supersonic airliner's tragic fate.Landing in New York earlier than they had left London or Paris (due to the time difference), Concorde passengers had the illusion of flying back in time. Only a select few could afford the trip: businessmen and celebrities willing to pay $10,000 for a ticket. When one of the aircraft crashed in Gonesse on...2025-03-2014 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepFashion: Apocalypse or Reinvention?Accusations rain down on the fashion world: ecocide, overproduction, waste, racism... How can we reinvent a particularly amoral system?2025-03-1929 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepLess Work for a Better Work?From one generation to the next, our relationship with work has changed profoundly in Europe. Although we are working longer throughout our lives, the length of the working week has fallen considerably. Several countries, such as Germany, are experimenting with a 4-day week. But what impact does this have on productivity? And what are the differences between European countries?2025-03-1816 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepA World Government: Reality, Fiction and the Future of HumanityClimate disasters, global inequalities, the threat of a third world war... Wouldn't it be reassuring if a central international government were to tackle all these problems? That was the idea behind the creation of the United Nations.In its current form, however, the UN is incapable of responding effectively to the major challenges of the 21st century. Is humanity ready for world government? If so, what form could such a body take, tasked with ensuring peace, reducing inequalities and remedying global warming?2025-03-1715 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepDynamics of the Continents: Past, Present and FutureA huge planetary upheaval is taking place before our very eyes: the continents are continually moving, albeit very slowly, a sign that the Earth is constantly evolving over the long term. Over the last few decades, scientists have gained a better understanding of what is at stake in this incessant tectonic cycle, which should lead to the current continents forming a supercontinent, Amasia. A rather chilling prospect.And yet the forces at work in this great upheaval could well explain the very existence of life on Earth. And they are only just beginning to...2025-03-1615 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepJapan and the Art of Zen GardensA major centre of Zen and meditation, Japan is also the cradle of an art of gardening that is respected the world over. We will discuss about Zen garden master Shunmyo Masuno, who set up his landscape architecture company in an annex of the Buddhist temple where he is a monk, in Yokohama. He designs spaces that express the idea of perfection, reflecting his spiritual quest.2025-03-1520 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepDigital Immortality: AI, Memory and MourningMichael Bommer is a 61-year-old businessman suffering from terminal cancer. Wanting to allow his family to interact with him after his death, he trains an artificial intelligence to immortalise his personality. But can a virtual avatar really preserve the memory of a departed loved one?2025-03-1412 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepEpigenetics: Can we Optimise our Genes?Our genes determine many of our characteristics: our build, our height, the colour of our eyes or our predisposition to music. Could it be possible to control the mechanisms that activate and inhibit our genes, as epigenetics seeks to do? Could this science soon free us from our determinisms and make us more intelligent or more musically gifted?2025-03-1318 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepStalin, Roosevelt and Churchill: the Road to YaltaIn February 1945, Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill met in the Crimean seaside resort of Yalta. A few months before the capitulation of Nazi Germany, the three great Allied leaders negotiated the fate of Europe, imposing their conditions as best they could. This conference, which lasted just a few days, was the fruit of long years of tumultuous diplomatic and personal relations between the three men.The most famous conference of the Second World War was held in Yalta in February 1945. The aim was to decide how to organise the post-war world, the one in which...2025-03-1216 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepDoes History End Up Repeating Itself?Wars, pandemics, economic crises... so many times we look in the rear-view mirror and wonder if history is repeating itself. But what is really going on?In fact, certain geographical or psychological patterns favour the occurrence of similar events. But the stories we tell ourselves are no strangers to similar events either. Not to mention the tendency we sometimes have to believe that history repeats itself when the differences outweigh the similarities. But can we learn anything from history?2025-03-1118 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepJourney to the Centre of the Earth: From Side to SideIn the age of rockets in space, what about the ground beneath our feet? The deeper we go into the bowels of the Earth, the less scientists know about what's there. How deep can we dig? And what do the depths hide? This episode plunges deep into the mysteries of science to find out almost everything.2025-03-1025 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Resurrection of Extinct SpeciesEvery year, thousands of animal species disappear. A mass extinction due to the destruction of their habitat or their extermination. What can science do about this dramatic phenomenon? Even if we protected certain animals more, we could not save all the threatened species. Not to mention those that have already disappeared! What if it were possible to resurrect the passenger pigeon, the dodo or the woolly mammoth?2025-03-0937 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepHow do Animals Respond to a Natural Disaster?Faced with more frequent and violent natural disasters caused by climate change, flora and fauna are trying to adapt. Some species, such as sharks, which can sense the change in atmospheric pressure heralding the arrival of a hurricane, are moving away from the danger. Others learn to live with it, like curlews, which use the hot ash from erupting volcanoes in Papua New Guinea to incubate their eggs. Some plants even take advantage of these extreme climatic phenomena to reproduce. On Kangaroo Island in southern Australia, for example, the giant fires of 2019 and 2020 helped to...2025-03-0808 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepHow Does Bluetooth Work?A ton of your devices use Bluetooth to communicate wirelessly. But how does Bluetooth work?2025-03-0413 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepNapoleon Beyond the BattlefieldBorn in Corsica to a family of minor Italian nobility, he studied in France, where he became an officer in the artillery and then a general during the French Revolution. Having gained prestige and esteem thanks to his victories during the first Italian campaign, after the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire (9 November 1799) he assumed power in France: He was First Consul from November of that year until 18 May 1804, and Emperor of the French, with the name of Napoleon I (Napoléon Ier) from 2 December 1804 to 14 April 1814 and again from 20 March to 22 June 1815. He was also Pr...2025-03-0315 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepAll You Need To Know About Subway SystemsFrom the first underground steam railways in London to modern electrical systems, this episode traces the technological progress and the challenges faced. It examines how cities such as New York, Paris and Tokyo have dealt with overcrowding and the need for innovations such as escalators and efficient maps.2025-03-0247 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepWhat Was God Like for Albert Einstein?Albert Einstein's perspectives on God, religion and the universe, tracing the evolution of his thought from early family influences to his conception of a ‘cosmic spirituality.’2025-03-0135 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepHow the String Theory is the Theory of EverythingIn physics, string theory is a theoretical framework in which the point-like particles of particle physics are replaced by one-dimensional objects called strings. String theory describes how these strings propagate through space and interact with each other. On distance scales larger than the string scale, a string acts like a particle, with its mass, charge, and other properties determined by the vibrational state of the string. In string theory, one of the many vibrational states of the string corresponds to the graviton, a quantum mechanical particle that carries the gravitational force. Thus, string theory is a theory of quantum gravity.2025-02-2830 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepHow The Space Shuttle WorkedThe Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from the 1969 plan led by U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew for a system of reusable spacecraft where it was the only item funded for development.2025-02-2727 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe End Of The UniverseOne of the possible ends of the universe is the ‘Big freeze’, namely a continuous expansion coupled with a slow cooling during which all matter would end up disintegrating. But other scenarios are also conceivable, such as that of a great collapse, the ‘Big crunch’. Or that of a universe expanding so rapidly that it ends up tearing itself apart under the effect of increasingly violent forces: the ‘Big Rip’.2025-02-2613 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepAm I My Brain?For the past thirty years or so, the brain has been all the rage. We could explain everything by brain mechanisms. Not only how we see and how we speak, but also how we think and how we make mistakes, and even why people eat fat, are lazy, fail at school or vote left. Knowledge of the brain could lead to progress not only in medicine, but also in education, public policy, management and self-improvement.2025-02-2518 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepA Salary For LifeI sometimes wonder what I would do if I were an income-only earner. If I had money coming in every month, no matter what. Would I still work, if only for the need for social recognition? Or would I take the opportunity to do something completely different? Travelling, reading, drinking coffee on a terrace. It's hard to know... It's quite dizzying to imagine a world where we would be free from the fear of unemployment. 2025-02-2417 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Stone Age DietWhat did man's ancestors eat? How did they prepare their food? How did their food contribute to their evolution and their anatomical and cognitive development?2025-02-2317 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepDoes Quantum Physics Change Our Reality?Our universe is made up of two worlds: the one we can see, and the microscopic world of quanta made up of the very smallest particles. In this world, particles can be in two places at once and teleportation is possible.2025-02-2218 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Importance of FriendsFriendships are unique. Some begin in childhood and last for many years. What influence do these relationships have on the mental health of young people? How have they changed with the advent of social networks?2025-02-2116 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepRegain Power Over Your Daily LifeYou may be like many others, feeling guilty about buying trainers made in China, bananas from Costa Rica or a smartphone assembled in the worst possible conditions, but without really knowing how to do things differently. Whether it's what we eat, where we live, or where the clothes we wear come from, we realise that the most basic things in our lives are beyond our control.By discovering the work of Geneviève Pruvost, we can finally grasp the origins of this powerlessness. This sociologist and research director at EHESS also has a degree i...2025-02-2019 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepStress: an Enemy or an Ally?Between stress and people, it's anything but true love. According to the WHO, 85% of us would prefer to be free of this ‘disease of the 21st century’.However, research tells us that it is not stress that makes us ill, but the way we manage it. We might even need more of it, as long as it's good stress! That would then awaken our superpowers...2025-02-1914 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepHow Do Babies Work?For some, children are frail creatures incapable of understanding the world. For others, they are our superiors, because they have mastered things that adults have long forgotten.Regardless of how you look at it, the differences are real. So what is the truth of the matter? Are children beings apart? And how can we understand them better?2025-02-1813 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Power of MapsWhy do so many world maps place Europe at the centre? Why not Australia? And why is the north always at the top?Maps may not be as neutral as you might think.2025-02-1720 min
Molecole UrbanSANREMO 2025 COVER E DUETTI (FEDEZ, ELODIE, GIORGIA, IRAMA, TONY EFFE, OLLY, ELODIE, ACHILLE LAURO, BRESH, RKOMI, GAIA, LUCIO CORSI, NOEMI, ROSE VILLAIN, SHABLO, GUE, SIMONE CRISTICCHI)
Achille Lauro e Elodie - "A mano a mano" di Riccardo Cocciante e "Folle città" di Loredana Bertè, un loro tributo a Roma
Bresh con Cristiano De André - "Creuza de mä" di Fabrizio De André
Brunori Sas con Riccardo Sinigallia e Dimartino - "L'anno che verrà" di Lucio Dalla
Clara con Il Volo - "The sound of silence" di Simon & Garfunkel
Coma_Cose con Johnson Righeira - "L'estate sta finendo" dei Righeira
Emis Killa con Lazza e Laura Marzadori - "100 messaggi" di Lazza
Fedez con Marco Masini - "Bella stronza" di Marco Masini
Francesca Michielin e Rkomi - "La nuova stella d...2025-02-1618 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepIs Pain Necessary?Pain has a bad reputation, and we go to great lengths to avoid it: from painkillers to general self-care. It has even been said that our society rejects not only physical pain, but social pain as well.2025-02-1617 min
MonologatoSANREMO 2025 - COVER & DUETTITra esibizioni top e altre al limite del patetico, la serata cover resta patrimonio culturale del paese.
20.45 Carlo Conti e Roberto Benigni aprono la quarta serata del Festival
21.09 Rose Villain con Chiello - "Fiori rosa, fiori di pesco" di Lucio Battisti - 01
21.15 Ingresso Mahmood
21.23 Modà con Francesco Renga - "Angelo" di Francesco Renga - 02
21.29 Ingresso Geppi Cucciari
21.32 Clara con Il Volo - "The sound of silence" di Simon & Garfunkel - 03
21.38 Noemi e Tony Effe - "Tutto il resto è noia" di Franco Califano - 04
21.44 Francesca Michielin e Rkomi - "La nuova stella di Broadway" di Cesare Cremonini - 05
21...2025-02-1512 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepDo We Need God?Religious faith is in decline in Europe, and yet 70% of human beings in the world believe in the existence of one or many deities. Do human beings need God? Are we homo religious rather than homo sapiens?2025-02-1516 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepVenice: How to Build a Floating CityHave you ever wondered how Venice, a city built on water, became one of the most powerful and wealthy cities in history?In this episode, we uncover the extraordinary story of Venice, from its humble beginnings as a refuge for Roman citizens fleeing the Huns, to its rise as a medieval engineering marvel. Discover how the Venetians transformed a muddy lagoon into a thriving metropolis with no roads, no land, and no fresh water.We'll explore the ingenious techniques they used to build stable foundations, construct iconic canals and bridges, and develop a unique system for fresh...2025-02-1422 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Eiffel Tower and its ChallengesThe Eiffel Tower (/ˈaɪfəl/ EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl]) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889.2025-02-1322 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Evolution of Sewers and ToiletsUsing archive and expert interviews, this episode explores the fascinating evolution of sewers and the flush toilet.From ancient rudimentary sewer systems dating back to 2600 BC to high-tech Japanese toilets of the digital age, the show charts the key events in the history of sewers and toilets, whilst also focussing on how modern approaches to sanitation vary across the globe.2025-02-1218 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Global Economy is a Pyramid SchemeThere was a time when one earner could support an entire family. However, due to escalating costs in the 1970s, it became necessary for wives to enter the workforce. By the 1990s, even two incomes were insufficient, leading families to abandon savings. By the 2000s, with both partners working and no savings, families began borrowing well beyond their means to cope with inflation.2025-02-1110 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepCan We Sleep Less and Still Be Functional?We spend a third of our lives sleeping. But do we really need those eight hours of sleep a day? Does that leave us feeling great and in a good mood? Or could we spread our hours of sleep throughout the day so that two or three hours would be enough?2025-02-1029 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Tardigrade: The Indistructible AnimalTardigrades (/ˈtɑːrdɪɡreɪdz/), known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773, who called them Kleiner Wasserbär 'little water bear'. In 1776, the Italian biologist Lazzaro Spallanzani named them Tardigrada, which means 'slow walker'.2025-02-0912 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepNorth Korea: Life Under Kim's RegimeLife in North Korea still holds many secrets.
How do people live in this country that is cut off from the rest of the world? We take you on a fascinating tour de force through gyms, riding clubs, water parks, schools, and sports academies. 2025-02-0807 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Greatest Riddles in HistoryArchaeologists unearth ancient tombs and embark on underwater expeditions. The search brings us to Ancient Egypt, to Attila, the King of the Huns, and to the infamous Bermuda Triangle. Spanning everything – from historical figures to lost relics and modern urban legends.
How much truth is there to them?2025-02-0731 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Mega-Cities that Could Save The WorldAccording to Australian sustainability researcher Xuemei Bai, "urban life must save the planet!" Climate economist Gernot Wagner says suburbs are "climate killers," with CO2 emissions two to three times higher than cities or rural areas.
Over two-thirds of the world's population is predicted to live in cities by 2050. While urban measures like building renovations or electric buses impact more people, the challenge is to create sustainable and liveable cities that meet the diverse needs of each community.2025-02-0618 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepWhy Do We Pay Taxes? (Focus on France)The history of tax returns is also the story of how the state slowly became more centralised and more controlling.
From historical documents to the most contemporary and computerised forms, this is the history of income tax returns (and tax evasion).2025-02-0519 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepLess is More: Really?Tidying, clearing out, decluttering: social media is awash with advice on how to simplify or improve your life by living with less things.
Minimalists want to cut down on worldly possessions and even people, getting rid of toxic people in their lives. But does minimalism make them happier?2025-02-0415 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe History of The Roman EmpireThe Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. The Romans conquered most of this during the Republic, and it was ruled by emperors following Octavian's assumption of effective sole rule in 27 BC.
The western empire collapsed in 476 AD, but the eastern empire lasted until the fall of Constantinople in 1453.2025-02-0315 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Art of Well SleepingHow do you get a healthy, restful night's sleep? 2025-02-0212 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepWhy do we work?We use the word work every day. In the morning, we think about a dream that's been working on us. We work on our emotions at the shrink's and of course we go to work every day to pay the rent. But sometimes when we're at work and spending hours in long, pointless meetings, we feel that we haven't had time to really work.
So what are we talking about? Everyone understands the word ‘work’, but we're in a quandary when we're asked to define it.2025-02-0126 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe History of the PassportThe history of the passport, from its ancient use as a simple passage permit to its evolution into an instrument of state control and identity definition.
We analyse how the passport reflects the interplay between power, migration and border control, highlighting inequalities in global freedom of movement and its relevance today, including in relation to issues such as immigration and social exclusion.
There is also a video game that simulates the work of an immigration officer, illustrating the ethical implications of passport control.
We analyse the tension between identity and mobility, showing how...2025-01-3109 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre (/ɛər/ AIR; originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York.
Jane Eyre is a bildungsroman that follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall.2025-01-3009 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepStart With Why by Simon SinekThe book starts with comparing the two main ways to influence human behaviour: manipulation and inspiration. Sinek argues that inspiration is the more powerful and sustainable of the two.
The book primarily discusses the significance of leadership and purpose to succeed in life and business. Sinek highlights the importance of taking the risk and going against the status-quo to find solutions to global problems.
He believes leadership holds the key to inspiring a nation to come together and advance a common interest to make a nation, or the planet, a more civilised place.
...2025-01-2920 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepNapoleonic Wars: The Invasion of RussiaThe French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign (French: Campagne de Russie), the Second Polish War, and in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 (Russian: Оте́чественная война́ 1812 го́да, romanized: Otéchestvennaya voyná 1812 góda), was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of compelling the Russian Empire to comply with the continental blockade of the United Kingdom. Widely studied, Napoleon's incursion into Russia stands as a focal point in military history, recognized as among the most devastating military endeavors globally.
In a span of fewer than six months, the campaign exacted a staggering toll, claiming the lives of nearly a million soldiers and civilians.2025-01-2810 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepHow do The Oscars WorkThe Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in the film industry.
They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The Oscars are widely considered to be the most prestigious awards in the film industry.2025-01-2715 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepNever Split The Difference by Chris VossAfter a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with a range of criminals, including bank robbers and terrorists. Reaching the pinnacle of his profession, he became the FBI’s lead international kidnapping negotiator.
Never Split the Difference distills the Voss method, revealing the skills that matter most when it comes to achieving your goals in both your professional and personal life.2025-01-2635 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Normandy Landings (D-Day)The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day (after the military term), it is the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of France, and the rest of Western Europe, and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front.2025-01-2518 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepIf the Universe Expands, What is it Expanding Into?The expansion of the universe is the increase in distance between gravitationally unbound parts of the observable universe with time. It is an intrinsic expansion, so it does not mean that the universe expands "into" anything or that space exists "outside" it.
To any observer in the universe, it appears that all but the nearest galaxies (which are bound to each other by gravity) move away at speeds that are proportional to their distance from the observer, on average.
While objects cannot move faster than light, this limitation applies only with respect to local reference frames and does...2025-01-2422 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepStalin and The Red Terror This conversation contrasts the public image of Stalin as a national hero with the reality of his brutal rule, characterised by grand modernisation projects, but also by artificially provoked famines, the Gulag, and the great purges. The aim is to highlight the propaganda used to maintain power, the systematic repression of opponents, and the extremely high human cost of his regime. Finally, Stalin's role in World War II is analysed, from his initial alliance with Hitler to his subsequent victory over Nazism.2025-01-2319 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe American Revolution: From Thirteen Colonies to The United StatesThe American Revolution was an insurrection carried out by 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies that began in 1775 and ended with a peace treaty in 1783. The colonies won political independence and went on to form the United States of America.
The war followed more than a decade of growing estrangement between the British crown and a large and influential segment of its North American colonies that was caused by British attempts to assert greater control over colonial affairs after having long adhered to a policy of salutary neglect.2025-01-2219 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepInside The Mind of a Master Procrastinator: a TED Talk by Tim UrbanTim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done. In this hilarious and insightful talk, Urban takes us on a journey through YouTube binges, Wikipedia rabbit holes and bouts of staring out the window -- and encourages us to think harder about what we're really procrastinating on, before we run out of time.
Here's the link to the TED Talk by Tim Urban: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU2025-01-2106 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepLa Belle Époque (1890-1914)The Belle Époque (French pronunciation: [bɛlepɔk]) or La Belle Époque (French for 'The Beautiful Era') was a period of French and European history that began after the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 and continued until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Occurring during the era of the French Third Republic, it was a period characterised by optimism, enlightenment, regional peace, economic prosperity, nationalism, colonial expansion, and technological, scientific and cultural innovations. In this era of France's cultural and artistic climate (particularly in Paris of that time), the arts markedly flourished, and numerous masterpieces of literature, music, theatre and visual...2025-01-2026 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Art of War by Sun TzuThe Art of War is an ancient military strategy treatise attributed, following an oral tradition lasting at least two centuries, to General Sun Tzu ("Master Sun"), who lived in China between the 6th and 5th centuries BC.
It is probably the most classic, ancient and famous text on military art in existence.2025-01-1930 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepMeditations by Marcus AureliusMeditations (Koinē Greek: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν, romanized: Ta eis heauton, lit. ''Things Unto Himself'') is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161-180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy.
Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations in Koine Greek as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement.
It is possible that large portions of the work were written at Sirmium, where he spent much time planning military campaigns from 170-180 AD.
A portion of his work was written while he was positioned at Aquincum on campaign in Pannonia, because...2025-01-1816 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepItaly's participation in WW1Italy's participation in the First World War began on 24 May 1915, approximately ten months after the start of the conflict, during which time the country underwent great political changes, with the break-up of the Giolittian balances and the affirmation of a political framework aimed at expansionist aims, linked to patriotic fervour and Risorgimento ideals, and ended on 4 November 1918, with the proclamation of Victory.2025-01-1720 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepAtomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results by James ClearNo matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving—every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your...2025-01-1610 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Hunt for Nazi War Criminals After WW2The pursuit of Nazi collaborators refers to the post-World War II pursuit and apprehension of individuals who were not citizens of the Third Reich at the outbreak of World War II but collaborated with the Nazi regime during the war. 2025-01-1612 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Impact of The Silk RoadThe Silk Road was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century.
Spanning over 6,400 km, it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the Eastern and Western worlds.2025-01-1523 minBoring Stories To Fall AsleepAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollAlice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 English children's novel by Lewis Carroll, a mathematics don at the University of Oxford. It details the story of a girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatures. It is seen as an example of the literary nonsense genre.2025-01-1509 min
Boring Stories To Fall AsleepThe Psychology Of Selling by Brian TracyThis audiobook, "The Psychology of Selling" by Brian Tracy, is a comprehensive guide to becoming a successful salesperson.
The audiobook emphasizes the importance of self-esteem and a positive self-image for sales success. Tracy argues that salespeople are vital to society because they are the engine of free enterprise and the creators of wealth. He highlights the concept of the "winning edge," where small differences in ability can lead to significant differences in results.
The audiobook suggests that salespeople should focus on understanding and fulfilling customer needs by asking questions and listening carefully. It encourages the...2025-01-1514 min
Dias Úteis”Chuva”, de Juan Gelman, lido por Daísa Rizzotto RossettoEpisódio 478 de Dias Úteis, um podcast que lhe oferece um poema pela manhã, de segunda a sexta-feira. Por vezes também à tarde, nem sempre apenas poesia.
Há um enorme prazer quando convidamos um leitor e ele nos surpreende com um poema ou autor que não conhecíamos, ou que já não líamos há muito tempo, como neste caso. "Chuva", de Juan Gelman, lido por Daísa Rizzotto Rossetto.
O Dias Úteis pode ser subscrito de forma gratuita em todas as plataformas de podcast (Apple, Google, Spotify e muitas outras) e pode contar com con...2022-12-0102 min
Reflections - Podcast & Live StreamInternational Hour Portuguese: Marco Legal das StartupsIn International Hour in Portuguese, our episode of the Competitive Intelligence Excellence Group show discusses a new Startup regulation in Brazil with Universidade de Marilia Professor Ana Claudia Rossetto Silva.Nessa edição da Hora Internacional em português, o Programa do GEIC discute o Marco Legal das Startups com a Professora Ana Cláudia Rossetto Silva.2022-10-281h 02Dias Úteis”Estação Quintana”, de Eliezer Campos, lido por Daísa RossettoEpisódio 403 de Dias Úteis, um podcast que lhe oferece poesia pela manhã, de segunda a sexta-feira. Por vezes não apenas poesia, por vezes não apenas nos dias úteis...
Hoje, mais uma voz, mais um sotaque, mais um autor que não conhecíamos e nos chega pela mão dos amigos. Daísa Rossetto lê-nos "Estação Quintana", de Eliezer Campos.
Ajude-nos a chegar cada vez a mais ouvintes. Este é um programa gratuito e sempre será. Subscreva na plataforma de podcast que preferir, classifique e faça comentário. Se gosta, não deixe de o pa...2022-06-2801 min
Além dos OutdoorsMarco Antonio - TICOMIA Formaturasnesse episódio Marco conta um pouco da história da TICOMIA, das festas de república á franquia de sucesso.2022-06-0348 minDias Úteis”Resista”, de Daísa Rizzotto Rossetto, lido pela autoraEpisódio 303 de Dias Úteis, um podcast que lhe oferece poesia pela manhã, de segunda a sexta-feira. Por vezes não apenas poesia, por vezes não apenas nos dias úteis...
Às quintas percorremos os Mapas do Confinamento. A poesia tem muitas leituras e um poema escrito a propósito de uma pandemia pode ser lido a propósito de uma guerra. Por isso, de Daísa Rizzotto Rossetto, "Resista".
Ajude-nos a chegar cada vez a mais ouvintes. Este é um programa gratuito e sempre será. Subscreva na plataforma de podcast que preferir, classifique e faça comentário...2022-03-0302 min
FuoriOndaF/O47 - Claudio Rossetto e i cento stile agli Assoluti!Conduce la blogger Laura Vergani in trasferta nella terra romagnola per gli Assoluti di nuoto! Con la supervisione e il disturbo complessivo di Mauro Romanenghi, tecnico della IN Sport Rane Rosse e di Fabrizio Fogliani, magico intrattenitore di Vaporidicloro. Come sempre in cabina di guida Marco Agosti.Ospite Claudio Rossetto tecnico della Larus e responsabile federale della staffetta veloce Parliamo oggi con Claudio Rossetto della gara dei cento stile libero, dove ci sono stati i fuochi d’artificio, e della staffetta veloce di cui è il responsabile. Nonchè degli atleti da lui allenati, la sorpresa Frigo, il cond...2019-04-0711 min
Camino de EncuentrosEntrevista a Alejandro del grupo Ñaupa por Valentín Rossetto - Radio SolarEn el marco de la 3° edición del Finca (Festival internacional de cine ambiental) realizado en la Facultad de medicina de la U.B.A, estuvimos dialogando con Alejandro Christiansen integrante de la comunidad Ñaupa.
Junto a otros estudiantes de medicina ofrecen talleres abiertos a toda la comunidad sobre medicinas alternativas y prácticas para tratar distintas alteraciones y desequilibrios en la salud del ser humano.
realizada por Valentín Rossetto.
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