A member of the Swiss Abroad editorial team, I mainly write about Switzerland's most peculiar features and stories.
After completing my master's degree in Asian Studies in Geneva (with a detour at Tokyo University and Kyoto University), I worked on the newsdesk at RSI, occasionally collaborating with Presence Switzerland during the Expo in South Korea and Milan. I have been working for SWI swissinfo.ch since 2016.
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It’s hardly the most stirring national anthem, and few know it by heart, but the Swiss Psalm has survived all attempts at replacement.
Spring begins in Geneva when the official horse chestnut tree says so
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It's spring in Geneva when the secretary general of the cantonal parliament sees the first leaf on the city's official horse chestnut.
The CHF1,000 dance of death and other unforgettable Swiss banknotes
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The Swiss National Bank puts a lot of thought into the design of its banknotes, some of which really grabbed the public’s imagination.
The surprising boom of Switzerland’s least-loved coin
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Switzerland’s five-centime/Rappen coin is one of the least popular coins in Swiss wallets, so why is the number in circulation shooting up?
Biodiversity initiative: Reactions to the rejection
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Our reporters, Zeno Zoccatelli and Christian Raaflaub, have been speaking to both the initiative committee and the group opposing the referendum.
A Swiss Ig Nobel laureate talks about side effects and placebo effects
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SWI swissinfo.ch speaks to the Swiss laureate of the 2024 Ig Nobel prize for medicine, who explains how his “winning” study is far from irrelevant.
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Former Swiss diplomat Claudio Mazzucchelli tells the incredible story of the discovery in Egypt of the mummy of his illustrious great-grandfather.
Swiss research uses VR to reduce pre-surgery anxiety
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The use of virtual reality (VR) in medicine is becoming increasingly popular. For example, to reduce preoperative anxiety.
Drones capture DNA in cutting-edge biodiversity research
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Robotics and genetics researchers team up to develop a technique that could change our understanding of the Earth's biodiversity.
Extracting DNA traces of biodiversity in water, air and soil
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Swiss scientists are experimenting with drones and a mobile laboratory to collect and analyse traces of animal and plant DNA at Zurich Zoo.
COP 15, a summit to halt the mass extinction of species
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The UN Conference on Biodiversity, opening this week in Montreal, hopes to reach an agreement to stem the ongoing disappearance of fauna and flora.
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A Swiss-led mission is working to safeguard one of the richest marine ecosystems and is emblematic of Swiss efforts in scientific diplomacy.
Key Swiss sanctuary reveals challenges, opportunities in biodiversity protection
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How can animal and plant species be best protected? We visit the Bolle di Magadino, a nature preserve of international importance.
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An interview with the head of a project to safeguard and study corals in the Red Sea, which are particularly resistant to climate change.
Swiss scientific diplomacy sets sail to save corals
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What makes the corals in the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea resistant to rising temperatures? A Swiss project aims to find out.
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