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Finding the place where the virtual meets the real thing.

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Journalist Justin Häne travels to the city of Basel, where a cross-disciplinary team has created a system that merges the visions of artists, architects and archaeologists with the real world.

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What are your experiences with housing shortages and rising property prices?

Switzerland is steering towards a housing crisis. Are there solutions?

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How are mental illnesses treated in your country? 

In Switzerland more people are being referred to electrical therapies or psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Are there similar approaches where you live?

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Living longer: What do you think about the longevity trend?

The longevity market is booming thanks in part to advances in the science of ageing. What do you think of the idea of significantly extending human lifespan?

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Scientists map brain’s wiring diagram

This content was published on It provides a draft of the connections in the cerebral cortex – the outer layer of the brain responsible for activities such as reasoning and planning – and fills in some of the important blanks concerning this organ. The scientists used a variation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), known as diffusion spectrum imaging, to study…

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Paranormal exhibition offers tricks and treats

This content was published on The recording is one of many personal tales of paranormal contact featured at the Museum for Communication in the Swiss capital Bern. The exhibition, Goodbye and Hello: Dialogue with the Beyond, is unique, says curator Kurt Stadelmann. “I think it is the first time in Europe that you can see an exhibition with these kinds…

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Oerlikon solar is group’s shining light

This content was published on The company opened a new solar panel production plant on Monday, but a day later announced losses of SFr313 million ($285 million) in the first half of 2008 – along with 1,000 job cuts in Europe. Executives blamed the losses on the rising cost of raw materials and energy but the firm also saw incoming…

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