Heard the one about the Swiss company installing laugh detectors?
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A Swiss insurer is testing the frequency of laughter in an office to improve job satisfaction. Workers who don’t laugh enough are sent an email with a funny video.
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?
Sainte-Croix: the Swiss village that keeps the tradition of automata alive
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The "Mechanical Marvels" exhibition at the Maison de la Mécanique d'Art in Geneva showcases automata and the work of mechanical artists from the Swiss village of Sainte-Croix.
The Swiss metal detectorist who helped find a Roman military camp
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Self-taught archaeologist Romano Agola talks about life as a detectorist and the “treasure hunter” phenomenon in Switzerland.
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.
Train vs plane: would you take a direct train between London and Geneva?
Eurostar is planning to run direct trains from Britain to Germany and Switzerland from the early 2030s. Would you favour the train over the plane? If not, why not?
