Euronews Tech Talks

• Q&A: PFAS, what’s all the fuss?

  Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals widely used in the industry, but potentially harmful to human health. They can be found on pizza boxes, ski clothing, and sanitary pads, but some studies associate them with multiple kinds of health problems. In this Q&A episode, we explore PFAS by putting your questions to chemist Martin Scheringer, research scientist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich).The Map of Forever Pollution: https://foreverpollution.eu/map/ Do you want to reach out to Euronews Tech Talks? Email [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Why do athletes dope, and at what cost? Ex-pro cyclist Bo Hamburger explains

  For this season finale of Euronews Tech Talks, former professional cyclist Bo Hamburger reflects on his use of EPO in the 1990s and early 2000s, offering insights into how doping works, why athletes turn to it, and its potential health effects. We’re also joined by April Henning, Associate Professor of International Sport Management at the Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, and Dominic Sagoe, Professor of Psychology at the University of Bergen in Norway and founder of the Human Enhancement and Body Image Lab.Euronews Tech Talks will return in September — enjoy your summer!Credits for the intro race audio in San Sebastián:Funnycycling: 1997 World Cycling Championships – Campeonato Mundial de Ciclismo – San Sebastián – Brochard Courtesy (2015) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Can AI help detect doping in sports?

  Researchers are developing AI programmes to make doping detection more effective, faster, and cheaper. How do these systems work? What challenges do their creators face?Euronews Tech Talks sits down with Wolfgang Maass, Professor of Business Informatics and Computer Science at Saarland University and Francesco Botrè, Director of the WADA-accredited anti-doping laboratory in Rome, to answer these questions.Credits: Oscars, "Icarus" wins Best Documentary Feature, YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• What is doping, and how do athletes get away with it?

  What is doping? How do these prohibited substances work? In this Q&A episode, Euronews Tech Talks explores this topic with Andrea Petróczi, Professor of Public Health at Kingston University.Credit for Lance Armstrong interview: Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). “Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive”. Aired January 17–18, 2013. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• From crisis to cure: Cleaning the world's oceans

  Plastic and chemical pollution in marine environments pose a major threat to the health of our oceans. Euronews Tech Talks interviews two experts to understand the scale of the problem and explore the technological solutions that could help address it. Simon Bernard, CEO of Plastic Odyssey, is on a world tour to collect solutions to plastic pollution; Anneliese Hodge is a researcher working on the impact sunscreen has on the marine environment.The next episode of Euronews Tech Talks will delve into the world of doping. If you have a scientific question about it, please reach out to [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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