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Dinosaur traces in Germany

In Germany, before our time, giant lizards roamed lakelands and primeval forests. Even today, many traces of their past can be found. Author: ZDF/TerraX/Andreas Sommer/Martin Schaaf/Jochen Schmidt Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to watch more videos: https://alugha.com/TerraX

How to find radioactive substances in the air

There are various methods for measuring radioactivity in the air. With the help of trace analysis, even very low concentrations of radioactivity in the air can be detected. In the video, Jacqueline Bieringer explains how to detect radioactive substances in the air. Original: "Federal Office for Rad

Black Box Palantir

Who uses Palantir software in Germany and who plans to do so in the near future? What are the legal requirements for the use of such analysis tools? And what is Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt planning for the federal police forces in the matter of Palantir? Palantir software analyzes the data

23andMe, FDA and DNA health profiling

Are companies that provide direct-to-consumer information on their personal genome -- including genetic susceptibility to disease -- creating new health risks that need to be regulated? On November 22 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration requested that the personalized DNA analysis company 23a

The naked truth about scientific models

What is a scientific model and what is it good for? As a prelude to talking about dose-response models on Risk Bites, this week's video is a primer on models -- what they are, and why they are useful. This is part of a series of Risk Bites videos that tackle dose response and response models. Ch

Is public engagement on science a bad idea?

Should people who aren't scientists have a say in what science gets done, and how it is used? This week, Risk Bites takes on the knotty topic of science and public engagement. This video was created to preface a conference session on engaging publics on science and technology -- synthetic biolog