In this episode, produced in collaboration with Katarina Hagstedt of Tinkamedia and SBB (Swiss Federal Railways), we look into the world of autonomous vehicles from the view points of SBB’s technology and innovation experts in their outposts in San Francisco, Tel Aviv, and Shanghai. Get insights from these cities where the future is being created and learn about how far away we are from replacing our motor vehicles with autonomous vehicles.  

Music in this episode came from Blue Dot Sessions.

nextcasts Next Stop: Autonomous Vehicles

We are excited to announce a special podcast series in collaboration with the Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco titled Space, Science and Switzerland. Featuring expert interviews, the podcast explores Switzerland’s involvement in space research, challenges we face on Earth such as climate change, NASA’s recent Mission to Mars, and the role of international law and the UN in space.


The first episode features an interview with Maria Santos, Professor of Earth System Science at the University of Zurich (UZH), who discusses how space data and research is used to better understand challenges we face on Earth. Maria Santos has worked in California with both UC Berkeley and Stanford, and in Switzerland with UZH, and has collaborated with agencies such as NASA and ESA.

This episode is produced and hosted by Perrine Huber.

Image Courtesy Jean Menezes

nextcasts: Space, Science, and Switzerland (Episode 1)

In the second episode of Space, Science, and Switzerland we explore the role of the UN in space and international space law featuring an interview of Simonetta di Pippo, Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), and Dr. Natália Archinard, Deputy Head of the Science, Education, Transport and Space Section at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, and Chair of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS).  

This episode is hosted by Jale Yoldas, Cultural and Public Diplomacy Officer at the Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco, co-hosted by Perrine Huber, and edited by Gravitr.

nextcasts: Space, Science, and Switzerland (Episode 2)

Here is the final episode in our special podcast series produced in collaboration with the Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco titled Space, Science and Switzerland. Featuring expert interviews, the podcast explores Switzerland’s involvement in space research, challenges we face on Earth such as climate change, NASA’s recent Mission to Mars, and the role of international law and the UN in space.

In episode three, we bridge science and engineering with art and community, exploring not only the technicalities behind the missions to Mars, but also what it takes to set up a new society in Mars-like conditions if humans were to colonize the red planet in the future. Hear from Daniel Fürst, Vice President External Relations of Ruag Space, and artist/academic Gene Kogan, live from Mars College, a sustainable community being built in the Californian desert.

This episode is hosted by Perrine Huber and Jale Yoldas, and edited by Gravitr.

nextcasts: Space, Science, and Switzerland (Episode 3)

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