Science and techniques

Tim Doucette is blind. He is also an astronomer, an enthusiastic amateur who as an adult, discovered that he had extraordinary night vision. A situation that encouraged him to open his own observatory in Nova-Scotia, and to visit Mauna Kea, and the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope. We look back at his story.

An inventive "bonesetter", a grandmother blowing gently to relieve pain, two healers using their four hands to treat patients, a doctor who combines chemistry and "secret"... Practitioners who all share a special connection with nature. Why, given the advances of modern medicine, do some still prefer to call on healers?

Five senior citizens aged between 65 and 76 took part in an eighteen-month course of intense mental training, measured as part of a scientific study to assess the effects of meditation on aging. We look at their personal and emotional journey, as they take on the challenge of aging well.

The speed with which the first Covid-19 vaccine was created is a veritable prowess, made possible by messenger RNA technology. We delve into this little known therapy, result of decades of research, explained by the scientists who worked tirelessly for its development.

What are the ten most common cyber attacks and how can we keep ourselves safe? Get the inside story and tips with cybersecurity expert Steven Meyer.

And what if you left the reality of being human behind to explore the world as if you were an animal or plant. A well-known figure from Romandy takes up the challenge of discovering what it is like to be a totally different species, feeling and living as they do.

Since 1923, the Association Francophone Pour le Savoir (Acfas) played a discreet but essential role in accompanying Quebec society throughout its scientific and social revolutions. In ten chapters and as many decades, we discover the major advances that left an indelible mark on science in Quebec.

Pythagoras' theorem, the number Pi, the periodic table of elements... Admit it, with the passing of time, most of us have forgotten even the most basic concepts of our scientific culture. An opportunity for all of us to refresh our memory!

The presenter Jean-Daniel Doucet meets sleep scientists in his search to find the answers to his questions.

We spend a third of our lives asleep. Yet sleep remains a mysterious moment, spent in the shadows of our conscious life.

Artificial intelligence, or AI, is invisible and intangible, but already present in our everyday lives. Television personality and teacher, Philippe Desrosiers wonders what difference AI will really make to his life on different levels: food, physical health, mental health, efficiency, ecology and pleasure.

Accompanied by director Jimmy Larouche, Stéphane Simard, presenter and astrophotographer, heads off in search of the most impressive astronomical phenomena.

25 February 2020. Switzerland records the country's first coronavirus patient. A year after this first outbreak, what effects has the pandemic had in Switzerland? How did the virus arrive? How did the institutions react? What was the human and social cost?

Mid-winter in the mountains as primary school pupils discover the universe with Stéphanie Juneau, a Canadian astrophysicist. Throughout their week-long introduction to astronomy, they experience darkness, emptiness, immensity and try to personify the celestial bodies. Together, they wonder about their own place in the vastness of it all.

Discovery of the Swiss scientific world! Due to their accessible approach, even the most complicated scientific topics and techniques become easy to understand and appealing.

Over four episodes we discover the world of the Mira trainers, educating dogs to accompany those who live with a range of different disabilities. We meet Kalluq, Machine, Uashat, Avery, Elwing, Pietro... Furry four-legged heroes facing a very special destiny.

A no-holds-barred magazine programme looking at health and preventive care. Because everyone can influence their health and wellness by adopting the right behaviour and taking care of their bodies, Prudence Maïdou is joined by health professionals to help us learn more about these important issues.