Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Israel's leading technology institute
Episodes
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#4163: When Religious Women Want Segregated CampusesA bill permits single-gender university programs in Israel. Is letting people self-segregate the liberal thing to do? -
#3891: How a 128-Year-Old Vision Put Me in a Drop CeilingHow Max Nordau's 1898 "muscle Judaism" speech explains why Israelis fix everything themselves. -
#3653: Israel's Expired Gas Mask ProblemMillions of expired gas masks sit in Israeli homes. Why won't the government replace them? -
#3476: When Hebrew Became a Living Language AgainThe strange in-between period when a dead language was being invented in real time by children on playgrounds. -
#3191: Why Israeli Housing Feels Like an OvenEuropean concrete ideals meet Middle Eastern sun, creating a housing crisis baked into the walls. -
#2942: Why Your Outdoor Storage Crumbles in 3 YearsPlastic outdoor storage fails fast in harsh sun. Here's what actually works in extreme UV climates. -
#2882: How Deweathering Reveals Shabbat's True Air Quality SignalHow controlling for weather actually sharpens the signal of human activity on air quality in Jerusalem. -
#2866: What Happens to Jerusalem's Unsorted Trash?Jerusalem doesn't ask you to sort your trash. The machines do it instead — with hyperspectral cameras and air jets. -
#1362: Is the IDF Israel's Real Ministry of Education?Israel leads the world in defense tech, yet its school scores are trailing. Is the military a bridge or a filter for the next generation? -
#1331: The Plumbing That Binds ContinentsExplore the deep institutional ties between Israel and the EU, and why Ireland is leading a controversial charge to dismantle them. -
#1043: The Last Monoglot: Why One Language is Better Than TwoIs the monoglot a language's ultimate guardian? Explore the tragic end of Irish Gaelic and the miraculous, engineered rise of modern Hebrew. -
#1037: From Scrolls to Software: The Engineering of Modern HebrewHow did an ancient liturgical tongue become a language of tech and street talk? Explore the "black swan" resurrection of Modern Hebrew.