News and Topical Issue. Discussing future of cycling mobility: What are the best measures to improve traffic safety and what prevents people from using bicycles in the city? You will find out in the first feature followed by an interview with a founder of Slovak Alternative Summer music festival organiser Marián Pavúk.

Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

Future of cycling mobility in Slovakia. Slovak Alternative Summer. (23.7.2021 16:00)

Rerun of the feature presenting world famous arrangements of Beatles songs by Slovak composer Peter Breiner in a ballet performance of the Slovak National Theatre. Holiday is the perfect time for tuning musical instruments that's why we tune piano.

RERUN: Beatles go baroque in Slovak National Theatre. Art of tuning piano. (22.7.2021 16:00)

On the show today we will speak about the Tokyo Olympics, however, about those that took place back in 1964 and where the Czechoslovak gymnasts performed exceptionally well. Earlier this week, the famous folk dance choreographer Juraj Kubánka passed away at 92. We will look back on his legacy. Summer tips for things to do around Slovakia coming up too.

Remembering Tokyo 1964 with Czechoslovak gymnast. Folk dance choreographer Juraj Kubánka passed away at 92. Summer news. (21.7.2021 16:00)

Recent years have seen a sharp increase in attempts by social media platforms like Google or Facebook to exercise control over what their users are allowed to post or share online. Driving this phenomenon has been the widespread feeling that these companies are in some sense like publishers, and therefore responsible for what users do on their sites – a feeling that has intensified as these platforms have become more politicised and their content more controversial. But are social media sites really like publishers? Or are they more like neutral internet service providers that bear no responsibility for what their users do online? Jonathan speaks with Robert Moro of the Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies, who specialises in AI and its use on social media, about these very questions. Repeat: What’s important in a good doctor is to know practically how to do whatever needs to be done for the patient. Knowing a lot of background theory is not so important. Right? Wrong, according to Professor Ivan Varga of Comenius University’s Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava, and recent winner of the 2020 ESET Outstanding Academic award. He believes that our future doctors – some of whom are now his students – would be lost in their practice without a strong theoretical knowledge of the functioning of a healthy human body. Jonathan caught up with him recently, to ask why.

Are social media platforms responsible for what their users do? Why theoretical knowledge is more important that students think (20.7.2021 16:00)

Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (19.7.2021 16:00)

News and Topical Issue. Will the reconstruction of drainage canals help to retain water in eastern Slovakia? Agriculture ministry plans the reconstruction of 100 kilometres of these artificial rivers. People in Nitra can use e-scooters, however, this also brings challenges. Bratislava is an example of how things in this matter can improve.

Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (16.7.2021 16:00)

Presenting the Slovak artists and institutions that were awarded the prize of Culture Minister for their achievements in 2019+2020. It has been 25 years since old roses found their way back to the Slovak village where there was once the largest rose garden in Europe.

Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (15.7.2021 16:00)

The Wednesday edition of Slovakia Today will be spent travelling across Slovakia. First, together with Natália Grestyová we will visit the Rainerova chalet in the High Tatras and meet its famous resident, Peter Petras. Then we will flip through the 732 maps sheets of the renewed Tourist Atlas of Slovakia, and also get some summer tips for things to do around the country these hot days.

Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (14.7.2021 16:00)

Repeat show: So-called 'filter bubbles' have become a major source of concern in cyberspace, particularly on social networking platforms which are incentivised to show you content that you will like or agree with, thus keeping you engaged and increasing their advertising revenues – while at the same time, however, preventing you from seeing content that might challenge your current views. With Artificial Intelligence algorithms playing a major role in this, Jonathan caught up with AI expert Robert Moro of the Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies, who researches filter bubbles, to get a better understanding of these new technologies and what impact they're having on society. The existence of species of bacteria on earth that are nearly impossible to kill have suggested to scientists that there may be similar forms of life present in the extremely harsh environments of nearby planets like Mars. Jonathan speaks with astrobiologist Tomáš Paulech of the Astronomical and Geophysical Observatory in Modra.

Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (13.7.2021 16:00)

Following the news bulletin we will speak about the current state of the long awaited reform of the hospitals' network in Slovakia. Later on the show, we will go to the Bojnice Zoo, where African animals are getting a new shelter.

Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio (12.7.2021 16:00)

News and Topical Issue. In the first story of today, we will look at issues linked to cage farming practices and discuss the impact of cage faming on animals with Martin Smrek from the Humánny pokrok animal advocacy group. Then we are going to discuss the importance of silence for our well-being, and adjustments that can be made in order to reduce unwanted noise. Later in the show, we are going to visit beautiful Slovak caves and celebrate the International Year of Caves and Karst.

RERUN: Cage farming. Importance of silence. Caves in Slovakia. (9.7.2021 16:00)

Only 12 out of hunderds applicants study modern circus in Toulouse, France, among them is the Slovak contact juggler. The founder of an online catalogue of visual artworks of all Slovak galleries had a vision that came true.

Zuzana Drobná is one of few Slovaks studying modern circus abroad. (8.7.2021 16:00)

On the Wednesday edition of Slovakia Today show we will speak to organisers of the first ever Tour de France L´Étape in Slovakia. How did experts from the French iconic race select the course in Slovakia? We will also visit Slovak regions in another segment of the traditional "Summer news". On the show we also rerun 6th round of "Once there was a castle..." competition.

Getting ready for Tour de France L´Étape in Slovakia. Summer news. Competition 6th round. (7.7.2021 16:00)

Repeat show: The problem of 'brain drain' has long been an issue in Slovakia, especially in the sciences, and programmes offering financial incentives to attract Slovaks back home have met with limited success. The founder of a new private research institute focused on 'intelligent technologies', however, has this problem in her crosshairs and believes her new institute is pursuing the right strategy for improving the situation. Jonathan recently caught up with Mária Bieliková to find out more. A tissue biopsy has long been the preferred method for detecting or monitoring the progress of a cancer disease, but its shortcomings - it's both invasive and restricted to a limited area of tissue - have led to the development of liquid biopsy, based on a simple blood test. Jonathan speaks with Irena Hudecová, a Slovak scientist working in this fast-growing field in cooperation with Cambridge University.

The new AI research institute contributing to the fight against 'brain drain'. (6.7.2021 16:00)

The city of Košice is starting its pilot project of separating biological kitchen waste. In the Trenčín region, the first students of dual education in the automotive industry graduated from the local schools.

Separation of biological kitchen waste in Košice starts. Dual education has its first graduates. (2.7.2021 16:00)

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