42: The Answer to Almost Everything
2021 ★ 9.6 1 Season DE
Documentary
What would we be without mucus? Can we live on water? How much does life weigh? Finding out the answers is the aim of ARTE's new science show. In a nod to Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's …
🎬 Created by: Max Mönch, Alexander Lahl, Beate Brehm
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Can we dig our way through the Earth?
Ep 1 ★ 8.0 2021-09-04
Can we dig our way through the Earth?
This report explores the challenges and insights gained from deep drilling into the Earth. Researchers …
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Could We Live on the Moon?
Ep 2 ★ 7.0 2021-09-11
Could We Live on the Moon?
A new lunar cycle begins with 95 planned missions over the next ten years, including …
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Should we use lotteries instead of elections?
Ep 3 2021-09-18
Should we use lotteries instead of elections?
The ancient Greeks practiced sortition as a cost-effective method to prevent corruption and abuse of …
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How Much Does Life Weigh?
Ep 4 2021-09-25
How Much Does Life Weigh?
A research team led by Israeli biologist Ron Milo has attempted to calculate the total …
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Will we move onto the water?
Ep 5 2021-09-29
Will we move onto the water?
Climate change could cause sea levels to rise by up to 20 millimeters per year …
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Can Algorithms Make Us Healthy?
Ep 6 2021-09-30
Can Algorithms Make Us Healthy?
Bodily data, from genes to the microbiome, could indicate diseases early if analyzed precisely. Computers …
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What if there were no mucus?
Ep 7 ★ 8.0 2021-10-01
What if there were no mucus?
Mucus, a versatile substance in nature, fulfills various functions: It can glide, stick, select, and …
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How do we solve the nuclear waste puzzle?
Ep 8 2021-10-23
How do we solve the nuclear waste puzzle?
Long considered clean and inexpensive, nuclear energy raises a major problem: ultimate radioactive waste. This …
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What if Fear Didn't Exist?
Ep 9 2021-10-30
What if Fear Didn't Exist?
Life would be fantastic if we were never scared. We could cross deep ravines on …
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What if the ice disappeared?
Ep 10 2021-11-06
What if the ice disappeared?
With global warming, the melting of the ice is accelerating. The Arctic is warming two …
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Do We All hear the Same Thing?
Ep 11 ★ 7.0 2021-11-14
Do We All hear the Same Thing?
From birth we are surrounded by sounds which, often without our knowledge, influence our view …
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Are we too pessimistic?
Ep 12 2021-11-20
Are we too pessimistic?
Although we are mostly optimistic about our own lives, we tend to be rather pessimistic …
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Does the Perfect Song Exist?
Ep 13 ★ 8.0 2021-11-27
Does the Perfect Song Exist?
What's the recipe for making a song a global hit? Musicologists, brain scientists and professionals …
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Are we alone in space?
Ep 14 ★ 8.0 2021-12-05
Are we alone in space?
The universe is vast. So vast that it defies the imagination. To the point that …
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Why Do We Eat What We Eat?
Ep 15 2021-12-11
Why Do We Eat What We Eat?
Tea of coffee? Fish or meat? Every day human beings make around 200 decisions about …
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What is the secret of light?
Ep 16 2021-12-12
What is the secret of light?
Light, as both a wave and a particle, travels at a constant speed. A beam …
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Can we save the trees?
Ep 17 2022-01-08
Can we save the trees?
Drought and insects threaten forests. What can be done to save them? In northern France, …
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What if dust didn't exist?
Ep 18 2022-01-15
What if dust didn't exist?
Nobody likes dust. Attempts to get rid of it are futile; it always comes back. …
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Geoengineering: Earth's Last Resort
Ep 19 ★ 8.0 2022-01-22
Geoengineering: Earth's Last Resort
To tackle climate change, one option is to artificially cool the Earth or capture CO2. …
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Could Algae Save the Planet?
Ep 20 ★ 8.0 2022-01-29
Could Algae Save the Planet?
The fact that we have a breathable atmosphere on Earth is largely down to algae. …
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Will Messenger RNA Save Us From Cancer?
Ep 21 ★ 8.0 2022-02-05
Will Messenger RNA Save Us From Cancer?
The sharpest weapon of the pandemic has given us a vaccination technique that almost no …
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Will We Stop Flying?
Ep 22 2022-02-12
Will We Stop Flying?
Giving up flying overnight would cause global logistical problems, as many delivery chains would be …
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Will We Like Robots?
Ep 23 2022-02-19
Will We Like Robots?
It is estimated that there are now more than 1.7 million robots with social capabilities …
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The Purpose of Parasites
Ep 24 ★ 10.0 2022-02-26
The Purpose of Parasites
Parasites get a bad rap: they can make us sick or even kill us. For …
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Could We Sleep Less?
Ep 25 2022-03-05
Could We Sleep Less?
We spend a third of our lives sleeping. Is it possible for us to sleep …
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Are Cryptocurrencies the Future?
Ep 26 2022-03-12
Are Cryptocurrencies the Future?
In September 2021, El Salvador became the first country in the world to introduce Bitcoin …
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Do We Live in a Black Hole?
Ep 27 2022-03-19
Do We Live in a Black Hole?
Black holes can tell us a lot about the universe. But could they hold the …
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The Power of Dreams
Ep 28 2022-03-26
The Power of Dreams
Humans spend up to six years dreaming over the course of their lifetime. What if …
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Where do people migrate to?
Ep 29 2022-04-30
Where do people migrate to?
Researchers are searching for patterns and models to predict migration. Factors such as technological developments, …
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What Do Animals Talk About?
Ep 30 2022-05-07
What Do Animals Talk About?
The mystery of animal communication stands in contrast to human language: Elephants use infrasound, cats …
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Are we getting dumber?
Ep 31 2022-05-14
Are we getting dumber?
The Flynn effect showed an increase in intelligence scores since the 20th century. However, since …
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Do Computers Have Biases?
Ep 32 2022-05-21
Do Computers Have Biases?
Let's not kid ourselves: everyone has biases. Whether it's filling a position, granting credit, or …
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How can everyone be fed?
Ep 33 2022-05-28
How can everyone be fed?
Modern, highly efficient agriculture feeds many people, but it is reaching its ecological limits with …
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Are We Doing More Drugs?
Ep 34 ★ 8.0 2022-06-04
Are We Doing More Drugs?
Drugs have a bad press. But scientists have long been convinced that the use of …
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Are We Ready for Mars?
Ep 35 2022-06-11
Are We Ready for Mars?
As soon as weightlessness sets in in Earth orbit, everything floats, including bodily fluids. Most …
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Can we glimpse the afterlife?
Ep 36 2022-06-18
Can we glimpse the afterlife?
Brain researcher Gerhard Roth describes near-death experiences as frequent encounters with bright light and feelings …
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Could we become immortal?
Ep 37 2022-06-25
Could we become immortal?
Humanity has dreamed of a Fountain of Youth since the dawn of time. A dream …
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Could We Live Without Agriculture?
Ep 38 2022-07-02
Could We Live Without Agriculture?
Both a blessing and a curse, farming feeds us humans but is also harmful to …
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How dangerous is space weather?
Ep 39 2022-07-09
How dangerous is space weather?
We like to talk about the weather because it affects us every day. But have …
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Will we travel to Mars?
Ep 40 2022-07-16
Will we travel to Mars?
According to Elon Musk, we could soon be living on Mars. Yet, this idea seems …
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Can We Create Money from Nothing?
Ep 41 ★ 10.0 2022-07-23
Can We Create Money from Nothing?
Imagine a friend wants to borrow your car, you promise to provide one even though …
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How do we end wars?
Ep 42 2022-07-30
How do we end wars?
With over 13,000 nuclear weapons in the world, there is a risk of massive destruction. …
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Is Space Being Stolen From Us?
Ep 43 2022-08-05
Is Space Being Stolen From Us?
Getting into space has never been easier and the resources of our solar system are …
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What Power Do Thoughts Have?
Ep 44 2022-08-12
What Power Do Thoughts Have?
It has been known since antiquity that thoughts have an influence on health. Research, such …
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Can We Trust Ourselves?
Ep 45 2022-08-19
Can We Trust Ourselves?
We cannot escape our fate and we cannot escape ourselves. But we also have our …
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Are we more intelligent in swarms?
Ep 46 2022-08-26
Are we more intelligent in swarms?
Swarms are fascinating phenomena without clear leadership. In beehives, anthills, in the sky, or in …
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The Search for a Universal Theory
Ep 47 2022-09-02
The Search for a Universal Theory
Formulating the theory of everything, the one that would describe all the laws of the …
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Can we turn crap into gold?
Ep 48 2022-09-09
Can we turn crap into gold?
Humanity has been hoping for a sensational discovery. Ever since we succeeded in converting wind …
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Are You Psychopathic?
Ep 49 2022-09-16
Are You Psychopathic?
Psychopaths like Ted Bundy are not isolated cases; approximately 1-2% of the population are considered …
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How does a wave become rogue?
Ep 50 2022-09-23
How does a wave become rogue?
Every seven days, a large ship goes missing. This is due, among other things, to …
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Do We Need Economic Growth?
Ep 51 2022-10-30
Do We Need Economic Growth?
All living beings stop growing at some point. The global economy is different: it just …
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Are we gambling away our lives?
Ep 52 2022-11-06
Are we gambling away our lives?
Humans don't just play for fun, but also for evolutionary reasons. Playing helped hunter-gatherers develop …
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Why do we have limits?
Ep 53 2022-11-13
Why do we have limits?
Usain Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds, Petra Felke threw the javelin 80 meters. …
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Where to Find Perfect Energy?
Ep 54 2022-11-20
Where to Find Perfect Energy?
Energy from fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas made modern life possible in …
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What if sharks disappeared?
Ep 55 2022-11-27
What if sharks disappeared?
As fascinating as they are frightening, sharks are now threatened. Of the 536 species known …
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Are Animals Self-Aware?
Ep 56 2022-12-04
Are Animals Self-Aware?
For a long time, humanity was relatively unanimous: animals are little more than biological machines. …
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Why do We Fall in Love?
Ep 57 2022-12-09
Why do We Fall in Love?
When we're really in love, all hell breaks loose. The heart races, palms sweat, the …
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What if nature had a price?
Ep 58 2022-12-10
What if nature had a price?
"Be careful! It's precious!" – we've probably all heard such warnings as children, for example, …
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Can we copy our blood?
Ep 59 2022-12-23
Can we copy our blood?
The search for artificial blood that could solve several problems, such as anemia, the risk …
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Why do we hate?
Ep 60 2023-01-08
Why do we hate?
Dealing deeply with hate is no fun. But as with all unpleasant things, it helps …
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Could We Bring Back the Wooly Mammoth?
Ep 61 2023-01-15
Could We Bring Back the Wooly Mammoth?
Researchers want to use cloning and gene editing to bring back lost species. If humanity …
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Can seals go to court?
Ep 62 2023-01-29
Can seals go to court?
Andreas Weber, biologist and philosopher, argues for granting animals and plants the right to defend …
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Do colors manipulate us?
Ep 63 2023-02-05
Do colors manipulate us?
We already see in everyday life how much colors control us: we're often warmer in …
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Will there be a new 'human species'?
Ep 64 2023-02-13
Will there be a new 'human species'?
Modern civilization does not mean the end of evolutionary adaptation. Researchers like Frank Rühli observe …
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Is There a Male Fertility Crisis?
Ep 65 2023-02-19
Is There a Male Fertility Crisis?
A man has enough sperm. Or so you might think - up to 600 million …
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Can Cities Save the World?
Ep 66 2023-02-26
Can Cities Save the World?
Yes, urban life can make a crucial contribution to saving the planet, according to sustainability …
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When the Heavens Rain Down
Ep 67 2023-03-19
When the Heavens Rain Down
The fear that the sky could one day fall on our heads dates back to …
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Do Fungi Rule Us?
Ep 68 2023-03-24
Do Fungi Rule Us?
What do we know about fungi? They are neither animals nor plants. Some are poisonous, …
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The A***hole Effect
Ep 69 2023-03-19
The A***hole Effect
Pushing to the front of a line, parking a car quickly on a bicycle lane, …
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How It All Ends
Ep 70 2023-03-26
How It All Ends
The universe could be heading towards different scenarios, including the "Big Freeze" as it expands, …
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When Will the World End?
Ep 71 2023-03-31
When Will the World End?
From Armageddon to Extinction Rebellion, the end-of-the-world narrative is a socio-cultural phenomenon. The apocalypse has …
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How to Travel Through Time?
Ep 72 2023-04-07
How to Travel Through Time?
Is time travel just science fiction? Not quite: scientists from the fields of quantum physics, …
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Mind Reading: A Reality?
Ep 73 2023-04-14
Mind Reading: A Reality?
We can't see inside other people's minds, but we sometimes believe we can read their …
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Surviving Our Polluted Planet
Ep 74 2023-05-21
Surviving Our Polluted Planet
Chemistry makes our sweaters softer, our world more colourful and pleasant, and it can even …
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The Chaos of Chance
Ep 75 2023-05-28
The Chaos of Chance
Chance, destiny, predestination, God. People have come up with many explanations for events that either …
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Who Owns the Sea?
Ep 76 2023-06-04
Who Owns the Sea?
The vast sea - a symbol of boundlessness. But is it really so? Who does …
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Do Animals Appreciate Beauty?
Ep 77 2023-06-05
Do Animals Appreciate Beauty?
The beauty of the peacock troubled Darwin for a long time. It didn't quite fit …
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Will a new wind soon blow?
Ep 78 2023-06-18
Will a new wind soon blow?
Many researchers believe that we won't experience more and more wind in the world, but …
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Are we going to disappear beneath the waves?
Ep 79 2023-06-25
Are we going to disappear beneath the waves?
Let's be honest: when we think about rising sea levels, we initially think that the …
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Are We All Bisexual?
Ep 80 2023-07-02
Are We All Bisexual?
Most people can tell quite early on whether they are attracted to women or men. …
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The Advent of Turbo-Evolution
Ep 81 2023-07-09
The Advent of Turbo-Evolution
The dominance of our species has consequences: we have created conditions that fuel rapid evolution. …
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Why do we lose our memory?
Ep 82 2023-07-16
Why do we lose our memory?
We've all experienced it: a name that slips our mind or a new password. Forgetting …
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Humanity's True Nature
Ep 83 2023-07-23
Humanity's True Nature
Humans lie, deceive, and wage merciless wars. Sometimes it seems as if evil is typically …
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Can We Live Without Electricity?
Ep 84 ★ 7.0 2023-07-30
Can We Live Without Electricity?
Humanity is dependent on electricity. Power outages have been rare for us so far, but …
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What Happens When the Glaciers Disappear?
Ep 85 2023-09-03
What Happens When the Glaciers Disappear?
Glaciers are wonders of nature and tourist attractions, and they are also the largest reservoirs …
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Could We Reach the Stars?
Ep 86 2023-09-10
Could We Reach the Stars?
Since the dawn of time, mankind has aspired to one thing only: to go further …
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Is Lying Good For Us?
Ep 87 2023-09-17
Is Lying Good For Us?
From a very early age, we are instilled with the idea that lying is wrong. …
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Will we one day be cryogenically frozen?
Ep 88 2023-09-24
Will we one day be cryogenically frozen?
Some people dream of being cryogenically frozen. It's a way to defy death, to come …
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Will we run out of sand?
Ep 89 2023-10-01
Will we run out of sand?
Whether in mobile phones, glass or even in our underwear, sand is everywhere in our …
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What's So Funny?
Ep 90 2023-10-08
What's So Funny?
Adults laugh 20 times a day, children up to 500 times. But where does humour …
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The Origin of Life
Ep 91 2023-10-15
The Origin of Life
While scientists agree on the date (4 billion years ago), their opinions diverge on the …
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Does Punishment Work?
Ep 92 2023-10-22
Does Punishment Work?
When we harm someone, we may be punished, the point of which is to be …
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What Are Our Imaginations For?
Ep 93 2023-10-29
What Are Our Imaginations For?
We spend large stretches of our waking hours imagining things or just daydreaming. Why are …
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Can We Trick Our Genes?
Ep 94 2023-11-05
Can We Trick Our Genes?
Our genes determine many of our characteristics: our build, our height, the colour of our …
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Amasia: The Supercontinent of the Future
Ep 95 2023-11-12
Amasia: The Supercontinent of the Future
The biggest movement in our lives is one that we don't even notice: The continents …
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Do Dogs Really Love Us?
Ep 96 2023-11-19
Do Dogs Really Love Us?
Every dog ​​owner knows this well: the relationship between humans and dogs is unique. A …
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Do We Need Corruption?
Ep 97 2023-11-26
Do We Need Corruption?
Corruption has been part of society since the dawn of time, swallowing up colossal sums …
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Are Animals Cleverer than Us?
Ep 98 2023-12-03
Are Animals Cleverer than Us?
Vultures can spot a dead antelope from five kilometres away, while seals can dive into …
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Are Billionaires a Problem?
Ep 99 2023-12-10
Are Billionaires a Problem?
The richest man in the world - Frenchman Bernard Arnault - is worth more than …
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How strongly does our mother tongue shape us?
Ep 100 2023-12-17
How strongly does our mother tongue shape us?
Words shape our thoughts. And it is most often in our mother tongue that we …
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Do We Live in a Multiverse?
Ep 101 2024-01-07
Do We Live in a Multiverse?
The idea that our universe isn't as unique as we think is not only captivating …
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Does History Repeat Itself?
Ep 102 2024-01-14
Does History Repeat Itself?
Wars, pandemics, economic crises...: so many episodes during which we look back and wonder if …
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Are there too many of us on Earth?
Ep 103 2024-01-21
Are there too many of us on Earth?
In a century, the number of humans on Earth has more than quadrupled, rising from …
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Is stress good for us?
Ep 104 2024-01-28
Is stress good for us?
The relationship between stress and humans is anything but a love affair. According to the …
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Do Disasters Make Us Better?
Ep 105 2024-02-04
Do Disasters Make Us Better?
Humanity survived the last Ice Age as well as the plague that decimated half of …
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Is the Metaverse Real?
Ep 106 2024-02-11
Is the Metaverse Real?
We still work in office buildings, buy our groceries at the supermarket and visit museums …
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Do We All Have a Doppelganger?
Ep 107 2024-02-18
Do We All Have a Doppelganger?
Stories of unrelated people who look exactly alike are common. While having a doppelganger could …
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Could We Programme Evoluton?
Ep 108 2024-02-25
Could We Programme Evoluton?
Although our planet has already overcome numerous crises, Homo Sapiens have disrupted the natural world …
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Is There an Upside to Climate Change?
Ep 109 2024-03-03
Is There an Upside to Climate Change?
Periods of climate change in the past have caused mass extinctions. But they have also …
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Do We Need More Utopias?
Ep 110 2024-03-10
Do We Need More Utopias?
Depictions of the future in popular science fiction novels or films are often bleak, while …
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Can we control clouds?
Ep 111 2024-03-17
Can we control clouds?
Clouds carry water particles, which they release onto Earth as rain. However, the way they …
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Does Sugar Make Us Stupid?
Ep 112 2024-03-24
Does Sugar Make Us Stupid?
Our view of sugar has changed drastically. Once seen as a healthy appetite suppressant in …
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What if the poles reversed again?
Ep 113 2024-04-28
What if the poles reversed again?
In theory, it's simple: the North Pole is in the north, and the South Pole …
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What power do smells have?
Ep 114 2024-05-05
What power do smells have?
Many people don't consider their sense of smell particularly important. However, if we had to …
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Can We Shrink the Economy?
Ep 115 2024-05-12
Can We Shrink the Economy?
It seems that economic growth is a prerequisite for collective prosperity. But what if this …
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How Do Plants Live?
Ep 116 2024-05-19
How Do Plants Live?
Do houseplants grow faster when we talk to them? Does a cactus get bored in …
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How to Become Popular
Ep 117 2024-05-26
How to Become Popular
Like food, drink or sex, feeling valued is one of our most basic needs: we …
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Do We Need to Have Power?
Ep 118 2024-06-02
Do We Need to Have Power?
From the sandbox to the office, power dynamics shape our lives. Power can change our …
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Should Humans Be Smaller?
Ep 119 2024-06-09
Should Humans Be Smaller?
Is being big and strong necessarily the key to success? Not really: it's the small …
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Is AI Out of Control?
Ep 120 2024-06-16
Is AI Out of Control?
The fantasy of artificial intelligence developing a life of its own and unleashing an army …
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Are Invasive Species Always a Problem?
Ep 121 2024-06-23
Are Invasive Species Always a Problem?
Raccoons, tiger mosquitoes, grey squirrels... these invasive species can destroy crops, transmit fatal diseases and …
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Would We Be Happier Without Happiness?
Ep 122 2024-06-30
Would We Be Happier Without Happiness?
Happiness increases our satisfaction, our cognitive capacity and our motivation, but being happy is not …
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Why Do We Cry?
Ep 123 2024-07-07
Why Do We Cry?
All terrestrial species are capable of crying, but human beings are unique in being the …
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Could Sea Currents Change?
Ep 124 2024-07-14
Could Sea Currents Change?
The sharp decline in ocean circulation since the 1950s is probably related to human activity. …
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Could Matriarchy Be the Solution?
Ep 125 2024-07-21
Could Matriarchy Be the Solution?
Imagine a world where men were at home with the children, while women were heads …
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Are Aliens Like Us?
Ep 126 2024-07-28
Are Aliens Like Us?
For many scientists, the emergence of living organisms elsewhere in the universe is only a …
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Is Pain Necessary?
Ep 127 2024-09-01
Is Pain Necessary?
Pain has a bad reputation, and we go to great lengths to avoid it: from …
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Do Animals Have Better Societies?
Ep 128 2024-09-08
Do Animals Have Better Societies?
Societies built by humans, rarely seem to stand the test of time, whereas ants have …
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How Powerful are Maps?
Ep 129 2024-09-15
How Powerful are Maps?
Why do so many world maps place Europe at the centre? Why not Australia? And …
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Does Quantum Physics Change Our Reality?
Ep 130 2024-09-22
Does Quantum Physics Change Our Reality?
Our universe is made up of two worlds: the one we can see, and the …
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Why Do We Have Less Sex?
Ep 131 2024-09-29
Why Do We Have Less Sex?
There have never been more opportunities to meet new sexual partners in our liberated world …
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Has Slavery Made Us Racist?
Ep 132 2024-10-12
Has Slavery Made Us Racist?
What is the link between racism and slavery? How do racist theories to justify the …
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Why Is Housing So Expensive?
Ep 133 2024-10-13
Why Is Housing So Expensive?
Everywhere is Europe, it seems, housing is becoming more expensive and more of a burden …
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Can We Make Friends with Our Enemies?
Ep 134 2024-10-20
Can We Make Friends with Our Enemies?
Long-running conflicts and wars in our world feed into the pessimistic idea that reconciliation is …
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Can We Replace Pollination?
Ep 135 2024-10-26
Can We Replace Pollination?
For millions of years, there has been an intimate pact between plants and their pollinators: …
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Are We Taking Enough Risks?
Ep 136 2024-11-03
Are We Taking Enough Risks?
If we wanted to completely avoid risk, we would not be able to leave the …
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Who Really Were Our Ancestors?
Ep 137 2024-11-10
Who Really Were Our Ancestors?
Nations invent stories about their glorious pasts and links to ancient peoples on the land. …
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Is a World Without Violence Possible?
Ep 138 2024-11-16
Is a World Without Violence Possible?
Why is violence still so prevalent in our society, when the state is supposed to …
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Can We Remember Precisely?
Ep 139 2024-11-24
Can We Remember Precisely?
Memory is our identity: our representation of the world, ourselves and others is based on …
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What Holds the Universe Together?
Ep 140 2024-12-01
What Holds the Universe Together?
Beyond what human beings can see, exists something that makes up 80% of the universe. …
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Do We Need God?
Ep 141 2024-12-08
Do We Need God?
Religious faith is in decline in Europe, and yet 70% of human beings in the …
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What Protests Work?
Ep 142 2025-01-05
What Protests Work?
All over the world, people are taking to the streets about injustice, freedom, and calling …
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How do Children Function?
Ep 143 2025-01-12
How do Children Function?
You might think that children are small, unfinished people who don't yet understand the world. …
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Will We Grieve Differently in Future?
Ep 144 2025-01-19
Will We Grieve Differently in Future?
With the increase in the world population in recent decades, there have never been as …
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Do We Need Weapons for Peace?
Ep 145 2025-01-26
Do We Need Weapons for Peace?
Every year, astronomical sums of money are spent worldwide on arms, when it would be …
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What Should We Actually Eat?
Ep 146 2025-01-27
What Should We Actually Eat?
Are eggs good for us? Are eggs bad for us? Official health advice sometimes to …
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Are We Ready for Aliens?
Ep 147 2025-02-02
Are We Ready for Aliens?
Although no proof of the existence of extraterrestrial life has yet been found, the discovery …
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How Important is Our Microbiome?
Ep 148 2025-02-16
How Important is Our Microbiome?
The human body is home to some 30 billion microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, viruses, algae). The …
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Why Is Wealth So Unfairly Distributed?
Ep 149 2025-02-23
Why Is Wealth So Unfairly Distributed?
While some people spend millions on holidays in space or splash out on extravagant weddings, …
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What Makes Us Depressed?
Ep 150 2025-03-02
What Makes Us Depressed?
20% of people will experience depression at some point in their lives. But what do …
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Does the Perfect Code Exist?
Ep 151 2025-03-09
Does the Perfect Code Exist?
People have always tried to find the perfect code to protect secrets. But even the …
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Are We Ready for World Government?
Ep 152 2025-03-16
Are We Ready for World Government?
Climate disasters, global inequalities, the threat of a third world war... Wouldn't it be reassuring …
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Are We Wasting Period Blood?
Ep 153 2025-03-23
Are We Wasting Period Blood?
Every month around 100 million litres of menstrual blood is thrown away or flushed down …
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Can We Feel Time?
Ep 154 2025-03-30
Can We Feel Time?
Time is one of the great mysteries of our lives. It passes the same way …
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How Does Water Create Life?
Ep 155 2025-05-04
How Does Water Create Life?
Without water there would be no life on Earth. But what is so special about …
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Are Cyborgs the Future?
Ep 156 2025-05-11
Are Cyborgs the Future?
We humans think that we are the best creation on this earth. But with sickness, …
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Can We Save Truth?
Ep 157 2025-05-18
Can We Save Truth?
It may seem that the idea of Truth is under siege. Donald Trump, for example, …
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Can We Cure Addictions?
Ep 158 2025-05-25
Can We Cure Addictions?
Once you become addicted to a substance you can live a life of abstinence, but …
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Are We Too Curious?
Ep 159 2025-06-01
Are We Too Curious?
Curiosity is at the very root of humanity's development, but it is often vilified and …
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What Did Dinosaurs Really Look Like?
Ep 160 2025-06-08
What Did Dinosaurs Really Look Like?
No film has influenced our perception of dinosaurs more than Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park. But …
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Can We Outwit Viruses?
Ep 161 2025-06-15
Can We Outwit Viruses?
Viruses are geniuses of evolution. They can constantly mutate, penetrate cells, mingle with our genome …
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Where Does Madness Begin?
Ep 162 ★ 8.0 2025-06-22
Where Does Madness Begin?
How can we define what is normal and what is mad? Although every human being …
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Should We Be Bored More Often?
Ep 163 2025-06-29
Should We Be Bored More Often?
Boredom has a bad reputation. All the more so as ennui is often accompanied by …
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How Powerful is Disinformation?
Ep 164 2025-07-06
How Powerful is Disinformation?
In the AI era, highly convincing fake videos and pictures can be produced that can …
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Why Do Civilisations Fall?
Ep 165 2025-07-13
Why Do Civilisations Fall?
Was the fall of the Roman Empire due to its decadent morals? Did the people …
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Should We Argue More?
Ep 166 2025-07-20
Should We Argue More?
Fiery debates online, explosions of anger on the streets, tense conversations with our loved-ones: Arguing …
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How Mathematic is the Universe?
Ep 167 2025-07-27
How Mathematic is the Universe?
Plant growth is determined by the golden ratio symbolised by the Greek letter Phi, pine …
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Is The World Better Than We Think?
Ep 168 2025-08-31
Is The World Better Than We Think?
News and social media can often give us the idea that the world is a …
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How Smart Are the Animals We Eat
Ep 169 2025-09-07
How Smart Are the Animals We Eat
Animals raised for human consumption such as chickens, pigs, goats or cows, are rarely acknowledged …
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Does Failure Help Us Succeed?
Ep 170 2025-09-14
Does Failure Help Us Succeed?
Setbacks and bad decision often leave a bitter taste in the mouth, but they can …
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Was Stone-Age Man Dumber Than Us?
Ep 171 2025-09-21
Was Stone-Age Man Dumber Than Us?
We sometimes think of our ancestors in the stone age as primitive beings, unable to …
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The Age of Fire
Ep 172 2025-09-28
The Age of Fire
Humans are the only species that can produce fire. For a long time, we lived …
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Why Does Music Move Us?
Ep 173 2025-10-05
Why Does Music Move Us?
Music has immense power: it can lift or lower our mood and make us forget …
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Optimisation: Is It Making Us Mad?
Ep 174 2025-10-12
Optimisation: Is It Making Us Mad?
On social media everyone seems to be optimising themselves into healthy, perfect humans. But is …
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Is a Superbug Pandemic Coming?
Ep 175 2025-10-19
Is a Superbug Pandemic Coming?
Our use and overuse of antibiotics means that bacteria – those little masters of evolution …
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Can Humans Hibernate?
Ep 176 2025-10-26
Can Humans Hibernate?
Hibernation in humans – so far, it's pure science fiction. However, some researchers suspect that …
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Does Society Need Alcohol?
Ep 177 2025-11-02
Does Society Need Alcohol?
Success, failure, birthdays, funerals… any occasion can be an excuse to drink. However, the line …
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...We Make Free Decisions?
Ep 178 2025-11-09
...We Make Free Decisions?
In a democratic society, decisions are taken on the basis of free will. But is …
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What was there before the Big Bang?
Ep 179 2025-11-16
What was there before the Big Bang?
The planets, the galaxies, the universe: Has it always been there – or was there …
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How Powerful Are Images?
Ep 180 2025-11-23
How Powerful Are Images?
Would Donald Trump have won the US election if not for the now-iconic photo of …
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Ep 181 2025-11-30
How Does the Female Orgasm Work?
For centuries, female sexuality was neglected and considered uninteresting by men. The apogee came in …
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Is Space Debris Dangerous for Earth?
Ep 182 2025-12-07
Is Space Debris Dangerous for Earth?
Everything that goes up must come down. But what about space debris? Will rockets and …
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Can Our Brains Still Concentrate?
Ep 183 2025-12-14
Can Our Brains Still Concentrate?
In a world full of push notifications, quickfire TikTok videos and constant distraction, deep concentration …
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Why Do We Love Horror?
Ep 184 2026-01-05
Why Do We Love Horror?
Why do we like to be terrified by scary movies? When watching horror, people experience …
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Does Planet Nine Really Exist?
Ep 185 2026-01-11
Does Planet Nine Really Exist?
In 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted to demote Pluto to a "dwarf planet," reducing …
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Are We An Evolutionary Superspecies?
Ep 186 2026-01-18
Are We An Evolutionary Superspecies?
From the deserts of Australia to the steppes of Siberia, no other mammal has colonised …
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Are Wasps Game Changers of Evolution?
Ep 187 2026-01-25
Are Wasps Game Changers of Evolution?
Wasps are much more than just an inconvenience for al fresco diners. As one of …
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Why do we sing?
Ep 188 2026-02-01
Why do we sing?
Songs are considered part of humanity's cultural heritage, and all over the world, their social …
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How monogamous are humans?
Ep 189 2026-02-08
How monogamous are humans?
Monogamy – a lifelong promise of love or an outdated ideal? Despite high divorce rates …
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Why Do We Love Gold?
Ep 190 2026-02-15
Why Do We Love Gold?
The term "gold rush" speaks volumes about our special relationship with the shiny precious metal. …
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Do Emotions Control the Markets?
Ep 191 2026-02-22
Do Emotions Control the Markets?
The stock market is the temple of rationality, figures, data and models. But what happens …
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What if life were mirrored?
Ep 192 2026-03-01
What if life were mirrored?
Imagine for a moment that everything was reversed. It may sound mind-boggling, but it is …
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Do we need the alpha male?
Ep 193 2026-03-08
Do we need the alpha male?
Dominant, strong, a “real man.” Women want him, men want to be like him. This …
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Black Holes: A Future Energy Source?
Ep 194 2026-03-15
Black Holes: A Future Energy Source?
We know black holes as destroyers: they tear apart stars, devour light and bend space-time. …
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Is Brain Washing Possible?
Ep 195 2026-04-19
Is Brain Washing Possible?
Is it possible to ‘reboot’ a human brain like we can for a computer? A …
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Why Are We So Competitive?
Ep 196 2026-04-26
Why Are We So Competitive?
From childhood onwards, we compare ourselves to others and try to be better than our …
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Do We Need Siblings?
Ep 197 2026-05-03
Do We Need Siblings?
Why do some brothers and sisters become rivals while others become lifelong allies? How does …
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Has Globalisation Failed?
Ep 198 2026-05-10
Has Globalisation Failed?
With wars, financial crises, and energy crises, global trade seems to be suffering. But is …
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How does trash change the world?
Ep 199 2026-05-17
How does trash change the world?
To be remembered, to leave a legacy – that's what everyone wants. But what if, …
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Is vacation really relaxing?
Ep 200 2026-05-24
Is vacation really relaxing?
Need a vacation? It's a sign that it's time to rest and relax. Yet, scientists …
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Can we change?
Ep 201 2026-05-31
Can we change?
Is our personality fixed from birth – or can we consciously change it? Can composure …
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Is there another Earth in the universe?
Ep 202 2026-06-07
Is there another Earth in the universe?
"There is no Planet B!" This slogan is a constant at all pro-climate demonstrations. But …
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Can AI Feel Us?
Ep 203 2026-06-14
Can AI Feel Us?
Our feelings are something very intimate, something that belongs only to us—or at least we …
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Does a Trauma Lie Dormant in Everyone?
Ep 204 2026-06-21
Does a Trauma Lie Dormant in Everyone?
When the subject of trauma arises, most people immediately think of extreme events: war, violence, …
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What Lies Behind UFOs?
Ep 205 2026-06-28
What Lies Behind UFOs?
Are UFOs being unfairly dismissed? For a long time, mysterious flying objects were associated mainly …
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Can states go into debt indefinitely?
Ep 206 2026-07-05
Can states go into debt indefinitely?
In reality, no state ever repays its debts. And yet, insolvency doesn't necessarily lead to …
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Does scrolling make teens stupid?
Ep 207 2026-07-12
Does scrolling make teens stupid?
A hotly debated topic: the impact of social media on young people. While Australia has …
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Can We Live Without Work?
Ep 208 2026-07-19
Can We Live Without Work?
We spend more than seven years of our lives working — a significant portion of …
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Is there a female fertility crisis?
Ep 209 2026-07-26
Is there a female fertility crisis?
More and more women struggle to conceive or cannot have children at all, while birth …
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Is Loneliness Contagious?
Ep 210 2026-08-29
Is Loneliness Contagious?
There are eight billion people in our world and yet many feel lonely. Some talk …
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Ep 211 2026-09-05
Episode 211
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First Air Date
2021-09-04
Last Air Date
2026-07-26
Status
Returning Series
Language
DE
Seasons
1
Total Episodes
211
Rating
9.6 / 10
Votes
5
Network
ARTE
Studio
mobyDOK, ARTE, BR
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