Where to Watch Wissenschaftsdoku • Sezon 2023

25 Episodes

  • Our Sex Life – Whom Do I Love, When and Why?
    E1
    Our Sex Life – Whom Do I Love, When and Why?
  • The Ready-Meal Trap – How Packets Are Changing Our Diet
    E2
    The Ready-Meal Trap – How Packets Are Changing Our DietFactory-made convenience food is used in many large-scale kitchens. Do these highly processed foods harm our health, or are they actually of better quality than home-cooked meals?
  • A Herculean Effort for the Climate – Ways Out of the Emergency
    E3
    A Herculean Effort for the Climate – Ways Out of the EmergencyThe war in Ukraine made a departure from Russian gas unavoidable. Since then, public support for the federal government's plan to expand renewable energy sources has been growing. New ideas and models for decentralised energy supply are emerging all across the country, encroaching on the business areas of the major electricity companies. Do they stand a chance of flourishing? And how great is the fear of the changes brought about by the energy transition?
  • The New Race to Space – How Private Companies Are Conquering the Cosmos
    E4
    The New Race to Space – How Private Companies Are Conquering the CosmosBillionaires such as Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Jeff Bezos, along with companies from around the world, are sending rockets, people, and technology into space. A new Space Age is dawning. Who will win the race?
  • My Avatar and I
    E5
    My Avatar and IWhere machines were once mere helpers, they are now becoming companions. People talk to their cars or to Alexa. Do we accept technology more readily the more it resembles us?
  • Bye-Bye Concrete – Sustainable Construction
    E6
    Bye-Bye Concrete – Sustainable ConstructionSteel and concrete are the foundation of our modern world. Yet this jack-of-all-trades among building materials comes at a high price – its climate impact is devastating. What alternatives are there?
  • Under the Moon's Spell – Living with Gravity and the Tides
    E7
    Under the Moon's Spell – Living with Gravity and the TidesWhether in the ebb and flow of the tides, our nightly sleep, or the mating behaviour of animals – the Moon has its invisible hand in all of it.
  • Does the World Need Cryptocurrency?
    E8
    Does the World Need Cryptocurrency?Does the world need cryptocurrency? Those who invested early in the new digital currencies could become rich overnight. But how does cryptocurrency hold up today? Harald Lesch goes in search of answers.
  • Jealousy – Primal Instinct or Relationship Killer?
    E9
    Jealousy – Primal Instinct or Relationship Killer?Jealousy is an emotion that people can experience as early as six months of age. However, its manifestation varies from person to person and can range all the way to delusional, and at times lethal, rage.
  • Our Hand – Evolution's Stroke of Genius
    E10
    Our Hand – Evolution's Stroke of GeniusWith 27 bones each, hands are an anatomical marvel. We can use them to write and create things; thanks to their fine motor control, our hands are the perfect multi-purpose tool.
  • Healing for the Chronically Ill – From Profit to Prevention
    E11
    Healing for the Chronically Ill – From Profit to PreventionAround 40 per cent of people in Germany suffer from a chronic illness, some for decades. As a result, 25 million healthy life years are lost every year.
  • Cybercrime – How Can We Protect Ourselves?
    E12
    Cybercrime – How Can We Protect Ourselves?Although experts have been trying to secure our IT systems for decades, cyber attacks now cause three times more damage than natural disasters. Why are we so vulnerable?
  • Siblings: Love, Hate, Rivalry – A Relationship for Life
    E13
    Siblings: Love, Hate, Rivalry – A Relationship for LifeRelationships between siblings are complex and shape families – and entire lives. Science is gathering new insights into just how far-reaching this influence can be.
  • Evolution of the Flowering World – How Flowers Conquered the Earth
    E14
    Evolution of the Flowering World – How Flowers Conquered the EarthFlowers have colonised even the most inhospitable locations on our planet. Today they account for 90 per cent of all land plant species. How could this remarkable diversity have developed?
  • The Many Faces of Violence
    E15
    The Many Faces of ViolenceAttacks on emergency workers, fights in school playgrounds: the spiral of violence is starting ever earlier. What happens in the brain when people give free rein to their aggression?
  • Inflation – The Greedy Beast
    E16
    Inflation – The Greedy BeastIn Germany, a trauma since the hyperinflation of 1923. Today, billions in debt from the Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the climate crisis are once again driving prices upward. Yet inflation has always been part of the economy – as have its social consequences.
  • Smart Insects – How Tiny Brains Achieve Remarkable Things
    E17
    Smart Insects – How Tiny Brains Achieve Remarkable ThingsWasps, bees, bumblebees, and earwigs – they are highly intelligent. They can recognise faces, navigate with precision, and solve complex cognitive tasks.
  • The Promise of Nuclear Fusion – The Dream of Limitless Clean Energy
    E18
    The Promise of Nuclear Fusion – The Dream of Limitless Clean EnergyA technology hotter than the sun! Can nuclear fusion generate limitless clean energy? Unlike nuclear fission, its environmental and safety characteristics are favourable.
  • Elementary Particles – How They Permeate Our World
    E19
    Elementary Particles – How They Permeate Our WorldAll matter is composed of elementary particles. These are the smallest, indivisible particles within atoms. They are invisible, yet their effects are omnipresent in our lives.
  • Healing with Hypnosis: What Happens in the Mind and Body?
    E20
    Healing with Hypnosis: What Happens in the Mind and Body?Is hypnosis an effective therapy or pure spectacle? Science journalists Jasmina Neudecker and Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim embark on a self-experiment: will hypnosis solve their problems?
  • Under the Spell of the Moon – Life with Gravity and the Tides
    E21
    Under the Spell of the Moon – Life with Gravity and the Tides
  • Heilen mit Hypnose - Was passiert in Kopf und Korper
    E23
    Heilen mit Hypnose - Was passiert in Kopf und Korper
  • Self-Absorbed, Power-Hungry, Cold-Hearted
    E24
    Self-Absorbed, Power-Hungry, Cold-HeartedPeople with dark personality traits often have a particular magnetism. They can switch their empathy on and off, manipulating others to serve their own interests.
  • The Heart Revolution – How We Age More Healthily
    E25
    The Heart Revolution – How We Age More HealthilyThe heart is the engine of our body. Over the course of a lifetime, it beats around three billion times. Cardiac medicine and prevention ensure many healthy years – even in the case of heart defects.
  • Primordial Trust – the Bond Between Humans and Dogs
    E26
    Primordial Trust – the Bond Between Humans and DogsDogs are partners, confidants, protectors of humans, and often members of the family. Primordial trust is the foundation of this human-dog relationship, which has endured for over 15,000 years.

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