Wissenschaftsdoku

Season 2024

Where to Watch Wissenschaftsdoku • Season 2024

14 Episodes

  • The Science of Good Hearing
    E1
    The Science of Good Hearing15 million people in Germany are hard of hearing. Only a few wear a hearing aid. Yet good hearing is very important for orientation, communication and the recognition of danger.
  • Dispute over the Bicycle – Who Does the Road Belong To?
    E2
    Dispute over the Bicycle – Who Does the Road Belong To?2024 is the European Year of the Bicycle. It is an important part of the transport transition. Yet space for safe participation in traffic is often lacking, whether on foot, by bicycle or by car.
  • On Collecting, Storing and Preserving
    E3
    On Collecting, Storing and PreservingWhat do we want to keep – and how? Is it the knowledge of the world, or can it be discarded? What do future generations need, and what is mere ballast?
  • Inspired by Nature: Moving – Grasping – Adhering
    E4
    Inspired by Nature: Moving – Grasping – AdheringLightning-fast, bear-strong and mega-efficient. Nature possesses superpowers that we are only now learning to imitate. Impressive examples show: the future is biomimetic.
  • Four-Day Week — Wishful Thinking?
    E5
    Four-Day Week — Wishful Thinking?Demographic change, AI and the shortage of skilled workers are ushering in a new era in the world of work. Will we work fewer days per week in future, but possibly well into old age?
  • Tiny Antibodies: A Boost for the Immune System
    E6
    Tiny Antibodies: A Boost for the Immune SystemCamels rarely fall ill and provide a brilliant base ingredient for highly effective medicines: nanobodies – tiny antibodies not found in any other mammal.
  • Inspired by Nature: Building & Preserving
    E7
    Inspired by Nature: Building & PreservingRound forms from nature show us how we can conserve resources. Angular shapes such as hexagons and pentagons hold one another in place independently when fitted together correctly.
  • Africa: Power Continent on the Rise
    E8
    Africa: Power Continent on the RiseAfrica is simultaneously the youngest and the oldest continent. Through science and innovation, this laboratory of the future is home to eleven of the 20 fastest-growing economies in the world.
  • The question of character: Free will or fate?
    E9
    The question of character: Free will or fate?Every person's character is unique – like their fingerprint. Character traits are shaped by genetics, but are modified throughout life by our environment.
  • China's Tech Boom
    E10
    China's Tech BoomWhether it's mobile phones, 5G or semiconductor technology – China has become a global power in mobile communications and network infrastructure. Is China's success built on economic espionage carried out on behalf of the government?
  • Our Fantastic Sense of Movement
    E11
    Our Fantastic Sense of MovementThe proprioception of our body is a superpower without which we would not be able to function in everyday life. That is why we must train this "sixth sense" throughout our lives.
  • Rainforest Revival
    E12
    Rainforest RevivalIs it possible to use tropical forests sustainably? In Costa Rica, Malaysia and the Congo Basin, rewilding projects and protected zones are offering grounds for hope.
  • Motivation – a superpower: reaching your goals with strength of will
    E13
    Motivation – a superpower: reaching your goals with strength of willGood intentions for losing weight, training or sport: whether we persevere or not is decided by our inner drive. Can motivation be trained – like a muscle?
  • Real Meat Without an Animal – The Future Tastes Different
    E14
    Real Meat Without an Animal – The Future Tastes DifferentIt looks like chicken, it tastes like chicken, yet it doesn't come from a chicken. In California, meat and fish now come from the bioreactor. Science journalist Ingolf Baur has tried both.

 

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