Wissenschaftsdoku

Season 2025

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22 Episodes

  • The Astonishing Lives of Rats
    E1
    The Astonishing Lives of RatsThey climb, squeeze through crevices, gnaw through lead pipes and conquer their surroundings time and again. A scientific journey of discovery into the world of rats.
  • How the Smartphone Is Endangering Our Relationships
    E2
    How the Smartphone Is Endangering Our RelationshipsFrom birth to old age, the bond with other people is a fundamental element of life. What influence does digitalisation have on this basic need?
  • Humour Helps! – Laughter as a Life Resource
    E3
    Humour Helps! – Laughter as a Life ResourceHumour is not only a source of strength in times of crisis; it bolsters resilience, fosters cohesion and helps one navigate difficult life situations in good health.
  • A Stroke of Luck: The Sun – Life from Light and Energy
    E4
    A Stroke of Luck: The Sun – Life from Light and EnergyOur sun governs all processes of life on Earth. It is an inexhaustible source of energy. Yet as life-giving as sunrays are, the central star can also be dangerous.
  • In the Thrall of the Moon
    E5
    In the Thrall of the MoonWhether it is the ebb and flow of the tides, the sleep cycle, or the mating behaviour of animals: the Moon has its invisible hand in all of it.
  • Life-Saving Viruses from the Slum
    E6
    Life-Saving Viruses from the SlumFor researchers worldwide, bacteriophages could be a promising alternative to conventional antibiotics. These "good" viruses infect specific bacteria and destroy them.
  • The Fascination of Flight
    E7
    The Fascination of FlightAerodynamics has been studied for centuries. The flight behaviour and wing architecture of animals help us to understand it: nature as a model for the flying machines of the future.
  • Wind in Climate Change
    E8
    Wind in Climate ChangeExtreme weather events are on the rise, and the Earth's wind systems play a major role in this. They are increasingly carrying vast amounts of precipitation in all its forms.
  • Our Voice – As Unique as It Is Manipulable!
    E9
    Our Voice – As Unique as It Is Manipulable!Pitch, timbre, and melody make the human voice as unique as a fingerprint. What are the dangers of manipulation – especially in the age of AI?
  • Life in Space? The Discovery of Exoplanets
    E10
    Life in Space? The Discovery of ExoplanetsA revolution in space research is imminent: NASA anticipates that a planet with oxygen in its atmosphere will soon be discovered – a direct indicator of life beyond Earth.
  • Elementary Particles – How They Permeate Our World
    E11
    Elementary Particles – How They Permeate Our WorldAll matter is made up of elementary particles. These are the smallest, indivisible particles found in atoms. They are invisible, yet their effects are omnipresent in our lives.
  • Still in the Mood for Desire? How Our Libido Works
    E12
    Still in the Mood for Desire? How Our Libido WorksYounger people are having sex less and less frequently – despite digital means of meeting others being better than ever. But what does frequency actually tell us about desire and sexual satisfaction?
  • Liberated Breasts
    E13
    Liberated BreastsMany public swimming pools in Germany are again allowing women's breasts to be as visible as bare male torsos this season. This is causing sheer outrage.
  • Smart Insects – Tiny Brains, Remarkable Feats
    E14
    Smart Insects – Tiny Brains, Remarkable FeatsDocumentary: Wasps, bees, bumblebees, and earwigs are highly intelligent. They can recognise faces, navigate with precision, and solve complex cognitive tasks.
  • Solo Sex – Of Humans and Animals That Masturbate
    E15
    Solo Sex – Of Humans and Animals That MasturbateSexual self-gratification is no privilege of humanity. Female chimpanzees masturbate with mango stones. Parrots stimulate themselves with cuddly toys. Does this make evolutionary sense?
  • The Protein Revolution
    E16
    The Protein RevolutionDocumentary: Proteins, the often underestimated building blocks of life, are at the centre of a scientific revolution. New technologies are deciphering their complex secrets.
  • Extreme Research – Our Worldview at Its Limits?
    E17
    Extreme Research – Our Worldview at Its Limits?Quantum physics, magma engineering and meditation – are we on the brink of a revolution in our worldview, or at the limits of our understanding? Is our world real or simulated?
  • Inspired by Nature: Feeling & Perceiving
    E18
    Inspired by Nature: Feeling & PerceivingAmong the superpowers of certain mantis shrimps is the ability to perceive light in a spectrum that is invisible to the human eye.
  • Different in the Mind – Neurodiversity as a Strength
    E19
    Different in the Mind – Neurodiversity as a StrengthDocumentary: Mental conditions such as autism, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder can be beneficial. The history of evolution shows: neurodiversity is a successful model.
  • Nostalgia – a retro feeling with healing powers?
    E20
    Nostalgia – a retro feeling with healing powers?A fond memory, tinged with a certain wistfulness that the moment has passed: nostalgia is something we all know. This feeling can be good for one's health.
  • The marvellous foot
    E21
    The marvellous footFeet are the load-bearing foundation of our bodies and, with 56 bones, 60 muscles and 214 tendons, an anatomical marvel. Yet more than half of all Germans suffer from foot problems that not only cause pain, but far-reaching.
  • The Evolution of the Floral World – How Flowers Conquered the Earth
    E22
    The Evolution of the Floral 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 was this astonishing diversity able to develop?

 

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