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Are personality traits determined from birth or does our environment play a part in who we are? And can we change them?

Some Paleolithic burials are exceptional. Dated around 25,000 BC, they are far more complex and decorative than we usually give the era credit for.

We are all familiar with fear and know how unpleasant it feels. Should we just accept it or is there a positive way to deal with fear?

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

To what extent is AI changing the stock market? And what will the future hold?

Everyone loves pasta, especially Italians. But did they invent it?

 From Brighton to Berlin, we meet the urban foragers who are making tasty and nutritious meals out of what they find in the streets.

Does Jacques Louis David’s painting of the Spartans contain a hint of homoeroticism?

Pain therapist Dr Alessio Faliva and psychotherapist Verena Pförtner explain why chronic pain is a disease in its own right.

From Antiquity to the present day, this episode looks back at the history of trousers.

Beauty has shaped our perceptions of each other from ancient times to the present day. Who do we find attractive? And why?

There are clear differences between children and adults. So how can they understand each other?

In 1914, Europe lurches into the abyss of the First World War. The euphoria on both sides is soon gone.

In "Las Meninas", painted by Diego Velazquez, who is this short person standing next to the Spanish royal family?

Humans thought we were masters of the Earth, but we're now learning the hard way that we aren't.

What if we finished with the idea of a muse and viewed female artists in their own right?

When it comes to generating good luck in games, can we game the system?