42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Is it possible to modify our genes?

Sleeping well makes us happy and contented. But how can we get a good night’s sleep? Ronja von Rönne tries to find out.

Since the dawn of time, mankind has aspired to one thing only: to go further and further beyond the limits of what he knows. 

Culture magazine Twist meets artists and creatives to discuss insomnia and how it manifests in their art.

How should we know which job to choose? And do dream jobs really make us happy? Ronja von Rönne investigates.

Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all?

Are we happier when we live a healthy life? Or does being happy make us healthy?

Ronja meets ex-player Kevin Pannewitz, who was kicked out of professional football due to lack of discipline

Children and young people look to adults as role models, usually their parents, but they also are influenced by their peers.

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

Vanessa Wagner performs Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes with dancers from the Accrorap company.

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

Bach’s St John Passion from Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie with the NDR vocal ensemble and Concerto Köln conducted by Klaas Stok.

A complex feeling that is both problematic and useful, the latest research on boredom.

White sand, white citrus blossom, white houses – Spain’s Costa Blanca is aptly named.

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

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

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

An encounter between piano and dance in a former foundry.