How Our Brain Tricks Us (1/2)

When the fear of illness becomes the illness.

Is it time to upgrade our minds and bodies with new technologies?

Neurosciences seem to have pushed out psychoanalysis in understanding human development and behaviour. But could these two disciplines exist side by side and enrich each other?

Absurd images have invaded our social media apps. But is this ‘brain rot’ an interesting aesthetic? Or just mindless content?

 Twist meets the singular people who dive into dange,r be they artists, scientists, climbers or photojournalists.

We talk about the plastic surgery craze with French plastic surgeons Mauricio de Maio and Oren Marco and philosopher Heather Widdows.

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

Plastic waste at sea is being colonised by bacteria. How will this affect marine ecosystems?

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

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

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

In Brussels, the Commission is hoping for a fresh start in relations with Hungary.

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

When Lolo's father is diagnosed with cancer, everything goes off the rails in this darkly funny story of family infighting.

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

A performance of Khatchaturian’s virtuosic violin concerto and Stravinsky’s ground-breaking The Rite of Spring.

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

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