How Our Brain Tricks Us (2/2)

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?

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

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

Could microbes hold the key to understanding the increase in a number of chronic conditions and allergies?

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

In this episode of Psyche, we explore burn-out: when exhaustion becomes an everyday reality.

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

Patients and therapists talk about their experiences of psychotherapy.

Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder that is often misunderstood and stereotyped.

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.

How can we communicate without internet and 5G? Tracks meets fans of off grid communication in London, Barcelona, and Bologna.

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

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

Will the clear victory for Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria in recent elections mean a turning point for Bulgaria?

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

Hybrid warfare and new technologies are putting intelligence services under serious pressure worldwide.

ID cards, personal data, bank details: You can find it all on Telegram which has become a huge marketplace for scammers and fraudsters.

Since 2023, the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) has been fighting Malian government forces and their allies in the Russian paramilitary group Wagner.