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Neurosciences: What happens to the Unconscious?

Neurociencias: ¿qué pasa con el inconsciente?

Neuronauka: co z nieświadomością?

<p>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?</p>

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?

Language is an instrument of political and social domination. From ancient China to Europe, the number of words and languages one mastered were signs of belonging to an elite. Artificial intelligence is reshaping the linguistic landscape. An interview with linguist Stefanie Ullmann, machine learning specialist Omolabake Adenle, and philosopher Marc Crépon.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the linguistic landscape.

AI and Language

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Should we reason with ourselves when making decisions or just go with our gut? Ronja meets a psychologist, an astrologist and a soldier to talk about how to make up one’s mind.

Making Decisions

Streetphilosophy

“When I sneeze, my neighbour says ‘bless you’,” Patrycia Łepkowska laughs. The 23-year-old student lives in a micro-apartment in Warsaw’s “Hong Kong” housing estate. Many of the tiny flats in this high-rise are dark and expensive. But for most tenants, there is no other alternative. This is what it’s like to live in a micro-flat.   

This programme by German channel ARD is part of The European Collection, a joint initiative of European public media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Living, cooking and showering in 17m2. A housing shortage is revolutionising Poland’s real estate market.

Poland - Living in a micro-flat

Cosmetic surgery is becoming more popular in Europe and the world. We talk about the plastic surgery craze with French plastic surgeons Mauricio de Maio and Oren Marco and philosopher Heather Widdows.

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

Crazy for Plastic Surgery

The catastrophic train crash at Larissa in February 2023 provoked angry protests against the Greek government. Is this accident a symptom of a deeper problems?

Is Greece in a Permanent Crisis?

Working her way out of poverty as a sex worker all while supporting her family in Romania. That’s Andrada’s goal. She speaks confidently and openly about her work in a red-light district in Germany’s Ruhr region.  
This programme by German channel ARD is part of The European Collection, a joint initiative of European public media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Portrait of a sex worker in the Ruhr region, Germany.  

Hard Life – I sell sex for money

“You can let yourself go and give up, or you can keep fighting.” That is Daniel’s motto. After many years spent incarcerated and homeless, he is now a magazine salesman and is managing to get by.

This programme by German channel ARD is part of The European Collection, a joint initiative of European public media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Better than prison. Portrait of a street magazine seller.

Hard Life – I spent half my life in prison

In France 173 people were killed by abusive partners in 2019.  84% of these victims were women. In the press and on social media the list of femicides grows longer every week and yet we know little about these women who have become statistics. This documentary focuses on domestic violence and femicide, a crisis going on behind closed doors.

This documentary focuses on domestic violence and femicide, a crisis going on behind closed doors.

To the Bitter End

Anas is a professional boxer. He lives in a neighbourhood riddled by drugs and petty crime, in the German city of Aachen. Boxing is not only his passion, it’s what he wants to make a living from. It’s a double-edged struggle, both athletically and financially. And then there’s his family, who he wants to make proud.

This programme by German channel ARD is part of The European Collection, a joint initiative of European public media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Marcel Nadim Aburakia’s portrait of a boxer from Aachen, Germany.

Hard Life – I box to make my family proud

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On the eve of her coronation, Elizabeth recalls how her father's execution of her mother Anne Boleyn left her a bastard. This unique opera series follows the life of the 'Virgin Queen' to the music of Gaetano Donizetti. Episode 1: The Coronation...

The Coronation

On the eve of her coronation, Elizabeth recalls how her mother's execution turned her into a bastard.

Gaetano Donizetti: Bastarda (1/6)

Since the wars that devastated the Balkans in the 1990s, the international community has continued to associate Southeastern Europe with a powder keg. "Tracks East" has therefore chosen to give a voice to young artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Kosovo who strive to portray a different image of this region of the world.

The Millennials of the Balkans

Artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Kosovo are striving to present a different image of Southeastern Europe.

Tracks East

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu mounts a serious challenge to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s presidency as the election heads to a runoff. Next, we take a look at the problem of student housing across Europe, which is getting more expensive and harder to find. In our culture segment, the French play ‘Daddy’ delves into the seedy world of online grooming.

Turkey election / Student housing / Theatre

Turkey’s election heads for round two, while students across Europe are struggling to find affordable housing.

ARTE Europe Weekly

Portrait of the German symbolist painter and sculptor Max Klinger (1857-1920). Often compared to Rodin, he was famous in his day for his erotic and tender sculptures.

Dream and Seduction

Portrait of the German symbolist painter and sculptor Max Klinger (1857-1920), often compared to Rodin.

Max Klinger

Visiting her childhood sweetheart, Elizabeth is caught up in a love triangle that reminds her of a past situation, when Jane Seymour was the love rival of Elizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyn. This unique opera series follows the life of the Virgin Queen to the music of Gaetano Donizetti. Episode 2: The Royal Progress...

The Royal Progress

Elizabeth is entangled in a love triangle that reminds her of a past situation...

Gaetano Donizetti: Bastarda (2/6)

They film their daily lives and that of their children. They earn income and gain fame from it. "Mum influencers" are increasingly sought after by brands. However, the boundary between family life and a "real" job is being blurred. How can we reconcile an opportunity for parents, the consent of children, and the right to their image?

The Family Business

They film their daily lives and their children. "Mum influencers" are increasingly sought after by brands.

Re: Mummy Influencers

Increasing authoritarianism means that Russian citizens have to decide: Do they stay quiet and allow freedom to die? Or do they speak up and risk changing their lives for ever? Tracks East meets Russians that could not accept the Putin dictatorship and now live in exile.

Anti-Putin Russians

Tracks East meets Russians that could not accept the Putin dictatorship and now live in exile.

Japan has just made an historic shift: In December, Tokyo announced a doubling of its defence budget by 2027, the first time this has happened since World War II. The Japanese are wary of China and North Korea.

Japan: Preparing for War

ARTE Reportage

Dragan Daničić lives in northern Kosovo, which borders Serbia and is home to a mostly Serbian population. He is a farmer that sells his produce at market in Serbia. But time and again, the tensions between Serbia and Kosovo makes reaching his customers difficult, with tight borders and customs controls.

Serbia and Kosovo’s tense relationship means that ethnic Serb Dragan can’t bring his produce to market.

Re: Tensions in Kosovo

An exclusive investigation into the Russian paramilitary organisation Wagner, headed by oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin. 2,500 documents were leaked from Prigozhin’s servers by anti-Putin hackers, shedding light on this secretive group of mercenaries, a key element in the war in Ukraine.

Data Sources

An exclusive investigation into the Russian paramilitary organisation Wagner, headed by oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin. 

The Prigozhin Papers

The many turquoise lakes and waterfalls in Plitvice National Park in Croatia are spectacular. This protected area is the refuge of 1,400 varieties of plants, some fifty species of mammals and 321 different butterflies. The park is located in the heart of one of the last primary forests in Europe, where the brown bear still roams. 

The Lakes of Plitvice in Croatia

The many turquoise lakes and waterfalls in Plitvice National Park in Croatia are spectacular

National Parks: A Macro View

A new generation has come of age in Turkey that doesn’t want to live like their parents. On social media, on comedy stages and in rap music a counterculture is flourishing. Filmmaker Ufuk Cam goes to Turkey to uncover the local scene.

Turkey: The New Generation

A new counterculture is flourishing in Turkey. Filmmaker Ufuk Cam goes there to uncover the local scene.

Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez is betting his party’s survival on voters’ desire to keep the far right out of government. Although the pandemic is officially over, it has had a lasting impact on the mental health of young people across Europe. The Afghan artist Kubra Khademi’s bold artwork of the female body explores politics, culture and the patriarchy.

Spain’s snap election / Mental health / Kubra Khademi

Pedro Sanchez makes a risky gamble in calling a snap election. The pandemic has left lasting scars on young people’s mental health.

With the war in Ukraine meaning the end for cheap oil and gas imports from Russia, European demand for coal is on the rise. Multinationals are increasing activity in the largest coal mining region in South America with negative consequences for the environment and local communities.

Colombian Coal for Europe

With European demand increasing, coal mining in Columbia is harming the environment and local communities.

Melody Gardot performs her album Sunset in the Blue, from the Radio France studios accompanied by a trio of musicians and 40 instrumentalists from the in-house orchestra.

Melody Gardot: From Paris with Love

For weeks Lebanon has been paralysed by a fuel crisis that is stretching society to the limit. A lack of gas and petrol means drivers queue for hours to fill up and electricity plants can only provide electricity for a few hours a day.

Lebanon: Fuel Wars

For weeks Lebanon has been paralysed by a fuel crisis that is stretching society to the limit. 

One year on from the devastating explosion in the port of Beirut, the families of the victims are struggling to find out the truth and seek justice. The Lebanese government had promised an urgent investigation, but the official version of events satisfies no one: According to the authorities, the ammonium nitrate that caused the blast entered the port by mistake after a ship was damaged off the Lebanese coast and an accident in a warehouse caused the explosion.

Lebanon: Whose Fault Was the Beirut Explosion?

One year on from the devastating explosion in the port of Beirut, the families of the victims are struggling to find out the truth and seek justice.

The Ambiguous Dance Company presents its cult hit Body Concert, a riotous sprint through dance history.

Théâtre Paul Eluard - Bezons

Ambiguous Dance Company: Body Concert

Altın Gün is the incredible story of six Dutch enthusiasts of Turkish rock from the 60s and 70s. A journey through time and space that has been taking the world by storm since 2016. It's hard to resist their electrifying oriental vibes! The band is back to showcase their album released in March 2023: Aşk.
Behind the pseudonym Emile Londonien are three jazz-loving musicians from Strasbourg, all members of the Omezis collective. For their performance at Cabaret Sauvage, the trio invites Haitian-Canadian saxophonist Jowee Omicil and two singers to immerse us in the depths of Legacy, their debut album.
Kutu is also a boundary-crossing project, tracing its path between France and Ethiopia. Kutu revolves around violinist and violist Théo Ceccaldi and singer Hewan Gebrewold, along with three additional musicians. Their collaboration gives birth to cosmic music compiled in their first album, Guramayle.
Filmed concerts on May 29, 2023, at Cabaret Sauvage, Paris.

Journeys through Music

Turkish rock group Altın Gün, jazz trio Emile Londonien, and French-Ethiopian Kutu live at the Cabaret Sauvage.

Altın Gün, Emile Londonien and Kutu

The Arrabida Natural Park, south of Lisbon, is stunning. The Sado estuary welcomes thousands of migratory birds as winter approaches. But the real treasure of Arrábida is underwater: 1,500 animal and plant species live in its waters, protected since 1998.

Arrabida, Portugal

The Arrabida Natural Park, south of Lisbon, is stunning