42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Is it possible to modify our genes?

As early as 2025, more tasks will be performed by robots and artificial intelligence than by human beings. 

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

Many people using Google maps to navigate urban spaces. But what if we could reinvent maps to show us more than just the fastest route from A to B? 

In France, in the Massif Central, Sarah Singla practices conservation agriculture.

As well as being a top DJ, Dominik Eulberg is also a scientist and an environmentalist. He likes to include sounds of nature into his techno music.

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

Data Sources reveals how Western companies are helping the authoritarian regime in Kazakhstan to create a mass surveillance system.

Children often experience their first feelings of love at nursery age.  What does it feel like for children? 

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.

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

Political pressure and dwindling public funding mean that Europe’s museums are struggling to stay afloat.

A trip to one of Germany’s most disreputable neighbourhoods which is also a place of hope and community.

Meet the creatives who think big: Florentijn Hofmann, Rebecca Louise Law, Edoardo Tresoldi and Bjarke Ingels.

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

Pornographic deepfakes are among the most unsavoury aspects of AI. Data Sources investigates a worrying trend.

Some people are not interested in the here and now, what is so fascinating about living in yesteryear?

Topographers have been trying to survey Romania's land for years. However, the public register is still one of the most incomplete in the EU.