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A look at the big and small questions like if humanity can travel to Mars or if mind reading is possible.

Documentary · 2021 · 29 min

Starring Nora Tschirner , Jördis Triebel

Director Doris Tromballa , Petra Thurn

Is The World Better Than We Think?

News and social media can often give us the idea that the world is a terrible place and its only getting worse. But what if, behind the headlines and the shrill discourse on social media, things were actually improving on our planet?

29 min · 1 Aug 2025
How Smart Are the Animals We Eat

A look at the big and small questions like if humanity can travel to Mars or if mind reading is possible.

27 min · 8 Aug 2025
Does Failure Help Us Succeed?

Setbacks and bad decision often leave a bitter taste in the mouth, but they can help you bounce back. Research shows that scientific and technical advances are often the result of trial and error and in psychology, it is accepted that failure makes us more resilient. So should we embrace failure more often to succeed in life?

26 min · 15 Aug 2025
Was Stone-Age Man Dumber Than Us?

We sometimes think of our ancestors in the stone age as primitive beings, unable to cope with complex tasks or the demands of our highly complex modern society. But were our ancestors from tens of thousands of years ago really less intelligent than us?

28 min · 22 Aug 2025
The Age of Fire

A look at the big and small questions like if humanity can travel to Mars or if mind reading is possible.

28 min · 29 Aug 2025
Why Does Music Move Us?

A look at the big and small questions like if humanity can travel to Mars or if mind reading is possible.

29 min · 5 Sept 2025

Nora Tschirner

Narrator
Jördis Triebel

Narrator
Doris Tromballa

Director
Petra Thurn

Director
Christian Offenberg

Director
Alexander Lahl

Producer
Max Mönch

Producer