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What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger, at least that is how the saying goes. Grégoire and Marie tell their stories of how they overcame traumatic situations and built resilience.

Resilience

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Illnesses, accidents, assaults ... Faced with traumatic events, a force within us allows us to overcome and move forward: resilience. Far from being an innate characteristic, it is a capacity that we can work on.

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<p>What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger, at least that is how the saying goes. Grégoire and Marie tell their stories of how they overcame traumatic situations and built resilience.</p>

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From the sandbox to the office, power dynamics shape our lives. Power can change our personalities and make us take reckless risks, give in to impulses and even erode our empathy – a transformation that can open the door to conflict or war. The experience of power has far-reaching consequences, both on a personal and on a global scale.

Do We Need to Have Power?

Power shifts our entire personalities, leading to impulsiveness and a lack of empathy.

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For better or worse, fear is part of our lives. Ronja von Rönne finds out what scares Berliners the most. Fear is often distressing but can it be a positive emotion?

Have No Fear!

Ronja finds out what scares Berliners the most. Fear is often distressing but can it be a positive emotion?

Streetphilosophy

Men can be vulnerable, emotional, and feminine - the differences between the sexes are becoming blurred. At the same time, profiles on social media that celebrate the cult of the male body and masculine stereotypes are highly popular. What kind of men do we need? Here are some reflections on the crisis of masculinity.

What Kind of Men Do We Need?

What kind of men do we need? Here are some reflections on the crisis of masculinity.

Twist

Are we happier when we live a healthy life? Or does being happy make us healthy? To find out, Ronja von Rönne meets biohacker Andreas Breitfeld and international DJ Ellen Allien.

Happiness and Health

Are we happier when we live a healthy life? Or does being happy make us healthy?

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British Booker Prize winning writer Bernardine Evaristo is Jagoda Marinić’s guest. They discuss life, literature and cultural politics.

With Bernardine Evaristo

British Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo talks to Jagoda Marinić about her life and literature.

The Book of My Life

Millions of people worldwide suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), an extreme and persistent exhaustion for which there is no cure. An investigation into a little known illness focusing on the experiences of three individuals suffering from CFS: Ralf, Sonja and Aileen.

ME/CFS – A Misunderstood Illness

 An investigation into little understood illness focusing on the experiences of three individuals suffering from CFS: Ralf, Sonja and Aileen.

Living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Finding pleasure, understanding your body, accepting your fantasies, getting rid of guilt, feeling free in spite of the boundaries imposed by society: Desire is a complex thing. This programme explores desire in its most intimate and its most uninhibited forms, freeing it from the mental prison in which it is sometimes locked.

Sexual Desire

This programme explores desire in its most intimate and its most uninhibited forms, freeing it from the mental prison in which it is sometimes locked.

Fear is a universal emotion that is key to our survival. But what happens if you are paralysed by fear? Jens speaks about his struggles with panic attacks that can overwhelm him and therapist Remy uses hypnosis to treat patients with phobias and panic attacks.

Fear

Fear is a universal emotion that is key to our survival. But what happens if you are paralysed by it?

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The breakout success of Chinese DeepSeek has shaken the US’s position as a global leader in artificial intelligence. But although it might seem like a two-horse race between the US and China, the EU was the first region in the world to have created a legal framework for AI and is starting to massively invest in supercomputing and innovation. As the European Commission said, “The race for AI is far from over.”

Is Europe still in the AI race?

Europe may be lagging behind in AI technology, but DeepSeek’s rise is a sign it could catch up.

ARTE Europe Weekly

Diwa is only 11 years old. She is one of the thousands of victims of a crime that is hardly reported on in Europe but which is causing havoc in the Philippines. She was raped by her parents, live on the internet, to satisfy the desires of foreign paedophiles who paid for the spectacle of her rape, giving instructions from a distance.

Philippines: Child Rape Online

Thousands of children in the Philippines have been abused, live on the internet. Report on a shocking crime.

ARTE Reportage

The Prix de Lausanne final marks the culmination of an exceptionally intense week, during which young people from all over the world have risen to the top. They present themselves one last time to the competition jury.

Prix de Lausanne 2025

Last chance to shine for the Prix de Lausanne 2025 finalists.

Finals

Across Europe, the far right is embedding itself into the political landscape and daily life. But behind an increasingly smooth and respectable façade lies an ideology that remains fundamentally racist and violent. An in-depth focus into an ecosystem of extreme ideology in France, Germany, and Belgium.

Inside Europe's Far-Right Movement

Across Europe, the far right is embedding itself into politics and daily life, but remains fundamentally violent and racist. 

White Power

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is allowed. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

All Nipples are Not Equal

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is not. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

Gymnastics

Every year for 45 days, Uruguay lives to the rhythm of Carnival. In Montevideo, the capital, carnival traditions are taken very seriously: Candombe, the special carnival music and dance developed by Afro-Uruguayans, is a highly prized art form and is inscribed on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Montevideo: Dancing to the Rhythm of Carnival

Every year for 45 days, Uruguay lives to the rhythm of Carnival and the country's traditional art form: Candombe.

360° Reportage

What is the secret of a good relationship? Ronja von Rönne meets Anna König and Paul Hoepner, who are in an open relationship and Kalle and Annett Wulf, who have been monogamous for years. How have they managed to preserve their love and build a happy life together?

A Good Relationship

What is the secret of a good relationship? Ronja von Rönne meets people who live in open and monogamous relationships.

The Third Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian army has caused a stir with its recruitment campaign: Glossy images of beautiful young people reminiscent of film poster art, where the brutal reality of war is sidelined.

Ukraine: Pin-up Propaganda

The recruitment campaign for the Third Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian army uses film poster style imagery.

The World in Images

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

The Mona Lisa's Eyes Don't Follow You Around the Room

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

Frankfurt’s Bahnhofsviertel is notorious for crime, drug use, and a party vibe. But what for some is a dangerous zombie land, is also home to some 3,500 ordinary Frankfurters. A trip to one of Germany’s most disreputable neighbourhoods which is also a place of hope and community.

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

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How can European countries hang onto their young graduates when salaries are more attractive in neighbouring countries? This is the challenge faced by some European countries today. From Portugal to Bulgaria, a whole generation of skills workers is making the most of free movement to start their careers in western or nothern Europe. This phenomenon is known as the "brain drain", and it hinders the economic development of the countries affected. From 2010 to 2022, Greece lost over 1 million workers this way, the most of whom are young people.

Brain Drain: A European Competition

Romania, Portugal and Greece, these European countries are being abandoned by young graduated who would rather have their careers elsewhere in the EU.

Explainer

Developed over 80 years ago for their indestructible qualities, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are now inescapable. From kitchenware to drinking water, and even in the entire food chain, these synthetic chemicals with variants in their tens of thousands, are piling up in our environment and posing a serious health threat. With over 2,300 contamination ‘hot spots’ across Europe, the risk to our bodies is real. For the last decade, the EU has been trying to regulate their use, but the industrial sector is pushing back, using economic arguments to maintain the status quo.

PFAS: Can Europe Stop 'Forever Chemicals'?

While some are pushing for a total ban, the chemical industry is fighting back hard in Brussels with an intense lobbying campaign against any PFAS restrictions.

When a minor earthquake throws life coach Aaron’s world into turmoil, he tries to find out the cause of this unusual event. A musical short film that plunges into the world of conspiracy theories.

When a minor earthquake throws life coach Aaron’s world into turmoil, he tries to understand why it happened.

I Am the Architect of My Life

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

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"The big problem of science is that science is not a very good storyteller" says the Israeli philosopher and bestselling writer Yuval Noah Harari. Jagoda Marinić interviews one of the major thinkers of our time and finds out what books have inspired him throughout his life.

With Yuval Noah Harari

Jagoda Marinić interviews one of the major thinkers of our time and finds out what books have inspired him throughout his life.

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979.  This means that 1 in 5 Chinese men will not be able to find a partner in five years’ time.

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

China: Men without Women

Dancers from the Compagnie Hervé Koubi take over the Château d'Ormesson for Sur Mesure. This performance, a blend of dance and acrobatics, is brought to life by Quatuor Voce and Jasser Haj Youssef.

Sur Mesure

An encounter between dance and classical music led by the Compagnie Hervé Koubi.

Compagnie Hervé Koubi

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In Spain, a more open discussion about the menopause is taking place.

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The youngest candidates for the 2025 Prix de Lausanne face the selection tests.

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Enthusiastic pioneers are growing vegetables in a harsh climate using crafty sustainable techniques.

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