42: The Answer to Almost Everything

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

Children and young people look to adults as role models, usually their parents, but they also are influenced by their peers.

In the immense digital ocean, a myriad of aesthetic movements flourish and cross-pollinate.

Ex-footballer turned anti-poverty activist Neven Subotić discusses the books that changed his life.

Absurd images have invaded our social media apps. But is this ‘brain rot’ an interesting aesthetic? Or just mindless content?

How should we know which job to choose? And do dream jobs really make us happy? Ronja von Rönne investigates.

Since 2004, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao has been home to a dolphin therapy centre.

We have released so many toxic chemicals that we have caused existential damage to our ecosystem.

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

The US has pulled almost all its funding just as Ukraine is entering its fifth year of war. Can the EU plug the gap?

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface... 

Skiing began as a means of survival in prehistory, only becoming synonymous with glamour and leisure in modern times.

Reports from international bodies document the torture and inhuman conditions inflicted on Palestinians held in Israeli detention.

150 years after his birth, social media has brought Austro-Hungarian poet Rainer Maria Rilke to a new generation of readers.

Vanessa Wagner performs Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes with dancers from the Accrorap company.

We have released so many toxic chemicals that we have caused existential damage to our ecosystem.