42: The Answer to Almost Everything

What's the recipe for making a song a global hit?

Is it possible to modify our genes?

Could genome editing or synthetic biology save the planet's wildlife and ultimately save ourselves?

A complex feeling that is both problematic and useful, the latest research on boredom.

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

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

Ronja meets ex-player Kevin Pannewitz, who was kicked out of professional football due to lack of discipline

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

Many of us want to organise our interiors by clearing out and decluttering. But does tidying up make us happy?

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.

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

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

Naturism has a long history in Germany and in the UK. but fewer young people are taking up the lifestyle. 

The UN is in crisis as its Special Rapporteur accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Will Palestine be its downfall?

How can you feed yourself self-sufficiently in the desert? An ancient superfood could hold the answer.

Discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community is on the rise across Europe, despite stronger equal rights laws.

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

Colombia is blighted by ultra-violent street gangs with children as young as ten years old being recruited to sell drugs, steal, intimidate and kill.