42: The Answer to Almost Everything (2021) : Optimisation: Is It Making Us Mad?
On social media everyone seems to be optimising themselves into healthy, perfect humans. But is our search for perfection making us crazy? And is our obsession with personal development leading us astray?
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1 - 1Can we dig our way through the Earth? September 04, 2021 -
1 - 2Could We Live on the Moon? September 11, 2021 -
1 - 3Should we use lotteries instead of elections? September 18, 2021 -
1 - 4How Much Does Life Weigh? September 25, 2021 -
1 - 5Will we move onto the water? September 29, 2021 -
1 - 6Can Algorithms Make Us Healthy? September 30, 2021 -
1 - 7What if there were no mucus? October 01, 2021 -
1 - 8How do we solve the nuclear waste puzzle? October 23, 2021 -
1 - 9What if Fear Didn't Exist? October 30, 2021 -
1 - 10What if the ice disappeared? November 06, 2021 -
1 - 11Do We All hear the Same Thing? November 14, 2021 -
1 - 12Are we too pessimistic? November 20, 2021 -
1 - 13Does the Perfect Song Exist? November 27, 2021 -
1 - 14Are we alone in space? December 05, 2021 -
1 - 15Why Do We Eat What We Eat? December 11, 2021 -
1 - 16What is the secret of light? December 12, 2021 -
1 - 17Can we save the trees? January 08, 2022 -
1 - 18What if dust didn't exist? January 15, 2022 -
1 - 19Geoengineering: Earth's Last Resort January 22, 2022 -
1 - 20Could Algae Save the Planet? January 29, 2022 -
1 - 21Will Messenger RNA Save Us From Cancer? February 05, 2022 -
1 - 22Will We Stop Flying? February 12, 2022 -
1 - 23Will We Like Robots? February 19, 2022 -
1 - 24The Purpose of Parasites February 26, 2022 -
1 - 25Could We Sleep Less? March 05, 2022 -
1 - 26Are Cryptocurrencies the Future? March 12, 2022 -
1 - 27Do We Live in a Black Hole? March 19, 2022 -
1 - 28The Power of Dreams March 26, 2022 -
1 - 29Where do people migrate to? April 30, 2022 -
1 - 30What Do Animals Talk About? May 07, 2022 -
1 - 31Are we getting dumber? May 14, 2022 -
1 - 32Do Computers Have Biases? May 21, 2022 -
1 - 33How can everyone be fed? May 28, 2022 -
1 - 34Are We Doing More Drugs? June 04, 2022 -
1 - 35Are We Ready for Mars? June 11, 2022 -
1 - 36Can we glimpse the afterlife? June 18, 2022 -
1 - 37Could we become immortal? June 25, 2022 -
1 - 38Could We Live Without Agriculture? July 02, 2022 -
1 - 39How dangerous is space weather? July 09, 2022 -
1 - 40Will we travel to Mars? July 16, 2022 -
1 - 41Can We Create Money from Nothing? July 23, 2022 -
1 - 42How do we end wars? July 30, 2022 -
1 - 43Is Space Being Stolen From Us? August 05, 2022 -
1 - 44What Power Do Thoughts Have? August 12, 2022 -
1 - 45Can We Trust Ourselves? August 19, 2022 -
1 - 46Are we more intelligent in swarms? August 26, 2022 -
1 - 47The Search for a Universal Theory September 02, 2022 -
1 - 48Can we turn crap into gold? September 09, 2022 -
1 - 49Are You Psychopathic? September 16, 2022 -
1 - 50How does a wave become rogue? September 23, 2022 -
1 - 51Do We Need Economic Growth? October 30, 2022 -
1 - 52Are we gambling away our lives? November 06, 2022 -
1 - 53Why do we have limits? November 13, 2022 -
1 - 54Where to Find Perfect Energy? November 20, 2022 -
1 - 55What if sharks disappeared? November 27, 2022 -
1 - 56Are Animals Self-Aware? December 04, 2022 -
1 - 57Why do We Fall in Love? December 09, 2022 -
1 - 58What if nature had a price? December 10, 2022 -
1 - 59Can we copy our blood? December 23, 2022 -
1 - 60Why do we hate? January 08, 2023 -
1 - 61Could We Bring Back the Wooly Mammoth? January 15, 2023 -
1 - 62Can seals go to court? January 29, 2023 -
1 - 63Do colors manipulate us? February 05, 2023 -
1 - 64Will there be a new 'human species'? February 13, 2023 -
1 - 65Is There a Male Fertility Crisis? February 19, 2023 -
1 - 66Can Cities Save the World? February 26, 2023 -
1 - 67When the Heavens Rain Down March 19, 2023 -
1 - 68Do Fungi Rule Us? March 24, 2023 -
1 - 69The A***hole Effect March 19, 2023 -
1 - 70How It All Ends March 26, 2023 -
1 - 71When Will the World End? March 31, 2023 -
1 - 72How to Travel Through Time? April 07, 2023 -
1 - 73Mind Reading: A Reality? April 14, 2023 -
1 - 74Surviving Our Polluted Planet May 21, 2023 -
1 - 75The Chaos of Chance May 28, 2023 -
1 - 76Who Owns the Sea? June 04, 2023 -
1 - 77Do Animals Appreciate Beauty? June 05, 2023 -
1 - 78Will a new wind soon blow? June 18, 2023 -
1 - 79Are we going to disappear beneath the waves? June 25, 2023 -
1 - 80Are We All Bisexual? July 02, 2023 -
1 - 81The Advent of Turbo-Evolution July 09, 2023 -
1 - 82Why do we lose our memory? July 16, 2023 -
1 - 83Humanity's True Nature July 23, 2023 -
1 - 84Can We Live Without Electricity? July 30, 2023 -
1 - 85What Happens When the Glaciers Disappear? September 03, 2023 -
1 - 86Could We Reach the Stars? September 10, 2023 -
1 - 87Is Lying Good For Us? September 17, 2023 -
1 - 88Will we one day be cryogenically frozen? September 24, 2023 -
1 - 89Will we run out of sand? October 01, 2023 -
1 - 90What's So Funny? October 08, 2023 -
1 - 91The Origin of Life October 15, 2023 -
1 - 92Does Punishment Work? October 22, 2023 -
1 - 93What Are Our Imaginations For? October 29, 2023 -
1 - 94Can We Trick Our Genes? November 05, 2023 -
1 - 95Amasia: The Supercontinent of the Future November 12, 2023 -
1 - 96Do Dogs Really Love Us? November 19, 2023 -
1 - 97Do We Need Corruption? November 26, 2023 -
1 - 98Are Animals Cleverer than Us? December 03, 2023 -
1 - 99Are Billionaires a Problem? December 10, 2023 -
1 - 100How strongly does our mother tongue shape us? December 17, 2023 -
1 - 101Do We Live in a Multiverse? January 07, 2024 -
1 - 102Does History Repeat Itself? January 14, 2024 -
1 - 103Are there too many of us on Earth? January 21, 2024 -
1 - 104Is stress good for us? January 28, 2024 -
1 - 105Do Disasters Make Us Better? February 04, 2024 -
1 - 106Is the Metaverse Real? February 11, 2024 -
1 - 107Do We All Have a Doppelganger? February 18, 2024 -
1 - 108Could We Programme Evoluton? February 25, 2024 -
1 - 109Is There an Upside to Climate Change? March 03, 2024 -
1 - 110Do We Need More Utopias? March 10, 2024 -
1 - 111Can we control clouds? March 17, 2024 -
1 - 112Does Sugar Make Us Stupid? March 24, 2024 -
1 - 113What if the poles reversed again? April 28, 2024 -
1 - 114What power do smells have? May 05, 2024 -
1 - 115Can We Shrink the Economy? May 12, 2024 -
1 - 116How Do Plants Live? May 19, 2024 -
1 - 117How to Become Popular May 26, 2024 -
1 - 118Do We Need to Have Power? June 02, 2024 -
1 - 119Should Humans Be Smaller? June 09, 2024 -
1 - 120Is AI Out of Control? June 16, 2024 -
1 - 121Are Invasive Species Always a Problem? June 23, 2024 -
1 - 122Would We Be Happier Without Happiness? June 30, 2024 -
1 - 123Why Do We Cry? July 07, 2024 -
1 - 124Could Sea Currents Change? July 14, 2024 -
1 - 125Could Matriarchy Be the Solution? July 21, 2024 -
1 - 126Are Aliens Like Us? July 28, 2024 -
1 - 127Is Pain Necessary? September 01, 2024 -
1 - 128Do Animals Have Better Societies? September 08, 2024 -
1 - 129How Powerful are Maps? September 15, 2024 -
1 - 130Does Quantum Physics Change Our Reality? September 22, 2024 -
1 - 131Why Do We Have Less Sex? September 29, 2024 -
1 - 132Has Slavery Made Us Racist? October 12, 2024 -
1 - 133Why Is Housing So Expensive? October 13, 2024 -
1 - 134Can We Make Friends with Our Enemies? October 20, 2024 -
1 - 135Can We Replace Pollination? October 26, 2024 -
1 - 136Are We Taking Enough Risks? November 03, 2024 -
1 - 137Who Really Were Our Ancestors? November 10, 2024 -
1 - 138Is a World Without Violence Possible? November 16, 2024 -
1 - 139Can We Remember Precisely? November 24, 2024 -
1 - 140What Holds the Universe Together? December 01, 2024 -
1 - 141Do We Need God? December 08, 2024 -
1 - 142What Protests Work? January 05, 2025 -
1 - 143How do Children Function? January 12, 2025 -
1 - 144Will We Grieve Differently in Future? January 19, 2025 -
1 - 145Do We Need Weapons for Peace? January 26, 2025 -
1 - 146What Should We Actually Eat? January 27, 2025 -
1 - 147Are We Ready for Aliens? February 02, 2025 -
1 - 148How Important is Our Microbiome? February 16, 2025 -
1 - 149Why Is Wealth So Unfairly Distributed? February 23, 2025 -
1 - 150What Makes Us Depressed? March 02, 2025 -
1 - 151Does the Perfect Code Exist? March 09, 2025 -
1 - 152Are We Ready for World Government? March 16, 2025 -
1 - 153Are We Wasting Period Blood? March 23, 2025 -
1 - 154Can We Feel Time? March 30, 2025 -
1 - 155How Does Water Create Life? May 04, 2025 -
1 - 156Are Cyborgs the Future? May 11, 2025 -
1 - 157Can We Save Truth? May 18, 2025 -
1 - 158Can We Cure Addictions? May 25, 2025 -
1 - 159Are We Too Curious? June 01, 2025 -
1 - 160What Did Dinosaurs Really Look Like? June 08, 2025 -
1 - 161Can We Outwit Viruses? June 15, 2025 -
1 - 162Where Does Madness Begin? June 22, 2025 -
1 - 163Should We Be Bored More Often? June 29, 2025 -
1 - 164How Powerful is Disinformation? July 06, 2025 -
1 - 165Why Do Civilisations Fall? July 13, 2025 -
1 - 166Should We Argue More? July 20, 2025 -
1 - 167How Mathematic is the Universe? July 27, 2025 -
1 - 168Is The World Better Than We Think? August 31, 2025 -
1 - 169How Smart Are the Animals We Eat September 07, 2025 -
1 - 170Does Failure Help Us Succeed? September 14, 2025 -
1 - 171Was Stone-Age Man Dumber Than Us? September 21, 2025 -
1 - 172The Age of Fire September 28, 2025 -
1 - 173Why Does Music Move Us? October 05, 2025 -
1 - 174Optimisation: Is It Making Us Mad? October 12, 2025 -
1 - 175Is a Superbug Pandemic Coming? October 19, 2025 -
1 - 176Can Humans Hibernate? October 26, 2025 -
1 - 177Does Society Need Alcohol? November 02, 2025 -
1 - 178...We Make Free Decisions? November 09, 2025 -
1 - 179What was there before the Big Bang? November 16, 2025 -
1 - 180How Powerful Are Images? November 23, 2025 -
1 - 181How Does the Female Orgasm Work? November 30, 2025 -
1 - 182Is Space Debris Dangerous for Earth? December 07, 2025 -
1 - 183Can Our Brains Still Concentrate? December 14, 2025 -
1 - 184Why Do We Love Horror? January 05, 2026 -
1 - 185Does Planet Nine Really Exist? January 11, 2026 -
1 - 186Are We An Evolutionary Superspecies? January 18, 2026 -
1 - 187Are Wasps Game Changers of Evolution? January 25, 2026 -
1 - 188Why do we sing? February 01, 2026 -
1 - 189How monogamous are humans? February 08, 2026 -
1 - 190Why Do We Love Gold? February 15, 2026 -
1 - 191Do Emotions Control the Markets? February 22, 2026 -
1 - 192What if life were mirrored? March 01, 2026