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Eva Umlauf is one of the youngest survivors of the Auschwitz concentration camp. She has no active memory of the time she spent there. For more than 70 years, her past and her family’s fate played no role in her life.
Sports Life
Synchronized swimming: a sport that stands for elegance and grace. For years, only women competed, but now, for the first time, men will also be allowed to take part at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, with a maximum of two per team. Frithjof Seidel is particularly pleased about this. The 27-year-old is currently the only man in the German national synchronized swimming team.
Tomorrow Today
Why top sporting performance starts in your head / How head injuries caused by sports can lead to dementia / What brain volume says about intelligence / How hummingbirds fly backwards / When spending too much time on your cell phone becomes a problem
Arts Unveiled
Paris via Mumbai, Delhi, and Chennai. Young Indian designers are using innovative ideas to enrich the country’s splendid fashion culture—from saris and sneakers and luxurious fabrics to gorgeous craftsmanship.
REV
The Yugo was cheap, quirky, and unforgettable. A car that went from fad to farce in the US, it was an ambitious project that started out as a modified version of the Fiat 127, built in communist Yugoslavia. A car with many a flaw, but timeless charm, the Yugo’s polarizing legacy endures to this day.
Global Us
Algae are a well-known superfood, and now also feature in Chilean haute cuisine. Sepsis has changed Georg Winterling's life forever. And: Using gravity to store energy from renewables.
DocFilm
Running a restaurant as an Indian woman? Almost unthinkable in India. But Prateek Reen does it -- in Munich. This film shows the journey of a young woman from an Indian mountain village to Bavaria.
Eco India
Citizen initiatives in Chennai have increased recycling, revived a lake and transformed a town - what working together can achieve! Plus, could a supposedly green waste solution in Delhi be harming public health? And building homes without concrete.
In Good Shape
Sleep disorders are becoming an increasing problem for young and old alike. Stress, not enough relaxation, and poorly timed meals can disrupt rest. In Good Shape shows what you can do during the day to help get a good night's sleep.
Sports Life
Synchronized swimming: a sport that stands for elegance and grace. For years, only women competed, but now, for the first time, men will also be allowed to take part at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, with a maximum of two per team. Frithjof Seidel is particularly pleased about this. The 27-year-old is currently the only man in the German national synchronized swimming team.
Global Us
Algae are a well-known superfood, and now also feature in Chilean haute cuisine. Sepsis has changed Georg Winterling's life forever. And: Using gravity to store energy from renewables.
DocFilm
Running a restaurant as an Indian woman? Almost unthinkable in India. But Prateek Reen does it -- in Munich. This film shows the journey of a young woman from an Indian mountain village to Bavaria.
Tomorrow Today
Why top sporting performance starts in your head / How head injuries caused by sports can lead to dementia / What brain volume says about intelligence / How hummingbirds fly backwards / When spending too much time on your cell phone becomes a problem
Shift
AI can make day-to-day life easier, but its high energy requirements raise environmental concerns. After all, building and operating data centers involves large quantities of power, water, and raw materials.
Eco Africa
Rural Kenyans observe nature to predict the weather, while activists in Mali are reducing their flood risk. Plus, how technology can help fight plastic pollution and give a voice to extinct animals.
The 77 Percent
This week, we explore why Afro-descendants from the Americas and beyond, are choosing to leave their lives in the West to return to their ancestral Africa. We meet a single mother who traded life in Canada for a fresh start in Kenya and a filmmaker who returned to her roots in Sierra Leone. In Ghana, we hear from some of the over 1,000 African Americans now calling it home.
Shift
AI can make day-to-day life easier, but its high energy requirements raise environmental concerns. After all, building and operating data centers involves large quantities of power, water, and raw materials.
DocFilm
Eva Umlauf is one of the youngest survivors of the Auschwitz concentration camp. She has no active memory of the time she spent there. For more than 70 years, her past and her family’s fate played no role in her life.
Eco Africa
Rural Kenyans observe nature to predict the weather, while activists in Mali are reducing their flood risk. Plus, how technology can help fight plastic pollution and give a voice to extinct animals.
Global Us
Algae are a well-known superfood, and now also feature in Chilean haute cuisine. Sepsis has changed Georg Winterling's life forever. And: Using gravity to store energy from renewables.
DocFilm
Bhutan is famous as the ‘land of happiness’ in the Himalayas. But little is known about the country’s subtropical South. This film explores the little-known region, where people live according to ancient traditions and maintain close-knit communities.
The 77 Percent
This week, we explore why Afro-descendants from the Americas and beyond, are choosing to leave their lives in the West to return to their ancestral Africa. We meet a single mother who traded life in Canada for a fresh start in Kenya and a filmmaker who returned to her roots in Sierra Leone. In Ghana, we hear from some of the over 1,000 African Americans now calling it home.
Tomorrow Today
Why top sporting performance starts in your head / How head injuries caused by sports can lead to dementia / What brain volume says about intelligence / How hummingbirds fly backwards / When spending too much time on your cell phone becomes a problem
Global Us
Algae are a well-known superfood, and now also feature in Chilean haute cuisine. Sepsis has changed Georg Winterling's life forever. And: Using gravity to store energy from renewables.
DocFilm
Eva Umlauf is one of the youngest survivors of the Auschwitz concentration camp. She has no active memory of the time she spent there. For more than 70 years, her past and her family’s fate played no role in her life.
Arts Unveiled
Paris via Mumbai, Delhi, and Chennai. Young Indian designers are using innovative ideas to enrich the country’s splendid fashion culture—from saris and sneakers and luxurious fabrics to gorgeous craftsmanship.
Close up
Many people regard laughing gas as a harmless way of getting high. In Germany, you can buy the canisters freely over the counter. But while the gas might make you feel relaxed or elated for a few seconds, it can also lead to long-term health problems.
Afrimaxx
This time, host Meling Balloo welcomes you from Moka Smart City in the heart of Mauritius. Plus, matatu culture in Kenya, a classical singer from Ghana and a challenging bite of traditional foods in Malawi.
Global Us
Algae are a well-known superfood, and now also feature in Chilean haute cuisine. Sepsis has changed Georg Winterling's life forever. And: Using gravity to store energy from renewables.
DocFilm
Eva Umlauf is one of the youngest survivors of the Auschwitz concentration camp. She has no active memory of the time she spent there. For more than 70 years, her past and her family’s fate played no role in her life.
DocFilm
Running a restaurant as an Indian woman? Almost unthinkable in India. But Prateek Reen does it -- in Munich. This film shows the journey of a young woman from an Indian mountain village to Bavaria.
Close up
Many people regard laughing gas as a harmless way of getting high. In Germany, you can buy the canisters freely over the counter. But while the gas might make you feel relaxed or elated for a few seconds, it can also lead to long-term health problems.
Eco Africa
Rural Kenyans observe nature to predict the weather, while activists in Mali are reducing their flood risk. Plus, how technology can help fight plastic pollution and give a voice to extinct animals.
DocFilm
Burns, strangulation, broken bones. The list of signs of torture is long and can be seen on some 27,000 photos showing dead Syrian civilians. The man who smuggled the photos out of the country calls himself "Caesar”.
REV
The Yugo was cheap, quirky, and unforgettable. A car that went from fad to farce in the US, it was an ambitious project that started out as a modified version of the Fiat 127, built in communist Yugoslavia. A car with many a flaw, but timeless charm, the Yugo’s polarizing legacy endures to this day.
Check-in
The Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial takes visitors into the darkest chapter of German history. This extermination camp was established in Germany-occupied Poland and at least 1.1 million people mostly Jews, were murdered there by the Nazi regime. The Soviet Army liberated the camp on 27 January 1945. We take you to a tour through one of the world’s most visited places.
Close up
In response to reports that right-wing extremist groups have considered plans to forcibly repatriate migrants, young Germans are reacting with anger and fear - and humor. Now, they’re also sensing a growing threat from mainstream society.
