Psyche

When the fear of illness becomes the illness.

In this episode of Psyche, we explore burn-out: when exhaustion becomes an everyday reality.

Anyone can experience depression, but what are the causes? And how can we fight against it? Twist meets artists to find out.

 Twist meets the singular people who dive into dange,r be they artists, scientists, climbers or photojournalists.

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

Twist meets female artists and activists who express rage through their work.

How can artists incorporate psychological wounds and intergenerational trauma into their work? 

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

Plastic waste at sea is being colonised by bacteria. How will this affect marine ecosystems?

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

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

Bach’s St John Passion from Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie with the NDR vocal ensemble and Concerto Köln conducted by Klaas Stok.

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

White sand, white citrus blossom, white houses – Spain’s Costa Blanca is aptly named.

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

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

An encounter between piano and dance in a former foundry.

A look back at the Jeffrey Epstein's life and how the Epstein Files are exposing corruption at the highest level.