Psyche

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?

Pain therapist Dr Alessio Faliva and psychotherapist Verena Pförtner explain why chronic pain is a disease in its own right.

Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder that is often misunderstood and stereotyped.

Eating disorders can be deadly. Young people talk about their experiences with anorexia, bulimia and eating disorders.

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

Several studies have shown a significant decline in sperm count in the last 50 years. Are we heading towards a sperm crisis?

When the fear of illness becomes the illness.

Patients and therapists talk about their experiences of psychotherapy.

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.

In Brussels, the Commission is hoping for a fresh start in relations with Hungary.

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

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

When Lolo's father is diagnosed with cancer, everything goes off the rails in this darkly funny story of family infighting.

A performance of Khatchaturian’s virtuosic violin concerto and Stravinsky’s ground-breaking The Rite of Spring.

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

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