42: The Answer to Almost Everything

1 Episode 1 Can we dig our way through the Earth? 2 Episode 2 Could We Live on the Moon? 3 Episode 3 Should we use lotteries instead of elections? 4 Episode 4 How Much Does Life Weigh? 5 Episode 5 Will we move onto the water? 6 Episode 6 Can Algorithms Make Us Healthy? 7 Episode 7 What if there were no mucus? 8 Episode 8 How do we solve the nuclear waste puzzle? 9 Episode 9 What if Fear Didn't Exist? 10 Episode 10 What if the ice disappeared? 11 Episode 11 Do We All hear the Same Thing? 12 Episode 12 Are we too pessimistic? 13 Episode 13 Does the Perfect Song Exist? 14 Episode 14 Are we alone in space? 15 Episode 15 Why Do We Eat What We Eat? 16 Episode 16 What is the secret of light? 17 Episode 17 Can we save the trees? 18 Episode 18 What if dust didn't exist? 19 Episode 19 Geoengineering: Earth's Last Resort 20 Episode 20 Could Algae Save the Planet? 21 Episode 21 Will Messenger RNA Save Us From Cancer? 22 Episode 22 Will We Stop Flying? 23 Episode 23 Will We Like Robots? 24 Episode 24 The Purpose of Parasites 25 Episode 25 Could We Sleep Less? 26 Episode 26 Are Cryptocurrencies the Future? 27 Episode 27 Do We Live in a Black Hole? 28 Episode 28 The Power of Dreams 29 Episode 29 Where do people migrate to? 30 Episode 30 What Do Animals Talk About? 31 Episode 31 Are we getting dumber? 32 Episode 32 Do Computers Have Biases? 33 Episode 33 How can everyone be fed? 34 Episode 34 Are We Doing More Drugs? 35 Episode 35 Are We Ready for Mars? 36 Episode 36 Can we glimpse the afterlife? 37 Episode 37 Could we become immortal? 38 Episode 38 Could We Live Without Agriculture? 39 Episode 39 How dangerous is space weather? 40 Episode 40 Will we travel to Mars? 41 Episode 41 Can We Create Money from Nothing? 42 Episode 42 How do we end wars? 43 Episode 43 Is Space Being Stolen From Us? 44 Episode 44 What Power Do Thoughts Have? 45 Episode 45 Can We Trust Ourselves? 46 Episode 46 Are we more intelligent in swarms? 47 Episode 47 The Search for a Universal Theory 48 Episode 48 Can we turn crap into gold? 49 Episode 49 Are You Psychopathic? 50 Episode 50 How does a wave become rogue? 51 Episode 51 Do We Need Economic Growth? 52 Episode 52 Are we gambling away our lives? 53 Episode 53 Why do we have limits? 54 Episode 54 Where to Find Perfect Energy? 55 Episode 55 What if sharks disappeared? 56 Episode 56 Are Animals Self-Aware? 57 Episode 57 Why do We Fall in Love? 58 Episode 58 What if nature had a price? 59 Episode 59 Can we copy our blood? 60 Episode 60 Why do we hate? 61 Episode 61 Could We Bring Back the Wooly Mammoth? 62 Episode 62 Can seals go to court? 63 Episode 63 Do colors manipulate us? 64 Episode 64 Will there be a new 'human species'? 65 Episode 65 Is There a Male Fertility Crisis? 66 Episode 66 Can Cities Save the World? 67 Episode 67 When the Heavens Rain Down 68 Episode 68 Do Fungi Rule Us? 69 Episode 69 The A***hole Effect 70 Episode 70 How It All Ends 71 Episode 71 When Will the World End? 72 Episode 72 How to Travel Through Time? 73 Episode 73 Mind Reading: A Reality? 74 Episode 74 Surviving Our Polluted Planet 75 Episode 75 The Chaos of Chance 76 Episode 76 Who Owns the Sea? 77 Episode 77 Do Animals Appreciate Beauty? 78 Episode 78 Will a new wind soon blow? 79 Episode 79 Are we going to disappear beneath the waves? 80 Episode 80 Are We All Bisexual? 81 Episode 81 The Advent of Turbo-Evolution 82 Episode 82 Why do we lose our memory? 83 Episode 83 Humanity's True Nature 84 Episode 84 Can We Live Without Electricity? 85 Episode 85 What Happens When the Glaciers Disappear? 86 Episode 86 Could We Reach the Stars? 87 Episode 87 Is Lying Good For Us? 88 Episode 88 Will we one day be cryogenically frozen? 89 Episode 89 Will we run out of sand? 90 Episode 90 What's So Funny? 91 Episode 91 The Origin of Life 92 Episode 92 Does Punishment Work? 93 Episode 93 What Are Our Imaginations For? 94 Episode 94 Can We Trick Our Genes? 95 Episode 95 Amasia: The Supercontinent of the Future 96 Episode 96 Do Dogs Really Love Us? 97 Episode 97 Do We Need Corruption? 98 Episode 98 Are Animals Cleverer than Us? 99 Episode 99 Are Billionaires a Problem? 100 Episode 100 How strongly does our mother tongue shape us? 101 Episode 101 Do We Live in a Multiverse? 102 Episode 102 Does History Repeat Itself? 103 Episode 103 Are there too many of us on Earth? 104 Episode 104 Is stress good for us? 105 Episode 105 Do Disasters Make Us Better? 106 Episode 106 Is the Metaverse Real? 107 Episode 107 Do We All Have a Doppelganger? 108 Episode 108 Could We Programme Evoluton? 109 Episode 109 Is There an Upside to Climate Change? 110 Episode 110 Do We Need More Utopias? 111 Episode 111 Can we control clouds? 112 Episode 112 Does Sugar Make Us Stupid? 113 Episode 113 What if the poles reversed again? 114 Episode 114 What power do smells have? 115 Episode 115 Can We Shrink the Economy? 116 Episode 116 How Do Plants Live? 117 Episode 117 How to Become Popular 118 Episode 118 Do We Need to Have Power? 119 Episode 119 Should Humans Be Smaller? 120 Episode 120 Is AI Out of Control? 121 Episode 121 Are Invasive Species Always a Problem? 122 Episode 122 Would We Be Happier Without Happiness? 123 Episode 123 Why Do We Cry? 124 Episode 124 Could Sea Currents Change? 125 Episode 125 Could Matriarchy Be the Solution? 126 Episode 126 Are Aliens Like Us? 127 Episode 127 Is Pain Necessary? 128 Episode 128 Do Animals Have Better Societies? 129 Episode 129 How Powerful are Maps? 130 Episode 130 Does Quantum Physics Change Our Reality? 131 Episode 131 Why Do We Have Less Sex? 132 Episode 132 Has Slavery Made Us Racist? 133 Episode 133 Why Is Housing So Expensive? 134 Episode 134 Can We Make Friends with Our Enemies? 135 Episode 135 Can We Replace Pollination? 136 Episode 136 Are We Taking Enough Risks? 137 Episode 137 Who Really Were Our Ancestors? 138 Episode 138 Is a World Without Violence Possible? 139 Episode 139 Can We Remember Precisely? 140 Episode 140 What Holds the Universe Together? 141 Episode 141 Do We Need God? 142 Episode 142 What Protests Work? 143 Episode 143 How do Children Function? 144 Episode 144 Will We Grieve Differently in Future? 145 Episode 145 Do We Need Weapons for Peace? 146 Episode 146 What Should We Actually Eat? 147 Episode 147 Are We Ready for Aliens? 148 Episode 148 How Important is Our Microbiome? 149 Episode 149 Why Is Wealth So Unfairly Distributed? 150 Episode 150 What Makes Us Depressed? 151 Episode 151 Does the Perfect Code Exist? 152 Episode 152 Are We Ready for World Government? 153 Episode 153 Are We Wasting Period Blood? 154 Episode 154 Can We Feel Time? 155 Episode 155 How Does Water Create Life? 156 Episode 156 Are Cyborgs the Future? 157 Episode 157 Can We Save Truth? 158 Episode 158 Can We Cure Addictions? 159 Episode 159 Are We Too Curious? 160 Episode 160 What Did Dinosaurs Really Look Like? 161 Episode 161 Can We Outwit Viruses? 162 Episode 162 Where Does Madness Begin? 163 Episode 163 Should We Be Bored More Often? 164 Episode 164 How Powerful is Disinformation? 165 Episode 165 Why Do Civilisations Fall? 166 Episode 166 Should We Argue More? 167 Episode 167 How Mathematic is the Universe? 168 Episode 168 Is The World Better Than We Think? 169 Episode 169 How Smart Are the Animals We Eat 170 Episode 170 Does Failure Help Us Succeed? 171 Episode 171 Was Stone-Age Man Dumber Than Us? 172 Episode 172 The Age of Fire 173 Episode 173 Why Does Music Move Us? 174 Episode 174 Optimisation: Is It Making Us Mad? 175 Episode 175 Is a Superbug Pandemic Coming? 176 Episode 176 Can Humans Hibernate? 177 Episode 177 Does Society Need Alcohol? 178 Episode 178 ...We Make Free Decisions? 179 Episode 179 What was there before the Big Bang? 180 Episode 180 How Powerful Are Images? 181 Episode 181 How Does the Female Orgasm Work? 182 Episode 182 Is Space Debris Dangerous for Earth? 183 Episode 183 Can Our Brains Still Concentrate? 184 Episode 184 Why Do We Love Horror? 185 Episode 185 Does Planet Nine Really Exist? 186 Episode 186 Are We An Evolutionary Superspecies? 187 Episode 187 Are Wasps Game Changers of Evolution? 188 Episode 188 Why do we sing? 189 Episode 189 How monogamous are humans? 190 Episode 190 Why Do We Love Gold? 191 Episode 191 Do Emotions Control the Markets? 192 Episode 192 What if life were mirrored? 193 Episode 193 Do we need the alpha male? 194 Episode 194 Black Holes: A Future Energy Source? 195 Episode 195 Is Brain Washing Possible? 196 Episode 196 Why Are We So Competitive? 197 Episode 197 Do We Need Siblings? 198 Episode 198 Has Globalisation Failed? 199 Episode 199 How does trash change the world? 200 Episode 200 Is vacation really relaxing? 201 Episode 201 Can we change? 202 Episode 202 Is there another Earth in the universe? 203 Episode 203 Can AI Feel Us? 204 Episode 204 Does a Trauma Lie Dormant in Everyone? 205 Episode 205 What Lies Behind UFOs? 206 Episode 206 Can states go into debt indefinitely? 207 Episode 207 Does scrolling make teens stupid? 208 Episode 208 Can We Live Without Work? 209 Episode 209 Is there a female fertility crisis?