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- The spiritual power of romantic love rescues a soul-dead attorney, in this riff on the Bible's Song of Solomon, also known as the Song of Songs.
- People may roll their eyes when they hear "medical" marijuana, but this piece explores the cutting edge uses of cannabis in treating numerous ailments, including cancer and pediatric epilepsy.
- An analysis of the revolutionary developments in "gene editing" as well as the moral consequences entailed in possible applications of the breakthrough technology.
- Laid off coal miners in Western Pennsylvania contemplate the future of their industry, as they prepare to shape the outcome of the US election.
- The Amazon Rainforest is already being deforested, but things stand to get even worse under Brazil's incoming Bolsonaro Government, with global climate consequences.
- A high stakes card game between Hillary and Donald surrogates. The cards illustrate the candidates' policies. Is the Hillary player's better hand enough to beat her rival's Donald's joker?
- New York City at the moment of transition from Bloomberg to de Blasio. How will de Blasio's catchphrase "A Tale of Two Cites" translate into action?
- A parting tribute to the creative genius and cultural icon David Bowie, including interviews with a few of his final musical collaborators.
- The EU debates ending daylight savings time, and countries decide whether to have permanent summer or winter.
- Author Nicholson Baker, the author of 'The House of Holes,' is profiled for the TV culture magazine program aspekte, on the zdf in Germany. The piece features interviews, 'man-in-the-street' questions and scenes inspired by the book.
- Author Ben Urwand and his book "The Collaboration: Hollywood's Pact with Hitler" are profiled.
- Umweltpreis winner Michael Succow, who among other things was the force behind the establishment of national parks in East Germany in the waning days of the G.D.R., is profiled.
- Germany's leading climate forecaster, Mojib Latif is profiled. Latif is able to bring together natural and man-made factors in making his predictions.
- We learn all about Big Apple parking pitfalls and tricks, as New York City personality and parking expert Eric Zaccar hits the streets in his convertible, in search of the perfect park. For those unwilling to brave the 'mean streets' of Manhattan, the latest cutting edge high tech parking garage is profiled.
- The Netherlands vigorously promotes electric cars and cleaner fuel cars through its tax code. Owners of dirtier (often larger) cars have to pay a fortune. Are Holland's environmental taxes on certain cars too excessive, or are other countries too lax?
- Umweltpreis recipient Johan Rockstrom, a lead author of the planetary boundary framework, is profiled, in advance of the Paris climate conference.
- With Russia and Ukraine on the brink of war, leading intellectuals from both countries meet in Kiev to promote peace.
- A profile of artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg, who creates portraits based on DNA that she finds in public places - from chewing gum, hair, cigarettes and the like. Her work is a provocation over the loss of privacy, ss well as an exploration into the search for identity.
- Companies experiment with a wearable devices measuring effectiveness of worker communication, with metrics including body language, time spent talking and vocal intonation. Social physics for the information age.
- Donald Trump's campaign is compared to a professional wrestling match, utilizing real wrestlers, courtesy of the 2KW Pro Wrestling Federation.
- Donald Trump's plans for a Berlin Wall along the US-Mexico border and the deportation of millions is critiqued on-location in South Texas.
- Architect Stefano Boeri's visionary efforts to merge the agricultural and urban environments through 'Bosco Verticale' and Bio Milano is profiled.
- What is and isn't "GMO?" A debate over modifying the European potato with genes from the Mexican potato.
- An innovative Drug Court in New Hampshire fights addiction-related crime with treatment instead of incarceration. Meanwhile, hope is on the horizon with new addiction therapies.
- Truvada, commonly referred to as "Prep," proves 99% effective in preventing HIV/AIDS. So, why are so many obstacles to its use? Shot in Brookly, the Bronx and Berlin.
- A 19 year old wunderkind's audacious plan to clean up the plastic in the oceans.
- Vasilisa and Luke are two young creatives living in London. While not a couple, they share not only a room, but a bed (!) to make ends meet. Meanwhile, cranes are everywhere to be seen, as luxury towers are going up everywhere. Not only will the overwhelming majority of new dwellings be unaffordable for Vasilisa, Luke and the vast majority of Londoners - but many will be unoccupied as well, as they are trophy/investment purchases for the foreign rich. Vasilisa and Luke are fortunate, in that they are great friends and have each other. But as they make clear, this is about "survival" and their living circumstance is representative of the backward way a major developed country treats housing. Meanwhile, on another front, the recently-formed 'Skyline Campaign' struggles to preserve the iconic London vista from the gaudy, grotesque and overly-prolific new constructions.
- The U.S. pharmaceutical industry hooks people on prescription opioids.