Schlësselwuert Insightful

What do we need to live a happy life? Follow Ronja von Rönne, author and self-proclaimed sceptic, as she explores this age-old question by meeting people with fascinating or surprising answers. A unique insight into the different mindsets and strategies that people employ to find happiness.

Food geographer Pierre Raffard takes us on a culinary odyssey to discover the most exciting recipes from around the globe. Cooking Across the World sheds light on the influence of trade, colonisation and migration on food culture taking in recipes from street stalls to gourmet chef creations.

Did democracy actually originate in Greece? Was the plague the worst epidemic of all time? And did we really work harder in the past than we do today? Is it true that ...? questions what we think we know and takes another look at history.