Gil Avni found himself in a Kafkaesque situation. He lies dying in the ICU, anesthetized and ventilated, diagnosed with cerebral edema. From the medical team fighting for his life and his closest relatives coming to say their goodbyes, Gil learns about his final hours. These 44 hours are told...
Is tradition the highest honor or the greatest misfortune? The village of Pöhla is debating this. Despite the devastating health consequences, mining traditions are still kept alive in the Ore Mountains 30 years after reunification. With the closure of the last (uranium) mines in 1992, which...
Milk - an essential food for our wellbeing? The highly processed white industrial product we are supposed to consume on a daily basis is suspected of causing numerous diseases of civilization. We take a closer look at the ongoing debate.
Gil, a young Israeli father, suffered from locked-in syndrome. Through his story and that of the team who treated him, we delve into a medical phenomenon as rare as it is distressing.
Households, businesses, municipalities, governments: everywhere on the planet, debt is exploding. Through personal accounts and insights from economists, we take a close-up look at a scourge that threatens both individual destinies and global economic stability.
