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Germans are having less sex. Wherefore? The memories of a dead cat can’t be transferred to a new, cloned cat, can they? And why, according to German zoologists, should the word ‘race‘ be banned?

Feeling forgetful? Then join us for a memory master class from a German world champion. Also, how to keep your phone's most intimate… stuff locked away from those who want it, and sci-fi's contribution to that shiny thing in your pocket.

"Careful, he's Chinese." It was a throwaway comment whispered in a German pedestrian zone. But it joins a global chorus, and it raises an ugly thought: Has the coronavirus made us more racist? And if so, what's the vaccine?

Feeling cynical? Then come slip into the ‘u-shaped’ trough that represents human happiness over an average lifetime. The good news? You can clamber right back out — with the right tools.

What do you get when you mix three DW test subjects, a Dutch researcher and a few thousand music clips? A noisy recreation of a newly published study.