42: The Answer to Almost Everything 2021
★ 9.6/10 Documentary 1 seasons · 198 eps Returning Series
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42: The Answer to Almost Everything is a television series first released in 2021. Catalogued under Documentary.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2021
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 198
- First aired
- Sep 4, 2021
- Networks
- ARTE
- Genres
- Documentary
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42: The Answer to Almost Everything is a television series first released in 2021. Catalogued under Documentary. Produced and broadcast by ARTE. Current status: Returning Series. Spans 1 seasons and 198 tracked episodes.
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“A curious science series that tackles everyday mysteries with playful curiosity.”
Reasons to watch
- Explores quirky scientific questions in an accessible way
- Blends humor with scientific inquiry
- Pays homage to Douglas Adams’s 42 concept
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- Appeals mainly to viewers who enjoy light‑hearted science topics
Watch it if you enjoy playful science shows that explore everyday mysteries.
The tone is light‑hearted and curiosity‑driven, suitable for general audiences.
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Season 1 · 209 episodes
- E1 Can we dig our way through the Earth? Mytharc Sep 4, 2021
- E2 Could We Live on the Moon? Core Sep 11, 2021
- E3 Should we use lotteries instead of elections? Core Sep 18, 2021
- E4 How Much Does Life Weigh? Core Sep 25, 2021
- E5 Will we move onto the water? Core Sep 29, 2021
- E6 Can Algorithms Make Us Healthy? Core Sep 30, 2021
- E7 What if there were no mucus? Core Oct 1, 2021
- E8 How do we solve the nuclear waste puzzle? Core Oct 23, 2021
- E9 What if Fear Didn't Exist? Core Oct 30, 2021
- E10 What if the ice disappeared? Core Nov 6, 2021
- E11 Do We All hear the Same Thing? Core Nov 14, 2021
- E12 Are we too pessimistic? Core Nov 20, 2021
- E13 Does the Perfect Song Exist? Core Nov 27, 2021
- E14 Are we alone in space? Core Dec 5, 2021
- E15 Why Do We Eat What We Eat? Core Dec 11, 2021
- E16 What is the secret of light? Core Dec 12, 2021
- E17 Can we save the trees? Core Jan 8, 2022
- E18 What if dust didn't exist? Core Jan 15, 2022
- E19 Geoengineering: Earth's Last Resort Core Jan 22, 2022
- E20 Could Algae Save the Planet? Core Jan 29, 2022
- E21 Will Messenger RNA Save Us From Cancer? Core Feb 5, 2022
- E22 Will We Stop Flying? Core Feb 12, 2022
- E23 Will We Like Robots? Core Feb 19, 2022
- E24 The Purpose of Parasites Core Feb 26, 2022
- E25 Could We Sleep Less? Core Mar 5, 2022
- E26 Are Cryptocurrencies the Future? Core Mar 12, 2022
- E27 Do We Live in a Black Hole? Core Mar 19, 2022
- E28 The Power of Dreams Core Mar 26, 2022
- E29 Where do people migrate to? Core Apr 30, 2022
- E30 What Do Animals Talk About? Core May 7, 2022
- E31 Are we getting dumber? Core May 14, 2022
- E32 Do Computers Have Biases? Core May 21, 2022
- E33 How can everyone be fed? Core May 28, 2022
- E34 Are We Doing More Drugs? Core Jun 4, 2022
- E35 Are We Ready for Mars? Core Jun 11, 2022
- E36 Can we glimpse the afterlife? Core Jun 18, 2022
- E37 Could we become immortal? Core Jun 25, 2022
- E38 Could We Live Without Agriculture? Core Jul 2, 2022
- E39 How dangerous is space weather? Core Jul 9, 2022
- E40 Will we travel to Mars? Core Jul 16, 2022
- E41 Can We Create Money from Nothing? Core Jul 23, 2022
- E42 How do we end wars? Core Jul 30, 2022
- E43 Is Space Being Stolen From Us? Core Aug 5, 2022
- E44 What Power Do Thoughts Have? Core Aug 12, 2022
- E45 Can We Trust Ourselves? Core Aug 19, 2022
- E46 Are we more intelligent in swarms? Core Aug 26, 2022
- E47 The Search for a Universal Theory Core Sep 2, 2022
- E48 Can we turn crap into gold? Core Sep 9, 2022
- E49 Are You Psychopathic? Core Sep 16, 2022
- E50 How does a wave become rogue? Core Sep 23, 2022
- E51 Do We Need Economic Growth? Core Oct 30, 2022
- E52 Are we gambling away our lives? Core Nov 6, 2022
- E53 Why do we have limits? Core Nov 13, 2022
- E54 Where to Find Perfect Energy? Core Nov 20, 2022
- E55 What if sharks disappeared? Core Nov 27, 2022
- E56 Are Animals Self-Aware? Core Dec 4, 2022
- E57 Why do We Fall in Love? Mytharc Dec 9, 2022
- E58 What if nature had a price? Core Dec 10, 2022
- E59 Can we copy our blood? Core Dec 23, 2022
- E60 Why do we hate? Core Jan 8, 2023
- E61 Could We Bring Back the Wooly Mammoth? Core Jan 15, 2023
- E62 Can seals go to court? Core Jan 29, 2023
- E63 Do colors manipulate us? Core Feb 5, 2023
- E64 Will there be a new 'human species'? Core Feb 13, 2023
- E65 Is There a Male Fertility Crisis? Core Feb 19, 2023
- E66 Can Cities Save the World? Core Feb 26, 2023
- E67 When the Heavens Rain Down Core Mar 19, 2023
- E68 Do Fungi Rule Us? Core Mar 24, 2023
- E69 The A***hole Effect Core Mar 19, 2023
- E70 How It All Ends Core Mar 26, 2023
- E71 When Will the World End? Core Mar 31, 2023
- E72 How to Travel Through Time? Core Apr 7, 2023
- E73 Mind Reading: A Reality? Core Apr 14, 2023
- E74 Surviving Our Polluted Planet Core May 21, 2023
- E75 The Chaos of Chance Mytharc May 28, 2023
- E76 Who Owns the Sea? Core Jun 4, 2023
- E77 Do Animals Appreciate Beauty? Core Jun 5, 2023
- E78 Will a new wind soon blow? Core Jun 18, 2023
- E79 Are we going to disappear beneath the waves? Core Jun 25, 2023
- E80 Are We All Bisexual? Core Jul 2, 2023
- E81 The Advent of Turbo-Evolution Core Jul 9, 2023
- E82 Why do we lose our memory? Core Jul 16, 2023
- E83 Humanity's True Nature Core Jul 23, 2023
- E84 Can We Live Without Electricity? Core Jul 30, 2023
- E85 What Happens When the Glaciers Disappear? Core Sep 3, 2023
- E86 Could We Reach the Stars? Core Sep 10, 2023
- E87 Is Lying Good For Us? Core Sep 17, 2023
- E88 Will we one day be cryogenically frozen? Core Sep 24, 2023
- E89 Will we run out of sand? Core Oct 1, 2023
- E90 What's So Funny? Core Oct 8, 2023
- E91 The Origin of Life Mytharc Oct 15, 2023
- E92 Does Punishment Work? Core Oct 22, 2023
- E93 What Are Our Imaginations For? Core Oct 29, 2023
- E94 Can We Trick Our Genes? Core Nov 5, 2023
- E95 Amasia: The Supercontinent of the Future Core Nov 12, 2023
- E96 Do Dogs Really Love Us? Core Nov 19, 2023
- E97 Do We Need Corruption? Core Nov 26, 2023
- E98 Are Animals Cleverer than Us? Core Dec 3, 2023
- E99 Are Billionaires a Problem? Core Dec 10, 2023
- E100 How strongly does our mother tongue shape us? Core Dec 17, 2023
- E101 Do We Live in a Multiverse? Core Jan 7, 2024
- E102 Does History Repeat Itself? Core Jan 14, 2024
- E103 Are there too many of us on Earth? Core Jan 21, 2024
- E104 Is stress good for us? Core Jan 28, 2024
- E105 Do Disasters Make Us Better? Core Feb 4, 2024
- E106 Is the Metaverse Real? Core Feb 11, 2024
- E107 Do We All Have a Doppelganger? Filler Feb 18, 2024
- E108 Could We Programme Evoluton? Core Feb 25, 2024
- E109 Is There an Upside to Climate Change? Core Mar 3, 2024
- E110 Do We Need More Utopias? Core Mar 10, 2024
- E111 Can we control clouds? Core Mar 17, 2024
- E112 Does Sugar Make Us Stupid? Core Mar 24, 2024
- E113 What if the poles reversed again? Core Apr 28, 2024
- E114 What power do smells have? Core May 5, 2024
- E115 Can We Shrink the Economy? Core May 12, 2024
- E116 How Do Plants Live? Core May 19, 2024
- E117 How to Become Popular Core May 26, 2024
- E118 Do We Need to Have Power? Core Jun 2, 2024
- E119 Should Humans Be Smaller? Core Jun 9, 2024
- E120 Is AI Out of Control? Core Jun 16, 2024
- E121 Are Invasive Species Always a Problem? Core Jun 23, 2024
- E122 Would We Be Happier Without Happiness? Core Jun 30, 2024
- E123 Why Do We Cry? Core Jul 7, 2024
- E124 Could Sea Currents Change? Core Jul 14, 2024
- E125 Could Matriarchy Be the Solution? Core Jul 21, 2024
- E126 Are Aliens Like Us? Core Jul 28, 2024
- E127 Is Pain Necessary? Core Sep 1, 2024
- E128 Do Animals Have Better Societies? Core Sep 8, 2024
- E129 How Powerful are Maps? Core Sep 15, 2024
- E130 Does Quantum Physics Change Our Reality? Core Sep 22, 2024
- E131 Why Do We Have Less Sex? Core Sep 29, 2024
- E132 Has Slavery Made Us Racist? Core Oct 12, 2024
- E133 Why Is Housing So Expensive? Core Oct 13, 2024
- E134 Can We Make Friends with Our Enemies? Core Oct 20, 2024
- E135 Can We Replace Pollination? Core Oct 26, 2024
- E136 Are We Taking Enough Risks? Core Nov 3, 2024
- E137 Who Really Were Our Ancestors? Core Nov 10, 2024
- E138 Is a World Without Violence Possible? Core Nov 16, 2024
- E139 Can We Remember Precisely? Core Nov 24, 2024
- E140 What Holds the Universe Together? Core Dec 1, 2024
- E141 Do We Need God? Core Dec 8, 2024
- E142 What Protests Work? Core Jan 5, 2025
- E143 How do Children Function? Core Jan 12, 2025
- E144 Will We Grieve Differently in Future? Core Jan 19, 2025
- E145 Do We Need Weapons for Peace? Core Jan 26, 2025
- E146 What Should We Actually Eat? Core Jan 27, 2025
- E147 Are We Ready for Aliens? Core Feb 2, 2025
- E148 How Important is Our Microbiome? Core Feb 16, 2025
- E149 Why Is Wealth So Unfairly Distributed? Core Feb 23, 2025
- E150 What Makes Us Depressed? Core Mar 2, 2025
- E151 Does the Perfect Code Exist? Core Mar 9, 2025
- E152 Are We Ready for World Government? Core Mar 16, 2025
- E153 Are We Wasting Period Blood? Core Mar 23, 2025
- E154 Can We Feel Time? Core Mar 30, 2025
- E155 How Does Water Create Life? Core May 4, 2025
- E156 Are Cyborgs the Future? Core May 11, 2025
- E157 Can We Save Truth? Mytharc May 18, 2025
- E158 Can We Cure Addictions? Core May 25, 2025
- E159 Are We Too Curious? Core Jun 1, 2025
- E160 What Did Dinosaurs Really Look Like? Core Jun 8, 2025
- E161 Can We Outwit Viruses? Core Jun 15, 2025
- E162 Where Does Madness Begin? Core Jun 22, 2025
- E163 Should We Be Bored More Often? Core Jun 29, 2025
- E164 How Powerful is Disinformation? Core Jul 6, 2025
- E165 Why Do Civilisations Fall? Mytharc Jul 13, 2025
- E166 Should We Argue More? Core Jul 20, 2025
- E167 How Mathematic is the Universe? Core Jul 27, 2025
- E168 Is The World Better Than We Think? Core Aug 31, 2025
- E169 How Smart Are the Animals We Eat Core Sep 7, 2025
- E170 Does Failure Help Us Succeed? Core Sep 14, 2025
- E171 Was Stone-Age Man Dumber Than Us? Core Sep 21, 2025
- E172 The Age of Fire Core Sep 28, 2025
- E173 Why Does Music Move Us? Core Oct 5, 2025
- E174 Optimisation: Is It Making Us Mad? Core Oct 12, 2025
- E175 Is a Superbug Pandemic Coming? Core Oct 19, 2025
- E176 Can Humans Hibernate? Core Oct 26, 2025
- E177 Does Society Need Alcohol? Core Nov 2, 2025
- E178 ...We Make Free Decisions? Core Nov 9, 2025
- E179 What was there before the Big Bang? Core Nov 16, 2025
- E180 How Powerful Are Images? Core Nov 23, 2025
- E181 How Does the Female Orgasm Work? Core Nov 30, 2025
- E182 Is Space Debris Dangerous for Earth? Core Dec 7, 2025
- E183 Can Our Brains Still Concentrate? Core Dec 14, 2025
- E184 Why Do We Love Horror? Core Jan 5, 2026
- E185 Does Planet Nine Really Exist? Core Jan 11, 2026
- E186 Are We An Evolutionary Superspecies? Core Jan 18, 2026
- E187 Are Wasps Game Changers of Evolution? Core Jan 25, 2026
- E188 Why do we sing? Core Feb 1, 2026
- E189 How monogamous are humans? Core Feb 8, 2026
- E190 Why Do We Love Gold? Core Feb 15, 2026
- E191 Do Emotions Control the Markets? Core Feb 22, 2026
- E192 What if life were mirrored? Core Mar 1, 2026
- E193 Do we need the alpha male? Core Mar 8, 2026
- E194 Black Holes: A Future Energy Source? Core Mar 15, 2026
- E195 Is Brain Washing Possible? Core Apr 19, 2026
- E196 Why Are We So Competitive? Core Apr 26, 2026
- E197 Do we need siblings? Core May 3, 2026
- E198 Has Globalisation Failed? Core May 10, 2026
- E199 How does trash change the world? Core May 17, 2026
- E200 Is vacation really relaxing? Core May 24, 2026
- E201 Can we change? Core May 31, 2026
- E202 Is there another Earth in the universe? Core Jun 7, 2026
- E203 Can AI Feel Us? Core Jun 14, 2026
- E204 Does a Trauma Lie Dormant in Everyone? Core Jun 21, 2026
- E205 What's behind UFOs? Core Jun 28, 2026
- E206 Can states go into debt indefinitely? Core Jul 5, 2026
- E207 Does scrolling make teens stupid? Core Jul 12, 2026
- E208 Can we live without work? Mytharc Jul 19, 2026
- E209 Is there a female fertility crisis? Mytharc Jul 26, 2026
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What is the premise of the series?
The show seeks answers to everyday scientific questions such as mucus, living on water, and the weight of life.
Is the series related to Douglas Adams?
It nods to Douglas Adams’s "Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy" by using the number 42 as a reference.
What genre does the series belong to?
It is a documentary science series.
When was the series released?
It premiered in 2021.
Which network produced the series?
The series was produced by ARTE.
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