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Science as Adventure

Secret Powers

Early one morning last summer, all the animals at Aachen Zoo erupted in a sudden state of uproar. Soon thereafter, and without warning, the earth shook harder than it has for ten years. People have been reporting unusual animal behaviour ahead of catastrophes for hundreds of years. Are the animals aware of something that even modern technology cannot help humans to see? Not only an increase in natural catastrophes, but in terrorism, leads us to wonder how we can see the invisible before it is directly upon us. Dogs play an essential role in the detection of explosives and weaponry,… 2003, ZDF, 30 min

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Seeking after the Family

In 1945, at the end of a lost war, millions of Germans were on the move, without a home. Disarmed soldiers were desperately seeking their families, and thousands of children had lost their parents and had no place to stay. In this unprecedented historic situation the Red Cross devised a master plan of gigantic proportions. With historical documents and newly found archival footage we will show how the Tracing Service of the Red Cross posts lists of missing persons in the ruins of the cities and broadcasts the names of survivors every day at noon over the radio. And we… 2007, NDR/ARD, 45 min

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Sex with the Ex?

"Breaking up" is part of everyday life in Germany today. Every third marriage is getting divorced - and generally, fewer and fewer people dare to walk down the aisle or pledge eternal fidelity in front of the registrar. Once love has vanished one splits up. Not surprisingly, there are plenty of "ex-partners" in all walks of life. We examine how former lovers behave after the break-up. Does something like an "post-relationship-pattern" exist? Is the ex-partner banished from a person´s life? Are quarrels triggered by furniture, CDs, friends or even children? Is sex still fun although the love is gone? Sometimes… 2007, ZDF, 30 min

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