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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.

Is there anything you'd like to change about the way you're living life? If we're honest with ourselves, the answer to that question is yes. But it's the actually doing something about that can be tricky. Why?

Cyborgs are real, they're here already, and we'd love to introduce you to them. Also, if you like forensic crime shows, you're going to love the lab we visit in this week's show.

Our boiling hot planetary neighbor, Venus, might have once been similar to Earth. So are we headed toward a similar catastrophe? Also, how to be happy – regardless of what’s happening in the world around you.