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Season 25 · Episode 16

The new perspective on our evolution

0.025mDecember 26, 2025

How did complex life on Earth come about? Thanks to scientists like bioinformist Berend Snel, we know that a unique event has occurred on our planet billions of years ago.

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Episode 1The Silent Economic Crisis
Episode 2China’s major charm offensive
Episode 3Apartheid as a business model
Episode 4When will the AI bubble burst?
Episode 5From wrestling hero to autocrat
Episode 6Fascism is back
Episode 7The enshittification of the internet
Episode 8The murder of capitalism
Episode 9Away with the super rich
Episode 10Get rid of the diploma arrogance
Episode 11Consultant in power
Episode 12Why reality does not exist
Episode 13Does satire still have a future
Episode 14The dark site of the energy transition
Episode 15Are we alone in the universe?
Episode 16The new perspective on our evolution
Episode 17Drones that think