ARTE-Dokumentation zu Langeweile: Das oft unterschätzte Gefühl

9 July 2025, by Webmaster PB

Last year, a film crew from the broadcaster ARTE visited the Dynamics of Human Performance Regulation Laboratory (DHPRL) to talk with Prof. Dr. Wanja Wolff about current research on the topic of boredom. Together with contributions from three other experts, this has now resulted in the exciting documentary Sollten wir uns öfter langweilen? - 42 - Die Antwort auf fast alles - Die ganze Doku | ARTE ( The Answer to Almost Everything - The Full Documentary | ARTE from the popular ARTE series "42 - The Answer to Almost Everything." ) The program explores the question of whether boredom is actually useful for us and highlights the scientific perspective on this often underestimated feeling.

Further interviews with Wanja Wolff have appeared with restricted access in österreichischen Kurier and Zeit.

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