When did 42: The Answer to Almost Everything Season 1 Episode 178 air?
42: The Answer to Almost Everything Season 1 Episode 178 aired on November 9, 2025.


What would we be without mucus? Can we live on water? How much does life weigh? Finding out the answers is the aim of ARTE's new science show. In a nod to Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", where the figure 42 is the ultimate answer to all questions, 42 tries to provide the answers.

In a democratic society, decisions are taken on the basis of free will. But is this really always the case? Since we know that the brain sometimes goes into 'autopilot' mode, freedom of choice may just be an illusion. What if our choices were dictated more by physical or neurological factors?
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42: The Answer to Almost Everything Season 1 Episode 178 aired on November 9, 2025.
This episode runs for approximately 28 minutes.
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