The pace of our society is getting faster and faster. Many people are looking for ways to withstand the increasing pressure to perform – including through medication. According to new studies, the majority of us would be willing to take performance-enhancing drugs if they were freely available. Do intelligence pills promise a „brave new world“? Our film embarks on a journey through brain research laboratories in Germany, Australia and Switzerland and shows the latest findings about our mysterious thinking organ.

Director: Hannah Leonie/Prinzler, Christian Schidolowski

Broadcaster: Arte

Music: Wolfram Burgtorf

The pace of our society is getting faster and faster. Many people are looking for ways to withstand the increasing pressure to perform – including through medication. According to new studies, the majority of us would be willing to take performance-enhancing drugs if they were freely available. Do intelligence pills promise a „brave new world“? Our film embarks on a journey through brain research laboratories in Germany, Australia and Switzerland and shows the latest findings about our mysterious thinking organ.

Director: Hannah Leonie/Prinzler, Christian Schidolowski

Broadcaster: Arte

Music: Wolfram Burgtorf