The 22 big questions of 2022

Throughout the year, 22 topical, always urgent, universal yet unsolvable, endlessly fascinating scientific questions will take centre stage. Curious? On this page you can find all questions and answers.

The 22 big questions of 2022

Question 1: What is on your mind?

Question 1: What is on your mind?

Question 2: Why do we want to know?

Question 2: Why do we want to know?

Question 3: What was there before the beginning?

Question 3: What was there before the beginning?

Question 4: How many dimensions are there?

Question 4: How many dimensions are there?

Question 5: Will we ever be able to time travel?

Question 5: Will we ever be able to time travel?

Question 6: How long will we be alone?

Question 6: How long will we be alone?

Question 7: Is there a theory of everything?

Question 7: Is there a theory of everything?

Question 8: What can't we calculate yet?

Question 8: What can't we calculate yet?

Question 9: What makes the earth go round?

Question 9: What makes the earth go round?

Question 10: Can humans, animals and nature exist in balance with each other?

Question 10: Can humans, animals and nature exist in balance with each other?

Question 11: What is a question?

Question 11: What is a question?

Question 12: Why is science important?

Question 12: Why is science important?

Question 13: How do we keep science healthy?

Question 13: How do we keep science healthy?

Question 14: how open is science and how open can it be?

Question 14: how open is science and how open can it be?

Question 15: What is the role of art?

Question 15: What is the role of art?

Question 16: How do we shape the future?

Question 16: How do we shape the future?

Question 17: How long can we live?

Question 17: How long can we live?

Question 18: How does the brain work?

Question 18: How does the brain work?

Question 19: WYSIWYG

Question 19: WYSIWYG

Question 20: What makes us human?

Question 20: What makes us human?

Question 21: Is everyone equal?

Question 21: Is everyone equal?

Question 22: What question has no one formulated yet?

Question 22: What question has no one formulated yet?