It seems that there are few things left to be researched as scientists have begun to investigate… happiness. What makes us happy? The eternal question has as many answers as there are people in this world. What have they come up with? Some ideas which seem instinctively obvious for most of us. But come on, if it has been scrutinised it must be true. And serious. Listen and find out for yourself. By Viola Lamot

Aristotle, Nietzsche, Picasso, Chaplin, Hendrix and many more of the left-handed have their international day today. Luckily, we do not live back in the 18th century, when the left-handers were stigmatised for their natural “dexterity”. If you wish to learn about the causes of this cultural pressure and how many people in the world prefer to reach for their coffee mug with their left hand, or what you can buy in the shop for the left-thanded, listen to Viola Lamot.

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Matt Killingsworth, a researcher at Harvard, has created an iPhone application at www.trackyourhappiness.org. Your cell phone surveys you several times a day on your level of happiness and tracks trends, then reports back to you on what makes you happy! Really cool and makes you feel spoiled – they ask you “So how do you feel right now?” several times a day. By Viola Lamot

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OK, let’s talk about the most important thing of them all, that is – you. Yes, it is holiday season and you have plenty of time on your hands to spoil yourself, so why not do it online? Learning how fascinating you really are. I bet you fancy that, so you will also enjoy doing the online psychotests. Just google their names and… don’t get scared with the results, they are just tests anyway, right? By Viola Lamot

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Ballooning expert and enthusiast Ania Mogiłło convinces Jurek Chyb that his fright of heights does not necessarily concern hot-air balloons. The most romantic – and safest – way to travel up in the air is perfectly possible in Poland. How, where and for how much – all in the interview with Ania, who admits ballooning is an addiction.

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The “Sami Swoi” town of Lubomierz in Lower Silesia boasts the best comedy festival in Poland. Filmmakers have always liked it – a few Polish films have been shot here and it is even dubbed “Polish Hollywood”. The Festival of Polish Comedies gathers crowds of people ever ready for a good laugh. Not for superstitious viewers this year, though. It’s the 13th edition of the event, it starts at 13.13 on the 13th of August – so what? It’s bound to be the best comedy festival ever, the organizers say. Jurek Chyb tells you about the town of Lubomierz and the event itself.

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The man who runs Cuba – currently by means of newspaper articles – is turning 83 tomorrow. Fidel Castro, the last of the true Communists, in Jurek Chyb’s profile.

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In today’s Mexico-USA World Cup qualifier, the key word is – altitude. At almost 2.5 thousand metres above sea level, the famed Azteca Stadium in New Mexico is a fortress never conquered by an American national football team. Is today’s match to change history? Jurek Chyb honestly doubts that in his brief story of how South American football plays its thin-air advantage on poor regular players from lowlands.

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Slavia, Sparta, Hertha, Wisła, Cracovia and Śląsk. Want to become a fan? Or are you already one? Listen to Jurek Chyb in his comparison of the league position, chances this season, games played so far, and the excitement of supporting the six Central European clubs. Also, some practicalities including the ticket prices, location of their stadiums and where (not) to sit when you come to watch the teams in play.

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The father of experimental theatre, Jerzy Grotowski, was born 76 years ago to the day (died in 1999). His 1967 Wrocław production of “The Constant Prince” went down in history as one of the greatest theatrical works in the 20th century. Jurek Chyb reminds the extraordinary figure in his commemorative feature.

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