The current topic of the SWR 2 Wissen program is „Early Cultures under Climate Stress and their Responses to Heat, Drought and Cold“ (Frühe Kulturen im Klimastress und ihre Antworten auf Hitze, Dürre und Kälte). Our head of the DAI Beijing branch, Prof. Dr. Mayke Wagner, reports on adaptation strategies and innovation of early cultures, which are also studied in the DAI’s climate research program „Groundcheck“.The broadcast from Monday, October 11, 2021, can be listened to in the SWR2 library (available in German only):