"Dumm geboren und nichts dazugelernt?" ("Born Stupid and Never Learned?") is a German science documentary that explores the long-running debate over intelligence, learning, and the interaction between genes and environment. The film follows researchers working on cognition, education, and neuroplasticity to ask how much of what we call "intelligence" is inherited and how much is shaped by upbringing, schooling, and opportunity. Through laboratory visits, classroom observation, and conversations with psychologists and geneticists, the documentary unpacks current findings in a style suited to a broad television audience. Part of the Kantara Films & Documentaries archive, the film reflects the production company's long-standing focus on science, society, and education, and is aimed at viewers interested in cognitive science and the social implications of intelligence research.