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The Forum Episodes

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    Magic

    The art - and science - of magic and its place in the world today.

  2. The Salt Story

    Salt: its history and future.

  3. Grief

    Grief and loss and ritual in different creatures and different cultures.

  4. Design

    Design is everywhere- from tables and chairs to physics. Does it have to be beautiful?

  5. Worlds in Miniature

    Why tiny things appeal to us.

  6. The Power of the Human Voice

    Developments in the human voice

  7. Power and Influence

    How countries and NGOs exert power

  8. Adventures in 2D: Graphene and Beyond

    What is the future of graphene and other 鈥�2D鈥� materials?

  9. Clay

    The joys and perils of porcelain, kaolin and volcanic soils

  10. Shells

    What shells can tell us about our past, present and future

  11. Re-aligning the Wheel

    How manufacturing might look in the future from the BIG M conference in Detroit

  12. How is Character Created and Shaped?

    What does it mean to be good and how do you become a better person?

  13. Resurrection

    Should we bring the woolly mammoth back to life and should ancient languages be revived?

  14. Myth

    The importance of Myth and Storytelling

  15. Plasticity

    Shape-shifting in everyday objects, our brains and plastic waste.

  16. Cloud Education: The Future of Learning

    Is the future of education a massive online classroom?

  17. How Long is 鈥楴ow鈥�?

    New insights into how we perceive time

  18. Trade

    How well does the idea of free trade really work? Does it improve our economic welfare?

  19. Magnetism

    New insights into why some objects, stars and people attract or repel.

  20. Shame

    Can shame be a force for good?

  21. Dependency

    An exploration into dependency from fossil fuels to obesity and ageing populations

  22. D茅j脿 Vu

    Is D茅j脿 vu a brain glitch or misplaced 鈥榬eal鈥� memory?

  23. Capturing Light

    How do you catch something that moves at 300 million meters per second?

  24. The Future of Management

    How is people management in the workplace changing?

  25. The Forum at Space for Thought Festival

    Author Will Self, Armand Leroi, Leslie Vinjamuri and Matt Parker on changing foundations

  26. Deep Learning

    From speech recognition to computer vision, can Deep Learning transform our world?

  27. Dissent

    How easy is it to say 鈥渘o鈥� where you live?

  28. Rhythm

    Rhythm is within us, all around us and in space. But what is it?

  29. Codes and ciphers

    The cat-and-mouse world of computer encryption

  30. Handwriting

    Does it matter if we write less by hand?

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