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19/02/2011 GMT
Things we would rather avoid.
26/02/2011 GMT
Special show from Sri Lanka literary festival about love
05/03/2011 GMT
This week on The Forum, managing the commons and establishing democracy after apartheid
12/03/2011 GMT
Meeting the challenges of the unknown
19/03/2011 GMT
Hypocrisy, multiverses and artificial leather: mind-stretching thoughts about life.
26/03/2011 GMT
Finding new ways to combat HIV, the biggest killer of young women in Africa
02/04/2011 GMT
New and old revolutionaries in the Middle East: women, artists and soldiers
09/04/2011
Are social entrepreneurs heroes?
16/04/2011
Where does the idea of royalty fit into our fast changing century?
23/04/2011
Conflicts in our brain, in particle physics and in literature - why do we thrive on it?
30/04/2011
Faking it in the world of business
07/05/2011
Is understanding the empathy circuit in our brain the key to combating cruelty?
14/05/2011 GMT
Probing assumptions about capitalism.
21/05/2011 GMT
The human body - how far are we shaped by what we eat?
28/05/2011 GMT
What are our obligations to others, on an international and individual level?
04/06/2011 GMT
The impact of migration: in the realms of society, seeds and sound.
11/06/2011 GMT
The robots are coming, fast.
18/06/2011 GMT
Three centuries ago, China helped Europe to innovate - can it do so again?
25/06/2011 GMT
David Baddiel presents this week's edition of The Forum on the power of images
02/07/2011 GMT
Capturing power with a camera
09/07/2011 GMT
Sudan splitting and couples divorcing – can separation ever be a good thing?
16/07/2011 GMT
Fresh ideas for business from the TED conference in Edinburgh
23/07/2011 GMT
Are our long term goals in danger of being swamped by a focus on the immediate moment?
30/07/2011 GMT
Why do dictators and democrats follow similar rules when it comes to staying in power?
06/08/2011 GMT
The rise and fall of civilisations in Europe - money, conflict and volcanoes
13/08/2011 GMT
Walls and partitions, not just between countries and people but also animal species
20/08/2011 GMT
Design in art, fashion and nature. Is innovation or imitation the key to success?
27/08/2011 GMT
Human rights: How do you prove you have them? And how do you make sure you can enjoy them?
03/09/2011 GMT
Oceans are the largest habitat on Earth but how much do we know about their history?
10/09/2011 GMT
With all the advances in neuroscience, are we any closer to understanding memory?
17/09/2011 GMT
Activism: how to make things happen