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The Forum Episodes

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    The Wind: Its Impact on Earth and in Space

    How the wind shapes our environment from the sea to art and outer space

  2. Are we Losing the Ability to Focus?

    In the age of perpetual distraction, are we losing the ability to focus?

  3. Upside Down

    Subversion and inversion in a topsy-turvy world

  4. Curves

    Curves in art, space and life

  5. Steel

    How steel gives us music, art and the modern world

  6. Magic

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

  7. The Salt Story

    Salt: its history and future.

  8. Grief

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

  9. Design

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

  10. Worlds in Miniature

    Why tiny things appeal to us.

  11. The Power of the Human Voice

    Developments in the human voice

  12. Power and Influence

    How countries and NGOs exert power

  13. Adventures in 2D: Graphene and Beyond

    What is the future of graphene and other ‘2D’ materials?

  14. Clay

    The joys and perils of porcelain, kaolin and volcanic soils

  15. Shells

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

  16. Re-aligning the Wheel

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

  17. How is Character Created and Shaped?

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

  18. Resurrection

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

  19. Myth

    The importance of Myth and Storytelling

  20. Plasticity

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

  21. Cloud Education: The Future of Learning

    Is the future of education a massive online classroom?

  22. How Long is ‘Now’?

    New insights into how we perceive time

  23. Trade

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

  24. Magnetism

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

  25. Shame

    Can shame be a force for good?

  26. Dependency

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

  27. Déjà Vu

    Is Déjà vu a brain glitch or misplaced ‘real’ memory?

  28. Capturing Light

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

  29. The Future of Management

    How is people management in the workplace changing?

  30. The Forum at Space for Thought Festival

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

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