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13/12/2009
Fire, food and fun in the evolution of life
20/12/2009
The strength of Chinese women, the intelligence of dolphins & the power of the comic book
27/12/2009
This week's theme is translation: in poetry, science and in architecture
03/01/2010
We challenge assumptions about Australian heroes, history and humanity
10/01/2010
Why a vast array of unknown species is still out there waiting to be discovered
17/01/2010
To see the world differently, opt out of society or just watch water boil!
24/01/2010
What gives an object meaning and value? The Forum this week comes from the British Museum.
07/02/2010
The true source of power: is it love, self interest or the cutting edge of biochemistry?
14/02/2010
Radically changing the world's monetary systems...and why our nose knows best.
21/02/2010
Why pointing's unique to humans, the financial meltdown that wasn't & serious video games
28/02/2010
How do our ideas of home define us, and are there other planets we could inhabit?
07/03/2010
In The Forum from Wales we ask how we can improve trust in an age of catastrophic risk?
14/03/2010
The past and future of the internet: where is it heading? And what if it stopped working?
21/03/2010
What makes an outsider become an insider?
28/03/2010
Is it a good idea to erase our painful memories?
04/04/2010
How much money is one life worth? Should we be putting a price tag on the terminally ill?
11/04/2010
Storytelling: through DNA, ancient texts and in Eastern wisdom
18/04/2010
Is art and creativity universal and what evolutionary advantage has it given us?
25/04/2010
Power-games, unwelcome parasites, and the rise of middle classes in the Muslim world.
02/05/2010
Innovation: the mysterious realm of nanotechnology.
09/05/2010
Engaging your enemies: is democracy a precondition for peace?
16/05/2010
Tracing the silvery threads of a spider’s web… the power of connections.
23/05/2010
Soft power or Smart power: will Joseph Nye's ideas work in the 21st Century?
30/05/2010
This week on The Forum we’re going to discuss why we lie to protect our sense of self.
06/06/2010
This week on The Forum: Masks, Movement and Emotion.
13/06/2010
New Beginnings: cell renewal and telomeres, the rise of China and new African education.
20/06/2010
Is the world hurtling towards a final theory of everything ? And what might it look like?
27/06/2010
How our mind can behave very differently depending on who we are with.
04/07/2010
Forum at Science Museum: Who am I? A combination of pleasure, pain and love?
11/07/2010
British Historian, Professor Niall Ferguson, revives the era of gentlemanly capitalism.
18/07/2010
In a special TED show, we ask about change and how to bring it about.
