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New views from the world’s freezer
Meaning in Life
What makes your life meaningful? With Alain de Botton, Susan Wolf and Alexandre Mitchell.
The Challenge of Ageing
Is it time to re-define what we actually mean by Old Age?
Making Good Law
It’s the basis of society: but what is the secret to creating laws that really work?
The Forum @ London's South Bank: A celebration of women of African and Caribbean descent.
Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Viruses: in medicine, technology and in our minds
The terrifying and wonderful viral world with Peter Piot, Angela Belcher, Susan Blackmore
What If...The Forum could change the world?
Visions of the future with Michio Kaku, Barbara Sahakian and Karen Lord.
Obsessions, new and old, in literature and technology
With Javier Marias, Evgeny Morozov and Manil Suri.
Progress: Are we Making Any?
Advances suggest that things can only get better for the majority of people. Is it true?
The Mysterious Kingdom of Fungi
The surprising tough and ecological building substance that could reshape our world
Us and Them
Why divide ourselves into two camps - is what separates us stronger than what unites us?
Silence
From communication and contemplation to obedience and shame, we explore silence
The Art of Political Decision Making
Political decisions are hard to make. What strategies can be used to take decisive action?
Does Finance Have to be Invisible?
What would it take to fix the underlying flaws in our banking system?
Why Do We Tell Stories?
Why do stories have similar narratives over and over again?
Curiosity
Curiosity has always been with us but how important is it to science and to society?
Fragility in Nature
Materials, relationships, ecosystems - what makes them resistant - or prone to failure?
Globalisation: is it changing the way we think?
What impact is globalisation having on our sense of personal and national identity?
Dust and Ash
How dust helps to keep the planet cooler and nourishes the Amazon rainforest
What Makes Your Adrenaline Flow?
Are high-altitude climbers and multiple marathon runners adrenaline junkies?
Peering into Space at Aspen Ideas Festival
Cutting-edge space science, including asteroids, dark matter and how to detect tiny units
Can Artists Make the World a Better Place?
Can putting art in unusual places help improve our world?
Survival at Sea
If by accident you are thrown into icy waters, what can help your chances of survival?
Shining a Light on Crystals
Crystals are found growing naturally all over the world, so why are we creating new ones?
Negotiating Space
How an understanding of space around us is crucial to learn who and what we are
Sharing Prosperity and Power
All about sharing - wealth, power, responsibility and ideas
Inner Speech
Talking to yourself – is it a good thing?
Precision Medicine @ Aspen Ideas Festival
With Margaret Hamburg, Thomas Frieden and Anthony Coles.
Letting Go
Can letting go of places, people, ideas and traditions bring big rewards?
Violence
How much is violence a choice, and how much a natural human instinct?
The Future of Renewable Energy
How do we develop a practical, reliable and cheap supply of renewable energy?
