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Self-Control

How important is our ability to postpone pleasure and can we ever master it?

• 40 mins

Feet

How do our feet work when we stand or walk, or when we dance with them?

• 40 mins

Interruptions

The etiquette of interrupting a conversation, and the distracting impact of our gadgetry

• 40 mins

Wood

Our changing attitude to wood and living in a 鈥榩lyscraper鈥�

• 40 mins

Imagination

The marvellous ability to create almost anything we want in our minds

• 40 mins

Handwriting

Does it matter if we write less by hand?

• 40 mins

Codes and ciphers

The cat-and-mouse world of computer encryption

• 40 mins

Rhythm

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

• 40 mins

Dissent

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

• 40 mins

Deep Learning

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

• 40 mins

The Forum at Space for Thought Festival

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

• 40 mins

The Future of Management

How is people management in the workplace changing?

• 40 mins

Capturing Light

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

• 40 mins

D茅j脿 Vu

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

• 40 mins

Dependency

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

• 40 mins

Shame

Can shame be a force for good?

• 40 mins

Magnetism

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

• 40 mins

Trade

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

• 40 mins

How Long is 鈥楴ow鈥�?

New insights into how we perceive time

• 40 mins

Cloud Education: The Future of Learning

Is the future of education a massive online classroom?

• 40 mins

Plasticity

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

• 40 mins

Myth

The importance of Myth and Storytelling

• 40 mins

Resurrection

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

• 40 mins

How is Character Created and Shaped?

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

• 40 mins

Re-aligning the Wheel

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

• 40 mins

Shells

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

• 40 mins

Clay

The joys and perils of porcelain, kaolin and volcanic soils

• 40 mins

Adventures in 2D: Graphene and Beyond

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

• 40 mins

Power and Influence

How countries and NGOs exert power

• 40 mins

The Power of the Human Voice

Developments in the human voice

• 40 mins