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Violence

How much is violence a choice, and how much a natural human instinct?

• 40 mins

The Future of Renewable Energy

How do we develop a practical, reliable and cheap supply of renewable energy?

• 40 mins

Tracking

With smarter technology monitoring our behaviour how far should we compromise privacy?

• 40 mins

The Air You Breathe

Could your ‘breath print’ be a marker as unique to you as your finger print?

• 40 mins

Measuring Impact

Are we too obsessed with metrics and are we measuring the right values?

• 40 mins

Whistle-blowers and Rumour-mongers

Who should we believe is telling the truth and why?

• 40 mins

Fear

How do humans and animals cope with one of the strongest emotions: fear

• 40 mins

Job Satisfaction

What does the notion of job satisfaction mean to you?

• 40 mins

The Forum in Beijing

Do the internet and social media empower the Chinese individual or the state?

• 40 mins

Advantage

What gives you an advantage in life?

• 40 mins

Hong Kong: A Blueprint for all China?

A lively debate from Hong Kong's City University about the city's uniqueness and future

• 40 mins

Making it Big in Hong Kong: A Matter of Good Fortune?

A debate from Hong Kong's Fringe club about Asian economic success, luck and creativity

• 40 mins

Co-operation

Why do humans co-operate?

• 40 mins

Rwanda: Africa’s Agricultural Success Story?

How do we manage resources of food and water to make sure there is enough to go round?

• 40 mins

A Rainbow Nation, a Rainbow World?

The past and future of race relations in South Africa and beyond

• 40 mins

Gifts and Giving

What are the hidden messages behind the act of giving or receiving a gift?

• 40 mins

Hands

Do our hands mark us out as human? Plus hand transplants and hands that make music

• 40 mins

Twins and Doubles

Do twins really see the world differently from the rest of us?

• 40 mins

The Developing Child

What goes on in the brain of a baby and how does it develop?

• 40 mins

Scarcity

How does scarcity affect our behaviour and thinking?

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Modern Alchemy

Transforming waste into valuable products

• 40 mins

Traps

Catching neutrinos, unsuspecting gamers and pictures of elusive mammals

• 40 mins

Vanity

Trillions of dollars are spent on vanity megaprojects: is there no limit to human vanity?

• 40 mins

Revolutionary Freedom

When dictatorships are overthrown, how should societies rebuild themselves?

• 40 mins

Reality

What is the nature of reality and are there ways of gaining a new perspective of it?

• 40 mins

The Power of Expectation

Can our expectations affect the outcome of what we do?

• 40 mins

Reflecting on Love, Laughter and Friendship

A special programme from the London School of Economics Literary Festival 2014

• 40 mins

Social mobility: are we too complacent?

New research shows that moving up or down in society can still take hundreds of years.

• 40 mins

Spontaneity

Can you train to be spontaneous? And if so, should you?

• 40 mins

Counterfeiting

Fakes, forgeries and copies – how different are they?

• 40 mins