The Forum

The programme that explains the present by exploring the past.

World Service,763 episodes

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After Dark: How we Respond to Darkness
Exploring how we operate at night and our attitude to the dark
21 May 2016,40 mins
Brain Drain: Can We Stem the Flow?
How can we stem the brain drain from countries who need their talented people?
14 May 2016,40 mins
Wheel Revolutions
The technology and art of wheeled transport
07 May 2016,40 mins
Rules and how they govern us
Rules and how they govern us.
30 Apr 2016,40 mins
Balance: How we Find Equilibrium
Why balance in humans, machines and music are needed for effectiveness and safety
23 Apr 2016,40 mins
A Single World, Many Identities?
Turkish novelist Elif Shafak, Nick Bostrom and Ann Phoenix from UCL discuss identity
09 Apr 2016,40 mins
Living at the Edge: Life in Extreme Environments
Extreme life on earth and in space.
02 Apr 2016,40 mins
Taming Nature
What lies behind our desire to improve and perfect nature
26 Mar 2016,40 mins
The Human Face: How We See Each Other
How humans and machines interpret facial expressions
19 Mar 2016,40 mins
Advances in Bioengineering
Bridging the divide between living and inorganic matter
12 Mar 2016,40 mins
The Element of Surprise
How open are you to the unexpected?
05 Mar 2016,40 mins
The Benefits of Simplicity
How to make the world simpler
27 Feb 2016,40 mins
Oxygen: Its History and its Future
The history and the future of oxygen
20 Feb 2016,40 mins
Anger
Why do we get cross?
13 Feb 2016,40 mins
Machine Translation: The End of the Human Translator?
Will new technology mean the end of the human translator?
06 Feb 2016,40 mins
The Pleasures and Perils of Storytelling
Why do we see a narrative in everything?
30 Jan 2016,40 mins
Reawakening Language
Reawakening language and culture
23 Jan 2016,40 mins
Consumption and Our Identity
How what we consume shapes and defines our identity
16 Jan 2016,40 mins
A Very Long View
Tracking changes in our lives and bodies over decades, generations and even millennia
09 Jan 2016,40 mins
Grass Roots
Grass Roots: How ‘people’s’ movements are changing.
02 Jan 2016,40 mins
The Hidden Power of Noise
Why we should all pay more attention to background noise.
26 Dec 2015,40 mins
The Past, Present and Future of Shipping
New ways to travel across the ocean and to find out what lies in its depths
19 Dec 2015,40 mins
Symbols, Signs and Secrets. What symbols tell us about ourselves.
Why symbols are so important, their history and their future.
12 Dec 2015,40 mins
A Leap of Faith: Finding Common Ground Between Science and Religion
Can there be a common ground between science and religion?
05 Dec 2015,40 mins
Being Cold
How weather affects a nation’s character
28 Nov 2015,40 mins
Reconciliation: Healing the Nation
What is the best way to redress historical injustices?
21 Nov 2015,40 mins
Expansion and Growth
Exploring ideas about expansion and growth
14 Nov 2015,40 mins
Core: A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
What lies at the heart of the universe and the core of the earth itself?
07 Nov 2015,40 mins
India's Urban Challenge
Will India cope once the majority of its people live in cities?
31 Oct 2015,40 mins
Fragmentation: How Tiny Pieces Explain the Whole Picture
What can fragmented knowledge and physical matter tell us?
24 Oct 2015,40 mins