Clive Lawton embarks on a personal quest to understand the mystery and power of silence The Forum Clips
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Writer Qais Akbar Omar: How stories helped me survive a civil war Duration: 00:44 Why Do We Tell Stories?
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Artist Galya Morrell: My close encounter with silence Duration: 01:08 Silence
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Writer Aminatta Forna: Are we good as we think we are? Photo by Burt Hardy / Getty Duration: 00:38 Us and Them
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Fungal ecologist Lynne Boddy on how fungi fight each other for resources Duration: 01:52 The Mysterious Kingdom of Fungi
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Evgeny Morozov on why ‘smart’ forks may not be so smart. Duration: 00:38 Obsessions, new and old, in literature and technology
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Plastic-eating bugs: 60 second idea to change the world from Susan Blackmore Duration: 01:05 Viruses: in medicine, technology and in our minds
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Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze performs her celebrated poem ‘Simple Tings’ Duration: 01:22 The Forum @ London's South Bank: A celebration of women of African and Caribbean descent.
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Statistician Hans Rosling: Costs of ageing rising? Duration: 00:34 The Challenge of Ageing
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Philosopher Alain de Botton on good, cultural propaganda Duration: 00:55 Meaning in Life
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Encountering icebergs for the first time Duration: 01:08 Ice
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Polymath Jared Diamond on the importance of Constructive Paranoia (Photo: Getty Images) Duration: 01:39 The vanishing world of our ancestors
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Lars Chittka on why some orchids deliberately misguide bees. Photo: SPL Duration: 00:51 Plant and flower shapes
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Jerry Brotton on why we make maps Duration: 00:47 Maps and Mapmaking
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Van Gogh and Epilepsy Duration: 01:25 Taking Time Out
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Michael Ignatieff on Chimpanzee Politics Duration: 01:28 Rivals or enemies? Why the distinction matters.
