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  1. Future Wars

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    Available since Sunday.

    How different will future conflicts be from those fought today?

  2. Second Chances

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    Available since Sun, 13 May 2012.

    Do we deserve another bite of the cherry?

  3. From the infinitesimally small to the infinitely large

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    Available since Sun, 6 May 2012.

    Why there is more to empty space than you might think.

  4. Aftermath of war and marriage

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    Available since Tue, 1 May 2012.

    When everything falls apart, how do you cope?

  5. Crime and its dark allure

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    Available since Sat, 28 Apr 2012.

    Why do crime thrillers sell when, in life, we strive to avoid being victims of crime?

  6. Does Failure breed Success?

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    Available since Sat, 21 Apr 2012.

    We ask if failure can be the starting point for success.

  7. The Forum @ Skoll 2012

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    Available since Sat, 14 Apr 2012.

    Social entrepreneurship: a partnership of equals?

  8. What's so bad about behaving badly?

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    Available since Sat, 7 Apr 2012.

    Is it always wrong to be rude and are the seven deadly sins as deadly as they sound?

  9. Digital shadows

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    Available since Sat, 31 Mar 2012.

    How much privacy is possible in a world which is increasingly digital?

  10. The insider or outsider: who is best placed to bring about change?

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    Available since Sat, 24 Mar 2012.

    Does thinking outside the establishment box lead to more creative policies?

  11. Water: how to stop the world from going thirsty

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    Available since Sat, 17 Mar 2012.

    The impact of water on our health, on economic growth and the life of our imagination.

  12. Ignorance: good or bad for us?

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    Available since Sat, 10 Mar 2012.

    Why facts are just a starting place, a way to make a better question.

  13. Europe in flux

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    Available since Sat, 3 Mar 2012.

    How much will the current crisis re-shape the way Europe is run?

  14. The influence of Fashion on what we wear

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    Available since Sat, 25 Feb 2012.

    The influence of Fashion on what we wear

  15. Night: friend or foe?

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    Available since Sat, 18 Feb 2012.

    We tried conquering our body clocks with artificial light but nature fights back.

  16. Corruption: where does it begin and end?

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    Available since Sat, 11 Feb 2012.

    Is there a universal understanding of what constitutes corruption?

  17. Controlling experiments: in medicine, poverty relief and music.

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    Available since Sat, 4 Feb 2012.

    What are the risks and rewards of applying scientific experiments to other areas of life?

  18. Desire and how to resist it.

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    Available since Sat, 28 Jan 2012.

    Temptation: Can we resist it?

  19. Freedom of expression: how free should it be?

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    Available since Sat, 21 Jan 2012.

    Should we re-define the limits to everyone’s right to know and to express themselves?

  20. What does home mean to us?

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    Available since Sat, 14 Jan 2012.

    With a record one billion people now on the move, what is the meaning of home?

  21. The next generation: hopes and dreams

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    Available since Sun, 8 Jan 2012.

    Four outstanding, young global citizens discuss their aspirations for the future.

  22. Sixty seconds to improve the world

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    Available since Sat, 31 Dec 2011.

    We discuss a selection of 60 second ideas from Forum guests.

  23. The future of the car

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    Available since Sat, 24 Dec 2011.

    Has car transport reached a critical crossroads?

  24. Steps for economic recovery

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    Available since Sat, 17 Dec 2011.

    As the world faces an unprecedented economic crisis, we ask what is the best way forward.

  25. The mysteries of life

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    Available since Sat, 10 Dec 2011.

    The mysteries of love, of extra dimensions and how to write great mystery stories.

  26. Trees and climate change

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    Available since Sat, 3 Dec 2011.

    How far can trees help us in the fight against global warming?

  27. How do we make judgements?

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    Available since Sat, 26 Nov 2011.

    How do we make judgements and how could we do it better?

  28. Are we in control?

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    Available since Sat, 19 Nov 2011.

    The unintended consequences of what we do, in economics, geo-engineering and on stage.

  29. The Forum @ Houses of Parliament

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    Available since Sat, 12 Nov 2011.

    The virtues and flaws of democracy.

  30. Feeding The Earth's Rising Population

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    Available since Sat, 5 Nov 2011.

    With world’s population about to reach seven billion, how will we feed everyone?

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