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Co-operation
Why do humans co-operate?
Rwanda: Africa’s Agricultural Success Story?
How do we manage resources of food and water to make sure there is enough to go round?
A Rainbow Nation, a Rainbow World?
The past and future of race relations in South Africa and beyond
Gifts and Giving
What are the hidden messages behind the act of giving or receiving a gift?
Hands
Do our hands mark us out as human? Plus hand transplants and hands that make music
Twins and Doubles
Do twins really see the world differently from the rest of us?
The Developing Child
What goes on in the brain of a baby and how does it develop?
Scarcity
How does scarcity affect our behaviour and thinking?
Modern Alchemy
Transforming waste into valuable products
Traps
Catching neutrinos, unsuspecting gamers and pictures of elusive mammals
Vanity
Trillions of dollars are spent on vanity megaprojects: is there no limit to human vanity?
Revolutionary Freedom
When dictatorships are overthrown, how should societies rebuild themselves?
Reality
What is the nature of reality and are there ways of gaining a new perspective of it?
The Power of Expectation
Can our expectations affect the outcome of what we do?
Reflecting on Love, Laughter and Friendship
A special programme from the London School of Economics Literary Festival 2014
Social mobility: are we too complacent?
New research shows that moving up or down in society can still take hundreds of years.
Spontaneity
Can you train to be spontaneous? And if so, should you?
Counterfeiting
Fakes, forgeries and copies – how different are they?
Uncharted
How close are we to mapping all the land, the seas and the clouds in the sky?
Solitude
When being alone is a blessing and when it is a blight.
Reinventing Peace
A look into new ways of thinking about conflict and reduce aggression
Hair, Fur and Cilia
The fine thread-like strands that grow from our bodies and organs
Future Cities
Smart and eco-cities are design buzz-words – but how realistic are such plans globally?
Extrapolation
The dangers and advantages of using what we know to explain what we don’t know
How we Perceive Art
Why do we like some art works but not others and what role does cultural background play?
Gold
What makes gold so valuable?
Social Intelligence
Some people seem to get on with anyone and everyone: is it down to talent or practice?
Challenging Assumptions
What does it really mean to challenge received wisdom?
Forgiveness
Can you have forgiveness without remorse?
Indirect Experience
What can we learn by observing others?
Invisibility
Is invisibility good or bad? Is it a matter of optics, morality or magic?
