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Life Secrets
How did life begin on Earth?
Micro Machines
Predicting the future of quantum technology and robotics
Cities
Predicting what living in the city of the 21st Century will be like
Infectious Disease
The continuing battle with infectious disease around the world
Work
Predicting what work will be like in the 21st Century
Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
Cancer and cardiovascular disease is on the increase - how will we deal with it?
Lifestyle
What will consumerism, cultural identity and working from home look like in the future?
Health: Fixing Genes
What does the future hold for molecular medicine?
Leisure
How will technology affect our leisure time and children's play in the future?
Space
The future of space travel
Mysteries of the Mind
How neuroscience is contributing to our understanding of the brain
The Future of Religious Faith
Will the 21st Century see the end religious belief and practice?
Communities
Are traditional communities under pressure in the 21st Century?
Safety on our Streets
How crime will become more complex and international
Travel and Tourism
How the development of tourism will open up ever more remote regions - including space
Sex and Society
What will sexual freedom and new reproductive technology mean for the future?
Population
Expectations for population growth, reproductive health and contraception in the future
Meeting and Mating
How will we find love and romance in the future?
Gender
How girls' education is contributing to changes in gender roles
Poisoning the Planet
How pollution is adversely affecting life and health in big cities
The Family
The changing nature and shape of the family in the 21st Century
Water Wars
The growing prospect of wars over access to water as shortages become increasingly likely
Species Depletion
Extinction is driven by humanity's relentless growth into the world's wild areas
Resources
How the impact of global warming will be disproportionately hard on poor countries
Transport
Quiet, clean and hi-tech - is that the reality of the transport of the future?
Surviving the Future
The shifts in teaching, learning and education in the 21st Century
Winners and Losers
Who will gain from education in the future and how can education be made available to all?
Balance of Power
Which nations have the clout to counterbalance the might of the USA?
Democracy
What does the future hold for democracy - and is it achievable for all societies?
Class of 2010
How education may change with new technology in the 21st Century
Breaking Down the Barriers
The people trying to combat fear and hatred in Northern Ireland, South Africa and Burma
