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Essential Guide Episodes

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    The Future of Religious Faith

    Will the 21st Century see the end religious belief and practice?

  2. Mysteries of the Mind

    How neuroscience is contributing to our understanding of the brain

  3. Space

    The future of space travel

  4. Leisure

    How will technology affect our leisure time and children's play in the future?

  5. Health: Fixing Genes

    What does the future hold for molecular medicine?

  6. Lifestyle

    What will consumerism, cultural identity and working from home look like in the future?

  7. Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

    Cancer and cardiovascular disease is on the increase - how will we deal with it?

  8. Work

    Predicting what work will be like in the 21st Century

  9. Infectious Disease

    The continuing battle with infectious disease around the world

  10. Cities

    Predicting what living in the city of the 21st Century will be like

  11. Micro Machines

    Predicting the future of quantum technology and robotics

  12. Life Secrets

    How did life begin on Earth?

  13. A Roof Over Our Heads

    Look ahead to the styles and technologies that might shape the buildings of the future

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