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Brave New World re-imagined Creative Commons Image By Abode of Chaos via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By Dr Geoff Andrews (The Open University)

24 January 2012

80 years since the publication of Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel Brave New World, Geoff Andrews wonders how it might be re-imagined today in the context...  Read more : Brave New World re-imagined

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Mike Lynch on spotting transformative technology Featuring: video,audio, Copyrighted Image The Open University

By Mike Lynch (Guest), Dr Matthew Hinton (The Open University)

15 July 2011

Mike Lynch uses an example from the legal system to explain how to spot the technology that can change your business.  Read more : Mike Lynch on spotting transformative technology

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Gardens of the digital mind of tomorrowRobin Hall under CC-BY-SA licence

By Dr Leslie Budd (The Open University)

25 February 2011

The predictions of a hyper-connected world might crumble in the same way the dream of Garden Cities fell, warns Leslie Budd.  Read more : Gardens of the digital mind of tomorrow

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The court in 10 years' time Featuring: video,audio, The Open University

By Jane Goodey (The Open University), Professor Gary Slapper (The Open University), Lynn Tayton QC (Guest), Abigail Bright (Guest), The Honourable Mr Justice Calvert Smith (Guest)

22 October 2008

We asked our panel what we might expect to see if we arrived in the courtroom of 2018.  Read more : The court in 10 years' time

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OU on the BBC: James May's Big Ideas - About the seriesProduction team

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

23 September 2008

James May is back with a new series on BBC TWO: three programmes looking at three different and distinct future concepts.   Read more : OU on the BBC: James May's Big Ideas - About the series

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OU on the BBC: James May's Big IdeasProduction team

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

23 September 2008

Jetpacks for all? Solar power? James May samples the technology which might shape our lives.  Read more : OU on the BBC: James May's Big Ideas

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OU on the BBC: Truth Will OutCopyrighted Image The Open University / Karen Parker

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

19 April 2007

Find the truth behind hotly debated issues. Experts debunk the myths.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Truth Will Out

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OU on the BBC: Blue SkyCopyrighted Image The Open University / Karen Parker

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

01 August 2006

Can you really teach a machine to think?  Read more : OU on the BBC: Blue Sky

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Interviews: 60 Minutes to Save the World Featuring: audio, Based on Interdependence Day 2006 design

By Quentin Cooper (Guest), Professor Doreen Massey (The Open University), Professor Martin Parry (Guest), Sir Mark Moody-Stuart (Guest), Bill Thompson (Guest)

05 July 2006

As part of Interdependence Day 2006 BBC Radio 4's The Material World asked scientists and researchers to find out how the world might be saved in...  Read more : Interviews: 60 Minutes to Save the World

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OU on the BBC: The Next Big ThingCopyrighted Image The Open University / Karen Parker

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

16 June 2000

We link up with the Vega Trust, and bring together some of the sharpest minds to consider what might be just beyond the scientific horizon.  Read more : OU on the BBC: The Next Big Thing

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The truth behind the torch Copyrighted Image London 2012

As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

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