How do we embrace the benefits of a world run on the power of attention/distraction without sending ourselves crazy or constantly diminishing our ability to get jobs done?

On how people can improve their decision-making skills by thinking a little bit more like computers; how young children can learn computer programming with wooden toy blocks; and how visually-impaired people can make better use of digital technology.

Researchers around the globe believe the development of a functioning Quantum computer is now within reach. So what exactly would a quantum computer do and who would use it?

Three thinkers join us to share their thoughts on modern life and our relationship with technology – a futurist, a neuroscientist and an historian...

Engineers at Imperial College London have come up with the design and engineering specifications for a giant futuristic flying boat – one that could carry up to 2,000 passengers.

Algae could be the food and fuel source of the future. And you can even make surfboards out of the stuff!

A new OECD definition of development aid now includes more forms of military assistance and measures to house and process refugees within a member state’s own borders. So what's the future of aid?

What role do traditional galleries and new online social platforms play in progressing digital art and serving the interests and needs of artists in the connected age?

What will future cities look like? How will they function and – importantly – how do we keep them focussed on human need?

We make many things out of glass: window-panes, bottles, fish-tanks and even roads – yes, roads!