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How powerful is television? Dr Ramaswami Harindranath, specialist in media explains

What does the term “celebrity” actually mean and where does it come from?

Professor Haleh Afshar, Professor Eileen Barker and Babu Gogineni attempt to define it

Religion dominates the headlines on a regular basis, but what is it?

Reason was advocated as the primary source and basis of all authority

Have we lost faith in science? Is the golden age of science over?

What is cloning and do we understand it?

The journey the Internet has taken and how information travels around the world

Exploring the issue of population increase

As population levels rise are there too many young people?

Can history be defined?

The historical text books that are being re-written in post Apartheid South Africa

A history of Iraq's conflicts since the First World War

Why do people have unsafe sex considering the risks of infection?

Can people change their sexual behaviour?

The Earth's climate is heating up and people living along the shore are losing their home

How are rising temperatures changing our world? From floods to heat waves

What is democracy? Beginning with Ancient Greek history

Emma Joseph explores whether democracy really works

Can you imagine a society not divided along socio-economic lines?

Talking Marxism with Jonathan Ray in Highgate cemetery

What does patriotism mean to a country built on immigration?

Examining the environmental impact of clearing the Amazon basin for crops

Does aid work? What is happening to aid money?

In theory, most countries believe in free trade, so why are there so many protests?

Is free trade a fair trade?

A look at the US Presidential elections of 2004

Slavery has been illegal for decades but it has never gone away

How heavily does the world rely on oil?

Are we running out of oil?