Hay Festival Features

BBC Arts Digital explores some of the big ideas and extraordinary stories being discussed at the Hay Festival - from artificial intelligence and neuroscience to the #Metoo movement and big tech's impact on democracy.

Everything you need to know about the Hay Festival 2018
The BBC will once again be making highlights available from the literary extravaganza.
#Vote100Books: 7 novels by women that deserve your attention
Seven titles by female authors that deserve to be on everyone's reading list
A storm of creativity: When art and climate science collide
A series of short films by award-winning artists to communicate cutting-edge science.
Can mental illness start in your immune system?
Professor Ed Bullmore thinks we should radically change how we treat depression
Can smart pills and brain hacks make us more intelligent?
Author David Adam tested whether brain stimulation could boost his IQ.
Five fascinating facts about the human brain
A selection of strange and extraordinary stories about our most complex organ.
Seven ways artificial intelligence can make the world better
Author James Scott on the positives of an increasingly AI-driven world.
Snails, swords and spiders: The odd origins of anatomical terms
Anatomy, the branch of science concerned with bodily structures, is full of rich imagery.
Which Booker Prize winner will be voted the best of all time?
Vote now for the best Booker prize winning novel of all time.
Will big data and social media destroy democracy?
Big technology companies are radically changing countless aspects of our lives.