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










