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1. Anwar Akhtar: The Meaning of Pakistan

   Anwar Akhtar says British Pakistanis can help Pakistan face its future as an Asian nation.
2. Sally Kettle: Does hope help?

   Adventurer Sally Kettle argues that hope is not helpful.
3. Tom Armitage: The Coded World

   Tom Armitage says learning to write computer code means learning to think in a modern way.
4. Georgie Fienberg: Saying No to Pity

   Georgie Fienberg argues that charities doing development work should want to close.
5. Nancy Lublin: 21st-Century Social Activism

   Nancy Lublin argues that the web has transformed social activism for the better.
6. Amber Dermont: The Benefits of an Unhappy Childhood

   Amber Dermont explains the benefits of an unhappy childhood.
7. Sara Ziff: The Problem with Fashion

   Model and activist Sara Ziff discusses the problems with fashion and modelling.
8. Maria Popova: The Architecture of Knowledge

   Maria Popova asks how we can find more information we don't know we want to know.
9. Ismail Einashe: The Challenge for British Somalis

   Ismail Einashe reflects on the causes of violent gang culture among young Somali men.
10. James Friel: In Praise of the Single Life

    James Friel defends the values and virtues of the single life.
11. Anna Minton: Fuelling Fear with High Security

    Anna Minton argues that higher security creates a sense of fear rather than safety.
12. Ben Dyson: Understanding How Money Works

    Ben Dyson argues for the need to understand how money works before fixing the bank system.
13. Rabina Khan: Redefining Multiculturalism

    Rabina Khan calls for a new definition of multiculturalism which avoids simplistic labels.
14. Mark Vernon: Narcissism

    Writer Mark Vernon says narcissism should be rehabilitated as a positive form of self-love
15. Colin Murray Parkes: Insecurity and Extremism

    Colin Murray Parkes illuminates the importance of secure attachments for human happiness.
16. Margaret Heffernan: Whistleblowers

    Entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan argues for the value of whistle-blowers to businesses.
17. Ruchir Sharma: The Search for Economic Growth

    Ruchir Sharma describes his search for the next global economy which can deliver growth.
18. Niall Iain MacDonald: Rowing the Minch

    Niall Iain MacDonald describes his extraordinary fight back against depression.
19. Ian Robertson: The Winner Effect

    Ian Robertson argues that success and being a winner has a drug-like effect on us drug.
20. Joe Dunthorne: Lessons from the Mosh Pit

    Writer Joe Dunthorne asks what we can all learn from rock gigs about living together.
21. Katarina Skoberne: Family History Repeating

    Katarina Skoberne describes how history repeating itself taught her valuable lessons.
22. Ali Mangera: The Future of Shopping

    Architect Ali Mangera discusses the closely-connected futures of cities and shopping.
23. James Bridle: Computers and Cultural Memories

    James Bridle asks how computer networks will affect cultural memories.
24. Gillian Wheeler: Flower Design as Art

    Flower design is evolving into an art, argues Gillian Wheeler.
25. Naif Al-Mutawa: Art and Religion

    Naif Al-Mutawa discusses the importance of interpreting and translating between cultures.
26. Leisa Rea: The Delight of Losing

    In the year of the London Olympics, Comedian Leisa Rea ponders the delight of losing.
27. Alice Bell: Improving Public Understanding of Science

    Alice Bell tackles the myth of scientific literacy as a panacea to understanding science.
28. Colin Crooks: The Let-Down Generation

    Social entrepreneur Colin Crooks argues that we are wrong to focus on youth unemployment.
29. Mitu Khandaker: Knowing Ourselves Through Computer Games

    Computer games offer many opportunities for self-reflective thought, says Mitu Khandaker.
30. Sir Terry Farrell: Architects are Problem Solvers

    Sir Terry Farrell says architects can solve the problems of Britain's public spaces.

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