Shows from BBC Future

Does the moon make us act weirdly?

Get a taste of how the day went in Sydney from the astronauts, audience and TV presenters who attended.

In this animated audio clip, Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry explore the science behind tone deafness... investigating the truth about the condition, and employing a bit of singing from Fry.

Michael Mosley discusses reversing his Type 2 diabetes by following a rapid weight loss diet pioneered by Dr Roy Taylor.

As artificial intelligence becomes more sophisticated and begins to pervade everyday life, psychologist Alex Gillespie believes we need to begin rethinking our relationship with technology.

Emma Johnston is advocating for blue engineering - the marine version of the green engineering movement on land. Blue engineering isn't just some hippie ideal; it's a necessity. We are encroaching further and further into the marine environment

Mental time-travel sets us apart from other animals and brings us many advantages, but can new technology save us from its downsides?

Professor Michael Smart tells BBC Future what world changing idea he would like to see implemented by humanity.

A short narrative video following a journey aboard one of the largest container ships in the world. Nearly everything you own comes to you by sea - which means the oceans have never been so busy.

BBC Future asked David Attenborough what world-changing idea he would like to see implemented by humanity.

As part of a series of short films coinciding with BBC Future's World-Changing Ideas Summit 2016, retired astronaut Andrew Thomas explains his World-Changing Idea.

As part of a series of short films coinciding with BBC Future's World-Changing Ideas Summit 2016, science journalist Richard Hollingham explains his World-Changing Idea.

Live eels, street offal - the food on the menu of a ravenous serial-eater reads like a collection of things to keep well away from.

We followed the process of making whisky across Scotland - and distilled 21 steps down to three hypnotising minutes.

If you know where to look, you can spot the physical architecture of the internet everywhere: little-known junction boxes, mysterious markings and cables on every street.

As part of the BBC's What If? season of programmes, we commissioned a week of news reports that take a light-hearted look at the future. Here is a tale of the first birth in space and an unfortunate accident at the cryonics plant.

The buildings that we live and work in can waste vast amount of energy on heating and cooling. Could they control their temperature themselves with a “skin” modeled on nature?

The internet is a new lifeform that shows the first signs of intelligence. So says brain scientist and serial entrepreneur Jeff Stibel.

If any of our visions of technological revolution come true, then how will humans cope? Economist and futurist Robin Hanson presents his guide.

The most meaningless, dangerous phrase in genetics is “The gene for X,” says Steve Jones, because the more we learn about DNA the less important it seems.

If we let people control technology rather than being its slave, it will lead us away from a world where we work for large corporations and towards one where we can turn our own ideas into reality, thinks Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton.

Could tiny organisms help us understand the extraordinary complexity of the human brain, and how to keep our brains healthy as we get older? One person thinks so.

To understand how to adapt to and shape our rapidly changing world, we have to study how children, not adults, respond to it, says a top designer.

The internet connects billions of people and keeps our societies together – a job it wasn’t designed for. Technologist Danny Hillis says we must know what to do if the worst happens and it breaks.

The idea of having a part car, part plane, part drone parked outside your home may not be as far-fetched as it seems. There really aren’t any technological hurdles to this.

Can the information in our genes reveal serious medical issues years in advance? A leading geneticist thinks it's possible.

Google Glass may be coming to your surgery soon. Could wearable tech help medical professionals give patients more attention and ultimately better medical care?

Genetics pioneer Craig Venter reveals what we have and have not learned from the human genome sequence, and the biggest challenges we face as our population soars.

We have the ability to feed the world, but we must use all the resources, technology and science we have to make sure we feed people in need, says food bank head Catherine d’Amato.

With fears increasing over snooping states and phone hacking, how do we balance privacy and security? Security technologist Bruce Schneier says we must face up to a stark choice.

Robert Langer thinks one day we could grow tissues and organs from our cells, which contain sensors that can alert you when illness is about to strike.

The technology to reach nearby planets is possible, and one astronaut thinks we must colonise other worlds for our long-term survival.

Dark web, regulation, privacy… what is the future of the internet?

How do the best scientists solve life’s greatest mysteries? A Nobel Prize winner takes you inside his mind and explains why the key is imaginative play.

What will alien life look like? Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins told BBC Future why it may be a complete surprise.

Can we ever live on other planets? Former astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman speaks to BBC’s Laura Trevelyan about why humanity’s future may depend on living on other worlds.

From vehicles with sails to cars controlled by wingsuits, the future of driving may be more about pleasure than getting from A to B, says Michelin’s Ben Ebel.

In a funny, personal talk, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian describes the internet’s next big trend – “crowd patronage” – citing everything from To Kill a Mockingbird to lolcats.

Many people feel excluded by science, but philosopher AC Grayling says this makes us slaves to technology. The less we know the more likely we are to be manipulated by others.

We know how many miles per gallon our car does, but how many of us know how much energy we use at home? One architect has a solution to help us to help the environment.

Rent out your loft space, offer your couch to strangers and share your car with a neighbour - could this change our lives for the better?

When an emergency strikes, communications systems often go down at the time people need them the most. In the third of our World Changing Ideas, Jonathan Zittrain asks whether we can devise a way to make phones more useful in crisis situations.

Jane Goodall describes her feelings about how the next generation can help save the world.

How do you bring about radical breakthroughs in science and technology that will benefit humanity?

Take a behind the scenes tour of the US space agency's unmanned aerial vehicle programme.

They have been promised for decades, but is it now finally the time for magnetic levitation (maglev) trains to hit the mainstream?

Behind the sliding, sand-coloured doors of a vast hangar in the Californian desert, north of Los Angeles, the US space agency houses some of its cutting edge vehicles. But these vehicles are not NASA rockets or rovers.

As part of the BBC's What If? season of programmes, we commissioned a week of news reports that take a light-hearted look at the future. All sales of meat have been banned and the last prison on Earth is about to close.