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A Hole In The Head is an hour long documentary about trepanation - the process of boring a hole in the skull.

Tchai is the word used by Ju/’hoansi to describe getting together to dance and sing; n/um can be translated as medicine, or supernatural potency. In the 1950’s, when this film was shot, Ju/’hoansi gathered for “medicine dances” often, usually at night, and sometimes such dances lasted until dawn. In this film, women sit on the ground, clapping and singing and occasionally dancing a round or two, while men circle around them, singing and stamping rhythms with their feet. The strength of the songs is their n/um, or medicine, thought to be a gift from the great god. N/um is also in the fire, and even more so in the “owners of medicine,” or healers.

A film by John Marshall from the !Kung series

From his childhood in Valparaiso to his death during the Pinochet military coup on September 11, 1973, the life and works of Chilean president Salvador Allende.

Creativity and play are closely connected, and play can be a form to arrive at collaborative creativity. In this session, Dr Sugata Mitra, known from the ‘Hole in the Wall’ project, will share with us how Indian children have explored new technology and found compelling ways to use it.

Chip Heath, co-author of , talks about what makes certain ideas “naturally sticky.” Chip Heath is a Professor of Organizational Behavior in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. His research examines why certain ideas - ranging from urban legends to folk medical cures, from Chicken Soup for the Soul stories to business strategy myths - survive and prosper in the social marketplace of ideas. These “naturally sticky” ideas spread without external help in the form of marketing dollars, PR assistance, or the attention of leaders.

Paul Tickell (BBC) - Racism: A History

Series looking at how racism impacts on people’s lives

Part 1 - The Colour of Money
Examines to what extent racism is a product of 17th century economic globalisation

Part 2 - Fatal Impacts
Looks at Scientific Racism in the 19th century, which drew on now discredited sciences

Part 3 - A Savage Legacy
When the slavery of African Americans was abolished in 1865, a new age was heralded. Twenty years later these hopes evaporated