Monday, January 31
CLOSING THE BOOK
Ever since Gutenberg invented his press, books have been essential to western society. But with the explosion in electronic books and e-readers, are books, as we know them, going the way of 8-track tapes? CBC producer Sean Prpick goes between the covers of the question.

Tuesday, February 1
BLOODLANDS
In twelve years, in a zone between Berlin and Moscow, the Nazi and Soviet regimes deliberately killed 14 million people. Historian Timothy Snyder reflects on this central tragedy of modern history, as he surveys the motives and methods of Hitler and Stalin.

Wednesday, February 2
GREEN GROWTH OR NO GROWTH
We face serious environmental problems. People are looking for answers in a green economic future. But what would it look like? IDEAS host Paul Kennedy moderates a debate at the University of Ottawa on the resolution: Be it resolved that building an environmentally sustainable society will require an end to economic growth. Participants include Peter Victor, author of Managing Without Growth: Slower By Design, Not Disaster, Tim Jackson, author of Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet; Richard Lipsey, one of Canada's pre-eminent economists, and Paul Ekins, author of Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability: The Prospects for Green Growth.  For further information about the debate and to watch a webcast of the debate, visit the Sustainable Prosperity website.

Thursday, February 3
THE TAO OF SCIENCE
Two leading Canadian medical researchers  - Janet Rossant and Jeffrey Wrana - discuss what it takes to arrive at the lofty pinnacle where true scientific advancements are made. Both are recent recipients of the $5-million Ontario Premier's Science Summit Award.

Friday, February 4
IT'S A TEEN'S WORLD: WIRED FOR SEX, LIES AND POWERTRIPS, Part 2
Kids today are active players in a sexually charged popular culture, fuelled by media and personal technology. But at what cost? Whether it's posting sexy photos on the internet, raunchy comments and grabbing in the school hallway or spreading explicit gossip that shatters high school lives, harassment is commonplace, even acceptable. Lynn Glazier exposes what it's like for three diverse groups of Toronto teens to navigate a tangled web of sex, lies and power trips in their social relationship. Part 3 airs Friday, February 11.