Battle of Ideas — 2 & 3 November 2019
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In a rapidly changing world, debating ideas matters more than ever. Last year’s festival, at The Barbican in London on 13 & 14 October, was a huge success and provided a unique forum to discuss the big issues of our time. You can now buy tickets for this year’s festival on 2 & 3 November 2019.
Those who enjoy the comfort of conventional wisdom will find the Battle of Ideas a very unsafe space.
Nick Cater, executive director, Menzies Research Centre,
Australia; columnist, The Australian
2018 sessions include…
Trust: 10 years after the financial crisis, have we learnt the lessons?
Read more >From anti-vaxers to Alfie’s Army: have we lost faith in medical science?
Read more >Automatic lovers: should we be worried about sex robots?
Read more >Have we defused the ‘population bomb'?
Read more >Do the right thing? The moral responsibility of the artist
Read more >Charities: has the halo slipped?
Read more >What is a woman anyway?
Read more >Social media: corrupting young minds?
Read more >War on plastic: a load of rubbish?
Read more >Have we lost faith in faith schools?
Read more >From Bono to Kanye: how seriously should we take celebrities?
Read more >The productivity puzzle: too much like hard work?
Read more >The F word: what’s the point of feminism today?
Read more >Consent classes: From school to Parliament and beyond
Read more >Decolonising society
Read more >
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