Fake news? The misinformation wars

Saturday 15 October 2022
SPEAKERS: Jessica Butcher MBE, Laura Dodsworth, Professor Bill Durodié, Mark Johnson

From Covid to climate change: challenging the culture of fear

Sunday 10 October 2021
SPEAKERS: Sherelle Jacobs, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Nikos Sotirakopoulos, Bruno Waterfield

Is ‘Cancel Culture’ killing comedy? Really?

Saturday 9 October 2021
SPEAKERS: Alex Dale, Andrew Doyle, Simon Evans, Josephine Hussey

Going green: eco-dogma or salvation?

Saturday 9 October 2021
SPEAKERS: Dr Shahrar Ali, Sabine Beppler-Spahl, Heydon Prowse, Austin Williams

Is technology limiting our humanity?

Sunday 18 October 2015
SPEAKERS: Dr Tom Chatfield, Dr Norman Lewis, Juliette Morgan, Andrew Orlowski, Dr Paul Zanelli

The battle over geek culture

Sunday 17 October 2015
SPEAKERS: Allum Bokhari, Serena Kutchinsky, Dr Maren Thom, Jason Walsh, Milo Yiannopoulos

Big Data, big danger?

Sunday 19 October 2014
SPEAKERS: Sheila Bird, Yann Bonduelle, Marion Oswald, Sandy Starr

Soul on the slab: is there no limit to what neuroscience can do?

Sunday 20 October 2013
SPEAKERS: Dr Julian Baggini, Professor Bill Durodié, Professor Geraint Rees, Dr Sally Satel

The rise of the clicktivists: will the revolution be digitised?

Sunday 30 October 2011
SPEAKERS: David Babbs, Phil Booth, Paul Mason, Martyn Perks

Fracking and Fukushima: our energy security fears

Sunday 30 October 2011
SPEAKERS: Professor Gordon MacKerron, Tanya Morrison, James Woudhuysen

Creativity and curiosity: do we make stuff up or find it out?

Saturday 29 October 2011
SPEAKERS: Dr Ken Arnold, Dr Tiffany Jenkins, Professor Colin Lawson, Ruth Padel, Professor Raymond Tallis

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