Battles on Video presents videos from previous Battle of Ideas festivals, interviews and opinion pieces by speakers and participants, as well as specially produced in-depth discussions.
29 10 11: Creativity and curiosity: do we make stuff up or find it out?
11 10 11: Death in Venice: is tourism killing or saving the city?
31 10 10: The IPCC: can we trust the evidence?
31 10 10: The energy challenge: can we keep the lights on?
30 10 10: What's the point of the social sciences?
30 10 10: Going nowhere? Staying local in a global village
30 10 10: The great population debate: too many carbon footprints?
20 03 10: Evidence-based policy
01 11 09: Why is energy a battlefield today?
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