A chance to shine fresh light on issues old and new. Were the dark ages really dark? Has Obama lost his shine so much he may lose the presidency? Is there too much exposure given to what was once hidden, from sexual smut to pornographic novels? Meanwhile is indulging in legal substances from cigarettes to alcohol, treated alike an illicit activity, to be hidden from view? Are the hidden mysteries of what forms character now brought into the open by science? Is the secret of pop music, so in the limelight, that actually it’s lost its shine?
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"There's a real sense of intellectual delight that so much can be discussed in just sixty minutes - and so thoughtfully - both by the speakers and especially by the audience. A rich feast of ideas."
Christopher Kelly, reader in Ancient History and Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics at Corpus Christi College
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