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.
02 11 08: Adopting Orthodoxies
01 11 08: Are we what we eat?
27 10 07: MySpace Generation
27 10 07: Is the Internet an Effective Forum for Public Debate?
27 10 06: 'The Battle for Affluence'
: What is a good life: can science and medicine tell us?
"I was impressed by the intensity of the debate and the high level of intellectual engagement, not least by the audience. It was an invigorating, even exhilarating experience to be part of a festival based on the conviction that disagreement is good. The Battle of Ideas is a fantastic concept, may it spread epidemically to the rest of the world. I am already looking forward to next year's event."
Thomas Hylland Eriksen, professor of social anthropology, University of Oslo; novelist
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