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.
19 10 13: Number crunching and ethics in the era of Big Data
19 10 13: Soul on the slab: is there no limit to what neuroscience can do?
19 10 13: 3D printing: a new industrial revolution?
19 10 13: Technology and sustainability: kill or cure?
19 10 13: Laptop University? The future of HE
22 03 13: Water, water, everywhere: not allowed to use it
21 10 12: Preservation or modernisation?
21 10 12: To build or not to build?
21 10 12: Urban hubris and the great inequality debate
"The Battle of Ideas gives a forum for the most topical of debates and the healthy exchange of ideas - in our session what interested most was the contributions from the floor, also just the sheer buzz of the crowds in the foyers."
Jeremy Musson, writer and historic buildings consultant; former architectural editor, Country Life
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