Battle of Ideas 2014
Festival weekend: Lifestyle & Society
Saturday 18 October: 14.00-15.30
Technological Innovation Frobisher Auditorium 2
Forever friends? Negotiating online relationships
Therapy Culture Cinema 3
Romantic love: just an illusion?
Saturday 18 October: 16.00-17.15
Therapy Culture Cinema 3
The trouble with boys: is masculinity in crisis?
Saturday 18 October: 17.30-18.45
Technological Innovation Frobisher Auditorium 2
The gamification of society: time to grow up?
Therapy Culture Frobisher 4-6
What is wrong with disciplining children?
Sunday 19 October: 12.00-13.00
Me, Me, Me Politics Cinema 2
Me, my selfie & I: narcissism or empowerment?
Sunday 19 October: 14.00-15.30
Me, Me, Me Politics Cinema 2
Are we all vulnerable now?
Contemporary Controversies Hammerson Room
What makes a great sporting leader?

Judge rule: is the law taking over politics?

"Although 'battle' suggests destruction, these were some of the most constructive debates I've taken part in. This was civilised conflict in the best sense of both words."
Julian Baggini, author, Welcome to Everytown: A Journey into the English Mind, and The Ego Trick

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