Battle of Ideas 2014
Festival weekend: Science & Environment
Saturday 18 October: 16.00-17.15
Contemporary Controversies Cinema 2
After the floods: can we tame the weather?
Sunday 19 October: 12.00-13.00
Biomedical Battles Pit Theatre
What do animals know?
Sunday 19 October: 14.00-15.30
Contemporary Controversies Cinema 3
To boldly go: what is the point of space exploration?
Sunday 19 October: 16.00-17.15
Keynote Controversies Cinema 1
Big Data: big danger?

From betting to minimum pricing: saving the poor from themselves?

"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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