Battle of Ideas 2015
17 & 18 October |
London

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Thanks to James Berry, Paul Brocklehurst, Lameya Chaudhury and Tom Fenn for the pictures.
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2015 speakers include
Cathy Young, contributing editor, Reason magazine; author, Ceasefire! Why women and men must join forces to achieve true equality

Brendan O'Neill, editor, spiked; columnist, Big Issue; contributor, Spectator; author, A Duty to Offend: Selected Essays

David Chandler, professor of international relations, University of Westminster; author, Resilience: the Governance of Complexity

Trisha Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health sciences, University of Oxford

David Aaronovitch, columnist, The Times; author, Voodoo Histories; chair, Index on Censorship

Roxana Silbert, artistic director, Birmingham REP Theatre

Christopher Coker , professor of international relations, LSE; books include Future War and Can War Be Eliminated?

Clare Gerada, GP; past chair, Royal College of General Practitioners

Julie Bindel, journalist, author, broadcaster and feminist activist; research fellow, Lincoln University

+ Full list of speakers
Readings

How Hollywood Films Are Killing Opera, Zachary Woolfe

Would you be happier living in a greener urban area?, Mathew P. White

What makes a city resilient?, Bruce Watson

Tears, tantrums and no pay – my life on a zero-hours contract in the NHS , Anonymous

Farm borrowing rises to new record level, Isabel Davies

Forward into the Night, Frank Furedi

The BBC Is Creating a Netflix-Style Streaming Site, David Sims

Is AI Dangerous? That Depends…, Caleb A. Scharf

Iran Matters Most, Roger Cohen

What is the nature of creativity?, Ian Sample

Most zero-hours contract workers 'don't earn a living wage' , Camilla Canocchi

Alice in Wonderland at 150: innocent fantasy or dark and druggy?, Rosa Silverman

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“Five debates a day sounds a bit daunting beforehand, but I really loved it. The speakers are so knowledgeable and passionate about their chosen topic, and the amount of time dedicated to questions from the audience was great as it really brought in alternative views.”
Exeter University student

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