Battle of Ideas 2015
Festival weekend: Lifestyle & Society

Fuller details of sessions are available where the title is in bold.

Saturday 17 October: 16.00-17.15
Growing Pains Frobisher 1-3
Free-range parenting: reckless or responsible?
Saturday 17 October: 17.30-18.45
Growing Pains Frobisher 1-3
The battle over geek culture
Sunday 18 October: 12.00-13.00
Economic solutions? Frobisher 5-6
What's wrong with cheap food?
Contemporary Controversies Free Stage
Is money ruining sport?
Sunday 18 October: 13.10-13.50
Hot Off the Press Free Stage
Gender Equality in the workplace: is it just a numbers game?
Sunday 18 October: 14.00-15.30
Battle for our Cities Frobisher Auditorium 2
Gentrify this: the pros and cons of urban development
Feminism and Its Discontents Frobisher Auditorium 1
The battle over breasts
Sunday 18 October: 16.00-17.15
Feminism and Its Discontents Frobisher Auditorium 1
Does pink really stink? The gender-neutral parenting debate
Battle over Technology Cinema 2
Is gaming corrupting youth?
Sunday 18 October: 17.30-18.45
Contemporary Controversies Free Stage
Up all night: can we handle a 24-hour city?

Feeding the world: can we engineer away hunger?

"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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