The Big Ideas

Evolving ideas are the heart of HowTheLightGetsIn. 

Checkout the frontier-pushing Debates, Solo Talks, and Hat Sessions we brought to Hay-on-Wye this Spring.

To keep exploring our era's defining questions with pioneering minds join us for HowTheLightGetsIn London 2024 this September!

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Speakers
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Debates
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Solo Talks
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Hat Sessions
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IAI School