Debates

Inspired by our festival theme, Belief, Hypocrisy and Reason, each debate addresses an unmapped topic on the frontiers of thought. From lab-grown babies to the impact of the Internet, economics post-Covid to the proof against the Big Bang the debates will challenge the very coordinates of what you know.

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20-08-13.Freedom-paradox

The Freedom Paradox

20.08.13.Eradicating-Gender.hwa

Eradicating Gender

20-08-13.Experimenting-with-the-truth

Experimenting with Truth

20.08.13-Belief-hypocrisy-reason.hwa

Belief, Hypocrisy and Reason

Stories-to-believe-in-3

Stories to Believe In

20-08-13.How-We-Became-who-we-are-NEW

How We Became Who We Are

Artists-Crusade

Artists' Crusade

20-08-13.Mind-over-matter

Mind Over Matter

20.08.13.-Moral-truths-tyrannies.hwa

Moral Truths and Moral Tyrannies

20-08-13.Environmental-ideas-and-everyday-desires

Environmental Ideals and Everyday Desires

20-08-06.Do-No-Harm-resized

For Your Own Good

Reality-Fantasy-and-Metaphor

Reality, Fantasy and Metaphor

20.08.13-Are-you-an-illusion.hwa

Are you An Illusion?

20-08-13.China

China, Morality and Self-Interest

20-08-13.Beyond-right-and-wrong-NEW

Beyond Right and Wrong

20-08-13.-Dicing-with-death-NEW

Dicing With Death

20-08-06.-OUr-story-of-the-universe

Our Story of the Universe

desire-relationships-and-sex-new

Desire, Relationships and Sex

20-08-06.-injustice-NEW

Race, Identity and Justice

form-and-ritual-new

Form and Ritual, Power and Prejudice

20-02-27.-Promiscuity-and-power

Promiscuity and Power

20-08-13.NEW-the-good-the-best-the-west

The Good, The Bad, And the West

A-Matter-of-Facts

A Matter of Facts

20-08-13.Innovation

Innovation and the Future of Capitalism

20.08.13.In-Love-with-Animals.hwa

In Love with Animals?

20-08-13.Tomorrows-world-NEW

Tomorrow's World

language-animals-and-us-new

Language, Animals and Us

20-07-21.-Uncovering-the-universe-4

Uncovering the Universe

Addiction-Health-and-Technology

Addiction, Health and Technology

Tolerance-and-Outrage

Tolerance and Outrage

20.08.13-Truth-about-lies.hwa

The Truth about Lies

Dreams-delusions-class-interests

Dreams, Delusions and Class Interests

20.08.13.being-seen-to-be-good.hwa

Being Seen to Be Good

20.08.13.-Not-so-equal

Not So Equal