William Gibson on 'Zero History' with Cory Doctorow
On 5th October 2010, Intelligence Squared paired author William Gibson with popular blogger and science fiction writer Cory Doctorow in a wide-ranging conversation that gives a fascinating insight int...
7 Marras 20141h 18min
Stop Bashing Christians! Britain has become an anti-Christian country
Are Christians victims of a hateful animus, or are they demanding special treatment in a secular state which in fact applies the law equally to all? Peter Hitchens fears that without Christianity, we ...
30 Loka 20141h 50min
Is London too rich to be interesting?
It used to be so easy. You left university, came to London and got yourself a flatshare in one of the cheaper areas: Notting Hill, Maida Vale or Highgate. Living was cheap and if it took you a while t...
23 Loka 20141h 28min
Karen Armstrong on Religion and the History of Violence
Karen Armstrong has written over 16 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, and how our faiths have shaped world history and drive current...
16 Loka 20141h 25min
Napoleon The Great?
How should we remember Napoleon, the man of obscure Corsican birth who rose to become emperor of the French and briefly master of Europe? As the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo approaches...
9 Loka 20141h 27min
Steven Pinker on Good Writing with Ian McEwan
Steven Pinker is one of the world’s leading authorities on language, mind and human nature. A professor of psychology at Harvard, he is the bestselling author of eight books and regularly appears in l...
30 Syys 20141h 20min
Francis Fukuyama in Conversation with David Runciman
Professor Francis Fukuyama came to the Intelligence Squared stage in September, to square up with one of Britain’s most brilliant political thinkers, David Runciman, to assess how democracy is faring ...
25 Syys 20141h 25min
Marina Abramović on art, performance, time and nothingness
Marina Abramović is one of the most celebrated performance artists in the world. Over a career spanning four decades she has pioneered performance as an art form and accumulated a devoted following. U...
18 Syys 20141h 24min
