Steven Pinker on The Better Angels of Our Nature
In 2011, we welcomed world renowned American cognitive scientist Steven Pinker to the Intelligence Squared stage. He argued that, contrary to popular belief, we are living in the least violent period ...
13 Tammi 20171h 3min
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Cannot Rock the Boardroom
Is it a myth that women can have it all, all of the time? Or do the rising numbers of female executives in Hong Kong and around the world suggest otherwise? Does the glass ceiling exist as a barrier t...
6 Tammi 201748min
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...
30 Joulu 20161h 2min
Dan Pink on the Science of Buoyancy
It happens to all of us every day. You get rejected. Your customer doesn’t buy. Your boss doesn’t agree. Your crush doesn’t say yes. In this provocative and entertaining talk, exclusive to Intelligenc...
23 Joulu 20161h 2min
Tim Harford on the Importance of Being Messy
Have the forces of tidiness marched too far? Would we all benefit from being a bit messy? That’s the big question that the FT’s star economist Tim Harford will be asking in this exclusive Intelligence...
16 Joulu 20161h 3min
Trump: An American Tragedy?
It’s one month since we woke up to the shock news that the next president of the United States will be Donald Trump, and the whole world is trying to read the runes and work out what the next four yea...
9 Joulu 20161h 4min
The Rise of Populism and the Backlash Against the Elites, with Jonathan Haidt and Nick Clegg
What is going on in the Western democracies? From Britain’s vote for Brexit, to Donald Trump’s election victory in America and the growth of populist movements across Europe, voters are expressing the...
25 Marras 20161h 3min
No Backsliding On Brexit: Britain Should Prioritise Controlling Its Borders Over Staying In The European Single Market
Intelligence Squared brought out the big guns for our debate on what a post-referendum deal between Britain and the EU should look like. Douglas Carswell, Patrick Minford, Anna Soubry and Alexander St...
18 Marras 20161h 3min
