Brexit Britain – Our Divided Nation
This panel session was part of Brexit Britain, an afternoon of debate and discussion produced by BBC Newsnight in partnership with Intelligence Squared at the Royal Geographical Society in London. In ...
31 Jul 201653min
Brexit Britain - Political Fallout
This panel session was part of Brexit Britain, an afternoon of debate and discussion produced by BBC Newsnight in partnership with Intelligence Squared at the Royal Geographical Society in London. In ...
31 Jul 201647min
Carlo Rovelli and Christophe Galfard on the Architecture of the Universe
Does time exist? Was our universe born from a Big Bang, or from a Big Bounce triggered by a former universe imploding? Is this the only universe, or are there infinite ones, all expanding in parallel ...
29 Jul 20161h 3min
Richard Dawkins: The Rational Revolutionary
In the 1960s and 70s, a revolution took place in the way we understand human nature. Out went Marx and Freud, and in came a rational, scientific approach to the way we see ourselves. At the vanguard o...
22 Jul 20161h 3min
Ancient Worlds: A Meeting of East and West
There’s a new school of history that’s revolutionising the way we look at the past. For centuries, our history has been taught in separate chunks, with the classical, European world divided from China...
15 Jul 20161h
Brexit: What Next?
The UK has made the momentous decision to leave the EU. Intelligence Squared staged an emergency event to discuss the ramifications. A panel including Douglas Carswell, Jonathan Freedland, Josef Janni...
5 Jul 20161h 29min
Yes, he Can! No, he couldn't. Obama Is A Failed President
Eight years ago the banners said ‘Behold the new Kennedy!’ Tears flowed and expectations were sky-high as Obama spoke on election night surrounded by his young family. Here was America’s saviour, the ...
23 Jun 20161h 3min
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Democracy is Not Always the Best Form of Government
Democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. So said Winston Churchill and who would disagree? One man, one vote, the rule of law, equality and a free press. T...
22 Jun 201649min
