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Charles Jencks
A talk in which landscape architect Charles Jencks calls for a new cosmic art.
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Neuro-scientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore discusses dramatic changes in the teenage brain.
Were the Luddites Right?
Rana Mitter chairs a debate about the Luddite movement, to mark its 200th anniversary.
Susie Orbach
Susie Orbach challenges the obsession with personal change at Free Thinking 2011.
Aditya Chakrabortty
Economist Aditya Chakrabortty examines the impact of economic change on society.
What is the Future of Civilisation as the Oil Runs Out?
Anne McElvoy chairs a talk about the impact of a future energy crisis on our way of life.
Can We Stop the Mania for Change?
Philip Dodd chairs a debate on obsession with change, with Molly Dineen and Giles Fraser.
Julian Savulescu - The Moral Obligation to Improve
Julian Savulescu makes the case for human enhancement at the 2011 Free Thinking festival.
Linda Colley
Historian Linda Colley delivers a lecture entitled The Present and the Past of Change.
New Generation Thinker: David Petts—The Free Thinking Essay
5/5 David Petts calls for the preservation of the industrial heritage of the North East.