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Festival of Dangerous Ideas

Listen to talks presented at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas – the original disruptive festival. FODI features a line-up of leading experts from around the world, who bring bold ideas to complex issue... Read more

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Angela Nagle (2018) | Kill All Normies

Angela Nagle (2018) | Kill All Normies

In the internet culture wars, the ascendant alt-right confronts a complacent left obsessed with identity politics. Has t... Read more

29 Nov 2018

55mins

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Too Dangerous (2018) | Germaine Greer, Megan Phelps-Roper & Ayelet Waldman

Too Dangerous (2018) | Germaine Greer, Megan Phelps-Roper & Ayelet Waldman

Controversial feminist Germaine Greer, LSD advocate Ayelet Waldman and ex-Westboro Baptist Church member Megan Phelps-Ro... Read more

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Pankaj Mishra (2018) | Age of Anger

Pankaj Mishra (2018) | Age of Anger

Anarchy, resentment and an urge to smash the system are spreading. What caused this age of anger? How can we understand ... Read more

29 Nov 2018

50mins

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Niall Ferguson (2018) | Post Populism

Niall Ferguson (2018) | Post Populism

Populist tribes around the world have increasing political sway. Can this movement sustain itself? What comes next? Awar... Read more

29 Nov 2018

57mins

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Sex Robots Have No Taboos (2018) | Rob Brooks, Dr Nikki Goldstein & Xanthe Mallett

Sex Robots Have No Taboos (2018) | Rob Brooks, Dr Nikki Goldstein & Xanthe Mallett

Does the arrival of sex robots mean the end of intimacy or the next sex revolution? Will humanoid dolls regulate sexual ... Read more

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Fight the Fear (2018) | Haris Aziz, Khandis Blake, Lee Rollins & Martina Stenzel

Fight the Fear (2018) | Haris Aziz, Khandis Blake, Lee Rollins & Martina Stenzel

What we don’t understand often looks dangerous. But if we're going to be able to cope with inevitable and accelerating c... Read more

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Privacy is Selfish (2018) | Seth Stephens-Davidowitz & Zeynep Tufekci

Privacy is Selfish (2018) | Seth Stephens-Davidowitz & Zeynep Tufekci

Insights from big data can cure diseases, control epidemics, end congestion in our cities and aid the just distribution ... Read more

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Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (2018) | Everybody Lies (Except the Internet)

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (2018) | Everybody Lies (Except the Internet)

Big data reveals the sad truth that we all lie, almost all of the time. Except, that is, when we're online. Why do we tr... Read more

29 Nov 2018

57mins

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Ayelet Waldman (2018) | LSD: Forbidden Medicine

Ayelet Waldman (2018) | LSD: Forbidden Medicine

Former law professor Ayelet Waldman saved her marriage and her life by taking LSD. Now she's fighting for microdosing’s ... Read more

30 Nov 2018

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Rehearsal for Fascism (2018) | Pankaj Mishra, Angela Nagle & Tim Soutphommasane

Rehearsal for Fascism (2018) | Pankaj Mishra, Angela Nagle & Tim Soutphommasane

Around the world, we are seeing the rise of nationalism, racism and authoritarian regimes. Will democracy survive the ce... Read more

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Zeynep Tufekci (2018) | Our Attention Has Been Stolen

Zeynep Tufekci (2018) | Our Attention Has Been Stolen

Addictive technology is on the march – from poker machines to smartphones. And it is stealing something even more valuab... Read more

28 Nov 2018

57mins

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Choose China (2018) | Zhao Hai, Linda Jakobson & Adam Ni

Choose China (2018) | Zhao Hai, Linda Jakobson & Adam Ni

As China’s rise continues and the US retreats, do our strategic interests lie in a positive alignment with our region’s ... Read more

29 Nov 2018

57mins

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Cancer on Democracy (2018) | John Hewson, Rebecca Huntley & Dee Madigan

Cancer on Democracy (2018) | John Hewson, Rebecca Huntley & Dee Madigan

Australian politics is in a maelstrom, fake news has taken root and increasingly, democracy is looking decidedly unwell.... Read more

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Kajsa Ekis Ekman (2014) | Surrogacy is Child Trafficking

Kajsa Ekis Ekman (2014) | Surrogacy is Child Trafficking

In 2014 Swedish Journalist Kajsa Ekis Ekman presented one of most divisive and dangerous talks in the festival’s history... Read more

21 Jan 2020

21mins

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Sam Harris (2012) | The Delusion of Free Will

Sam Harris (2012) | The Delusion of Free Will

Revisit Sam Harris’ life-changing presentation from the 2012 Festival of Dangerous Ideas. This deconstruction of the ill... Read more

21 Jan 2020

57mins

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Naomi Klein (2014) | Capitalism and the Climate

Naomi Klein (2014) | Capitalism and the Climate

We revisit Naomi Klein’s powerful presentation at The Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2014. This meticulous critique of capi... Read more

20 Jan 2020

37mins

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Hanna Rosin (2013) | The End of Men

Hanna Rosin (2013) | The End of Men

Revisit Hanna Rosin’s talk from the Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2013. Documenting the tectonic shifts in gender equality... Read more

22 Jan 2020

45mins

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Toby Walsh (2018) | The End of the World (As We Know It)

Toby Walsh (2018) | The End of the World (As We Know It)

AI will bring about a seismic shift in politics, equality, work and the psyche of mankind. How brave is our new world go... Read more

28 Nov 2018

54mins

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Mona Eltahawy (2011) | Hypocrisy Rhymes With Democracy

Mona Eltahawy (2011) | Hypocrisy Rhymes With Democracy

Recorded in 2011 and the beginning of the Arab Spring, Mona Eltahawy reflects on the hunger for freedom and democracy un... Read more

25 May 2020

34mins

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Alok Jha (2016) | Water Wars

Alok Jha (2016) | Water Wars

Will we run out of water – and if so, when? Will the Earth suffer? Explore how water drives modern conflict and is not a... Read more

10 May 2020

27mins

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