Ranked #1
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
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55mins
Ranked #2
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
28 Nov 2018
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50mins
Ranked #3
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
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50mins
Ranked #4
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
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57mins
Ranked #5
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
29 Nov 2018
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57mins
Ranked #6
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
29 Nov 2018
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50mins
Ranked #7
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
29 Nov 2018
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59mins
Ranked #8
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
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57mins
Ranked #9
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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1hr
Ranked #10
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
30 Nov 2018
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54mins
Ranked #11
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
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57mins
Ranked #12
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
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57mins
Ranked #13
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
29 Nov 2018
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53mins
Ranked #14
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
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21mins
Ranked #15
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
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57mins
Ranked #16
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
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37mins
Ranked #17
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
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45mins
Ranked #18
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
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54mins
Ranked #19
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
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34mins
Ranked #20
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
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27mins