Debate about nuclear power at the Battle of Ideas Festival, including my introduction and contributions.

There is the link to the YouTube film of the full debate below. Note that the Battle of Ideas festival is not an academic conference and sessions have a variety of formats. This festival debate required short introductions, emphasised debate, content and placed primary importance on involving the public audience in discussions with the speakers. … Continue reading

Covid-19 and the world economy, part 4: Italy / South Africa. Academy of Ideas online event with my introduction on Italy. Film available on YouTube

You can watch this event recorded on 1 July 2020 on Zoom using the following link on YouTube: Covid-19 and the economy, part 4: Italy / South Africa It is also possible to listen to the event on SoundCloud using this link: Covid-19 and the economy, part four: Italy / South Africa You can also … Continue reading

You Tube film of Venice and Tourism debate

The film of the debate ‘Death in Venice: is tourism killing or saving the city?’ can now be viewed on You Tube: This controversial topic was debated by a panel on Tuesday 11 October 2011 in the De Marchi Room of CIMBA’s undergraduate campus in Paderno del Grappa. The debate was sponsored by the Institute … Continue reading

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