Recent Leeds Salon Discussions
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Panic on a Plate: How Society Developed an Eating Disorder
December 2011 — The Carriageworks, Leeds
Big Society: A Clean-up for the Charity Sector?
The Leeds Salon @ The Leeds Summat
November 2011 — University of Leeds Union Building
The Olympics, Doping and the Meaning of Sport: Performance enhancement technologies and the changing boundaries of human nature
A Battle of Ideas Satellite Event in conjunction with the Institute of Ideas
October 2011 — The Carriageworks, Millennium Square, Leeds
Sylvia Pankhurst, Everything is Possible
September 2011 — The Carriageworks, Leeds
Should Art be Judged or Measured?
Part of LIPPfest 2011
September 2011 — The Carriageworks, Leeds
Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate about the Nature of Reality
July 2011 — Blackwell's bookshop, Leeds
Audio recording of Manjit Kumar's talk here
Valuing the Arts in an Age of Austerity
Part of the Emerge Leeds Festival 2011
June 2011 — The Carriageworks, Leeds
Claire Fox on the Politics of Happiness
May 2011 — The Carriageworks, Leeds
Poetry and the Tyranny of Relevance
Sponsored by The Poetry Business
April 2011 — Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
The Middle East Uprising: Why now? What next?
March 2011 — Old Broadcasting House
Audio recording of Karl Sharro's opening remarks here
What is the future of Leeds?
February 2011 — West Yorkshire Playhouse
The ‘Two Cultures’ Debate — What now?
December 2010 — Old Broadcasting House
Audio recording of Raymond Tallis's talk here
Is unfettered growth possible or desirable?
November 2010 — The Carriageworks, Leeds
Poetry and the Tyranny of Relevance
Part of the Battle of Ideas 2010
October 2010 — Royal College of Art, London
The Myth of Racist Kids
A Battle of Ideas Satellite Event in conjunction with the Institute of Ideas
October 2010 — Leeds Civic Hall
Freedom of Expression and the University
A joint event with Liberty@Leeds
May 2010 — University of Leeds
Immigration: A tool for social engineering?
April 2010 — Leeds Civic Hall
In Defence of Poetry
A joint event with Cadaverine Magazine and sponsored by The Poetry Business
March 2010 — The Carriageworks
Human Genes and Animal Rights
January 2010 — Old Broadcasting House
What is the Morality Behind Drugs Policy?
December 2009 — Leeds Civic Hall
The Case Against Vetting
A joint event with Liberty@Leeds
December 2009 — University of Leeds
Rethinking Global Politics
A Leeds Summat event in conjunction with Together for Peace
November 2009 — University of Leeds
Rethinking Freedom in the Age of Health and Safety
A Battle of Ideas Satellite Event in conjunction with the Institute of Ideas
October 2009 — Leeds Civic Hall
Energise! A Future for Energy Innovation
July 2009 — Leeds Metropolitan University, City Campus
From Fatwa to Jihad: The Rushdie Affair and Its Legacy
June 2009 — Borders Bookshop
Global Citizenship in the School Curriculum
April 2009 — Waterstones Bookshop
