Festival of Ideas begins!
Many of the Festival of Ideas events have sold out in record time this year, including talks by Sir Hermann Bondi on secret mathematics and Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz’s talk on the arts and humanities.
A panel of experts will discuss the world’s skyrocketing population during Seven billion: the crowded planet and Richard Dawkins will explore his newest book The Magic of Reality in front a full house.
However it is still possible to book paces for some events – although space is limited – and many of the events on Saturday 22 October, the main day of the festival, welcome drop-ins.
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