Urrhhh I need more time..

I definitely want to go to the Battle of Ideas organized by the Institute of Ideas with RCA and other interesting parties,

The Battle of Ideas 2005 was an interdisciplinary festival at which hundreds of people had the opportunity to get to grips with and discuss the key ideas of our time. The Battle of Ideas 2006 promises to continue in this vein, presenting new issues and themes in urgent need of public debate. As the title Battle of Ideas deliberately suggests, this weekend of discussions avoids being anodyne in the name of consensus, reflecting instead the IoI’s commitment to open and robust debate. Taking ideas seriously means they must be interrogated, argued for and fought over. The weekend makes virtues of free-thinking and lively exchanges of views. We aim:

   · to showcase new arguments about the core issues of the day,
while avoiding getting bogged down in the minutiae of everyday policy

   · to initiate open-ended discussions regardless of the demands for
immediate practical outcomes, which too frequently act as a brake
on innovative thinking

Emulating the best of academia, the Battle of Ideas fosters an atmosphere of intellectual freedom and open-ended exploration of new ideas, innovative research and academic trends. Additionally we challenge academics to distil their insights for a public intellectual gathering, creating a truly accessible university. The IoI seeks to identify a new generation of thinkers, and create a space where they can meet and have their ideas held to account.

But then there is this friend visiting and I do want to show her around.  Would it be a good idea to take her to this kind of hardcore academic debates?

hmm….

/getting busier at school