Festival of Ideas

On the eve of the Man Booker prize, our insatiable appetite for fiction (and fascination with those who create it) comes sharply into focus...

Eight of the talks from the Cambridge Series from this year’s Hay Festival are now available for users to stream or download online.

A panel discussion for the Festival of Ideas examines whether social media giants are profiting from our willingness to share the most intimate...

A debate at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas asks What next for the Arab Spring?

Imagine a world in which there is no difference between blue and black or green and blue. A world where there are hundreds of different types of snow...

New research shows true picture of what and who is behind the political uprisings.

Cambridge Festival of Ideas debate to examine the changing nature of political speeches.

A University of Cambridge academic is to suggest that grown-ups enjoy children’s classics because they are dissatisfied with life in the adult world...