Memories of Festival of Ideas 2012

Many thanks to everyone for making Festival of Ideas 2012 a huge success including all of our presenters, patrons and sponsors.

Please enjoy these photos from each of the 2012 events.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Opening Night Reception

The Better Angels of Our Nature - Why Violence Has Declined with Stephen Pinker

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Either/Orchestra with Mahmoud Ahmed Presents Ethiopian Jazz

Friday, November 16, 2012

Innovation, Media, and the Economic and Social Impact of Technology
Henry Marshal Tory Lecture with Don Tapscott

The Narcicyst Live "We are the Medium" - Yassin Alsalman

An Evening with Fran Lebowitz - Stage Interview and Q & A with Eleanor Wachtel

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Kids' Festival of Ideas and What's Up with the U?

The Tale of Two Nazanins - With Nazanin Afshin-Jam and Susan McClelland

An Afternoon with Chan Koonchung, China's Dissident, Interviewed by Jan Wong

Nobel Night with Thomas Sargent

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Jian Ghomeshi, 1982

Nobel Peace Prize Night - Voice of the People
with Tawakkol Karman and Leymah Roberta Gbowee with Nadwa Al-Dawsari

 

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