12 November 2024
5:30pm - 7:00pm
VH.0.04, Michael Wright Lecture Theatre, Verena Holmes, North Holmes Rd, Canterbury CT1 1QB

This open lecture explores the importance of getting out of our echo chambers and having some arguments, without falling out or falling apart.

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Debate and disagreement are hallmarks of university life. How would we learn anything or develop new ideas without challenging received wisdom, or each other? But online and offline, on campus and beyond, we are navigating increasingly polarised discussions around questions of identity, faith, belief, and opinion. This open lecture explores the importance of getting out of our echo chambers and having some arguments, without falling out or falling apart. It will be followed by an audience discussion.

Timandra Harkness is a writer, presenter, and lapsed comedian. She has presented hundreds of programmes for BBC Radio, including: How To Disagree; Steelmanning; FutureProofing; Divided Nation; and What Has SatNav Done To Our Brains? Timandra’s journalism covers the domain where technology and society interact, and questions around risk. Her most recent book is Technology is Not the Problem (Harper Collins, 2024).

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Please contact Jennie Bristow: jennie.bristow@canterbury.ac.uk