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CRISIS

1-3 March 2019

A Brave New World?

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Malvern Festival of Ideas 2020

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6-8 March 2020

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Welcome to Malvern Festival of Ideas, a multidisciplinary festival of ideas taking place in Malvern, Worcestershire. It is a themed weekend of talks, discussion and activities. The theme for the 2019 Weekend is Crisis and themed sessions explore this topic from different perspectives including Health, Social and Political perspectives. 

Friday Evening

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Hubris: The Road to Trump, Power, Populism and Narcissism

The Rt. Hon. Lord Owen CH FRCP

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Crisis in our NHS

Professor Allyson Pollock

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Mental Health Crisis

Professor Dinesh Bhugra

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David Owen

Saturday morning

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Allyson Pollock

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Dinesh Bhugra

Saturday afternoon

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Kate Pickett

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Danny Dorling

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How more equal societies reduce stress, restore sanity and improve everybody's wellbeing

Professor Kate Pickett

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How the legacy of the British Empire led to the Brexit attempt and what it tells us about ourselves

Professor Danny Dorling

Professor Sally Tomlinson

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Sally Tomlinson

Saturday evening

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Gaza in Crisis

Professor Ilan Pappé

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Democracy and its Crisis

Professor A.C. Grayling

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World capitalism in the early 21st century: an existential crisis for humanity and the planet

Dr Neil Faulkner

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Ilan Pappé

Sunday morning

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A.C. Grayling

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Neil Faulkner

Sunday afternoon

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Colonisation and Decolonisation of the Soul

Professor Alastair McIntosh

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Alastair McIntosh

Saturday at Malvern Cube

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Exciting, presenter-led,

hands-on science from 

Explorer Dome; £6 per ticket, Booking Essential:

10.00 Environment Show

11.05 Body Show

12.25 Space Show

Cube Theatre

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Are You Curious?

Playful fun for all ages.

Open all day in

the Cube Lounge.

The Art and Science of a Masterpiece

Jon Wood

Open all day in the Cube Art Room.

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Maths Rocks: at Malvern Cube

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Tom Crawford

Tom Crawford, the Naked Mathematician, presents

Maths: it’s all Greek to me!

2pm Cube Theatre

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Mark Lewney asks, What, actually, is maths? 

3pm Cube Theatre

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Mark Lewney

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