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💡 The FULL LINEUP for HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2024 is here!
With only 4 weeks left to go, we cannot wait to welcome you all along with our incredible speakers and performers for an enchanting May Bank Holiday weekend.
It will be one for the ages. 💜✨
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Up next on our lineup for
#HTLGI23
London,
@Docstockk
is a Biritsh philosopher and writer, known for her work on aesthetics, fiction and imagination, sexual objectification, and sexual orientation.
Join us in London to hear her ideas put in debate:
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Delighted to announce that
@Ayaan
Hirsi Ali will join us at our next virtual festival on May 29th for an Arc of Life talk - an exclusive interview to discover, in her own words, how she became the distinguished activist she is today.
More info:
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Vandana Shiva (
@drvandanashiva
) is an internationally renowned environmentalist, feminist, and an anti-globalization advocate. She was awarded the Right Livelihood Award, regarded as an "Alternative Nobel Prize". Catch her at
#HTLGIGlobal
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We're still buzzing from Donovan's incredible headline set last night -- Sunshine Superman himself! 🌞
#HTLGI
@donovanofficial
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Over 200 livestreamed events with expert speakers, the hottest musicians, and hilarious comedians. Check out the full programme for HowTheLightGetsIn Online Festival 2020, May 22-25 now!
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'Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward' ~ Søren
#Kierkegaard
http://t.co/NPAxoLjcDs
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.
@rorystewartuk
in the company of the Mars Rover prototype at
@HTLGIFestival
last weekend :) 🌹
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Did you see our new speaker release last week?
@Isysuttie
,
@RichardDawkins
, Katherine Angel,
@CosmicSkeptic
,
@dallascampbell
,
@IainDale
,
@lirarandall
& Slavoj Zizek will be joining us this June!
🌷Check out the full list below, we'll see you in Hay! 🌷
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A quick look at what we've been up to in Hay so far: lots of great music, insightful debates, sunshine and laughter. And we can't wait to do it all again tomorrow! 🤩
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Just in case you're finding it hard to remember in our screen age, here's a friendly reminder for
#WorldBookDay
http://t.co/dozAtsummv
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Broadcaster and historian
@sixteenthCgirl
uncovers a strange and mysterious truth from the House of Tudor
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We're delighted to announce that former Labour Leader
@Ed_Miliband
along with radio presenter
@GeoffLloyd
will be bringing their hit podcast 'Reasons To Be Cheerful' to
#HTLGI18
for a special live episode:
@CheerfulPodcast
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Thrilled to announce that activist, cultural critic, and author of NYT & Indie Bestseller 'Hood Feminism' Mikki Kendall (
@Karnythia
) will be speaking at our online festival on 20th of Feb.
Find out about our festival of ideas, music, comedy and more:
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Thrilled to announce that
@Aiannucci
, creator of The Thick Of It, Veep, The Death of Stalin and other comedic masterpieces, will be joining us for an interview by
@carmitstead
at our upcoming virtual festival.
Find out more / book one tickets:
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"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."
Some
#WednesdayWisdom
from 2018 speaker Noam Chomsky!
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Far and away August's most popular article,
@mpigliucci
warns against the dangers of scientism
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"Science moves fastest when there's plenty of debate and controversy"
Please welcome American theoretical physicist Lee Smolin to
#HTLGI
this September! 💡
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And that’s a wrap! Thank you to everyone who helped make this year our biggest yet...stay tuned for special announcements about our next festival. Hint: it’s sooner than you think 🤫
#HTLGI18
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Science cannot explain it, but music is a key part of what makes us human:
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IT'S HERE: The Full 2019 Line-Up ✨Looks like our 10th Anniversary is going to be special...
#HTLGI
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Art-rock legend and Beatles collaborator Donovan (
@donovanofficial
) comes to
#HTLGI
Hay this May to tell the story of his most unusual life. Fast passes available now!
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'Women and pain do not have to go together like bread and butter, we do not have to accept that this is our lot' -
@Emmabarnett
earlier today in exclusive conversation about her new book, Period. at
#HTLGI
London
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From our friends at
@DOKBOXtv
,
@GeorgeMonbiot
delves into the rise of consumerism and its harmful consequences.
Check out the full documentary on their channel! 📽️
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"Race is always relevant and colour blindness is always a bad idea" -
@kehinde_andrews
at HowTheLightGetsIn Online 2020
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And it’s a wrap! Thank you to everyone who made
#HTLGI
Hay 2019 such an amazing weekend.. It truly was a very special 10th anniversary party. So much love for all our festival goers — hope to see you again in London in September! 💛🎪💡
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And that's a wrap! What a weekend it's been. Thank you so much to everyone for coming down to celebrate with us, it's been an incredible return to this little market town. See you again next year! ❤️
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.
@DrTJC
is a philosophy professor at
@EdinburghUni
where he holds a Personal Chair in Africana Philosophy and Black Male studies.
We're excited for Tommy to return to
#HTLGI22
London in just a few weeks time! Grab your tickets now -
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"Politics should be something that you do. That everybody does. Not something that's done to you"
#HTLGI
speaker, former Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett (
@natalieben
):
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Looking forward to
@Aiannucci
, creator of The Thick Of It, Veep, The Death of Stalin and other comedic masterpieces, joining us for an interview by
@carmitstead
at our virtual festival tomorrow!
Find out more / book tickets:
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Innovative philosopher and writer Reza Negarestani, speculative realist Ray Brassier and award-winning writer Joanna Kavenna debate if we can eever understand the relationship between language and the world in Language, Reality and Silence at
#HTLGIMay
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"Fixing markets isn't enough. We have to actively shape and create them."
@MazzucatoM
joins us to discuss her new book The Value Of Everything.
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Later today, former leader of the Labour party
@Ed_Miliband
+ radio presenter
@GeoffLloyd
record a live episode of their
@CheerfulPodcast
! Don’t miss it from 5.30pm in the Academy Tent...
#HTLGI18
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The full lineup for
#HTLGIMay
this Saturday is here!
Hear world-leading thinkers like
@Ayaan
,
@rcbregman
&
@bgreene
in live debates and talks, plus live music and comedy, across an electrifying day of 80+ different events in 10 virtual stages.
Info:
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"Fixing markets isn't enough. We have to actively shape and create them and tilt the playing field in the direction of the growth we want"
#HTLGI
speaker, economist Mariana Mazzucato (
@MazzucatoM
):
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Announcing our first debate panel, featuring Sabine Hossenfelder
@skdh
, Craig Hogan and Priya Natarajan
@SheerPriya
🎉
Head to our website to find what else we've prepared ->
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Patriarchy is universal and so feminism is needed everywhere -
@Elif_Safak
at
#RethinkingFeminism
debate
@KingsCollegeLon
@Unilever
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“Don’t accept the world as it is. Dream of what the world could be – and then help make it happen.” ~
@PeterTatchell
HowTheLightGetsIn | 22/23 September | Kenwood House Gardens
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Here are some final debate recommendations from our producers before heading to the
#HTLGI23
festival site 🌞🌳
We'll be talking geopolitics with
@InnaSovsun
,
@profwolfff
,
@sguriev
,
@Billbrowder
, and
@YuanfenYang
- to name just a few.
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Announcing new speakers
@HelenLederer
@erikverlinde
@ChiOnwurah
@belledejour_uk
@katerussell
@Andrew_Adonis
and
@warrenellis
for
#HTLGI18
!
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Explore life's big questions with the
@closertotruth
YouTube playlist of
#HTLGI23
speakers including
@michiokaku
, Sabine Hossenfelder
@skdh
, Simon Blackburn, Richard Swinburne, Tim Maudlin,
@michaelshermer
, and more.
Watch now:
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What a weekend it's been! Thank you so much to everyone who attended in person and online for an incredible festival! See you all very soon ❤️
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With enormous student debts abounding, can we claim that education is the great social leveller?
Join former Green Party leader
@natalieben
on her quest to forge a fairer society - all over a delicious breakfast! 🍳
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Our newest debate investigates the enigma of gravity: join Nobel Prize-winner
@FrankWilczek
here:
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We're delighted to welcome
@ETemelkuran
, an award-winning Turkish journalist and author, to the lineup for our virtual festival this February 20th.
Find out more about our Winter Revel and book one of the last remaining earlybird tickets here:
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The Full Programme for
#HTLGI18
is now available to view!
Browse the spectacular line-up of over 400 events unfolding across five days including Headline Debates, over 200 music and performance sets, Long Table Banquets, Comedy, Circus, parties and more:
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We have many things to thank Leonard Cohen for. Not least for bestowing us with a name for our festival. RIP
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“In quantum theory, words are blunt tools.”
British science writer Philip Ball (
@philipcball
) will be joining us in September! Who's been your favourite speaker on the line-up so far?
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'The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.' ~ Albert Einstein
http://t.co/D9yas0lgic
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Routine is the enemy, finding balance, walking the path, history isn’t equal, false media balance, interviews with Elizabeth Anderson and Michael Puett, and more - in the new edition of
@thenewphil
, out April 29!
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The most recent New Philosopher Writers' Award was won by philosopher
@carriejenkins
. To enter Award XXIII: BEING HUMAN (humanity, the Anthropocene, empathy, good/evil) see details here - . Closes: Midnight May 31st 2019. $1,000 1st prize + publication.
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We've added even more artists & speakers to our line-up for London 2022!
@thedjangos
,
@Girlsofinternet
,
@RosieAlena
,
@AilsaTully
+ comedy from
@AhirShah
,
@abcomedian
and
@MissAHaddow
, it's set to be a huge weekend 🥳
Limited tier 2 tickets available -
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'We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals' ~ Immanuel Kant
http://t.co/Nr0tka20Is
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#OnThisDay
in 1960, Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird is published; a timeless warning against prejudice
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It’s another glorious day in Hay, and the last few finishing touches are being added to the festival site. We can’t wait to start welcoming festival goers tomorrow!
#HTLGI
🌞🎪🌿
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💡 Explore your
#HTLGI23
line-up! 💡
Welcome our final headliner
@gruffingtonpost
, as well as new additions
@TaraLilyMood
, House of Figs (
@BethCalverley
) &
@CerysHafana
, all joining
@AnnaHMeredith
and
@bellesglasgow
for our biggest year yet!
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“Adam Smith went home to live with his mother to write The Wealth of Nations. He could have invented feminist economics, but he ignored the unpaid support.” Rebel economist
@KateRaworth
#HTLGI18
- Paula
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We're delighted to reveal the first music acts for
#HTLGI22
! Welcome
@gwennosaunders
,
@rfratertaylor
,
@vanityfairydust
,
@malihayesmusic
,
@em_parish
,
@Torture_TDSBand
,
@itiskatiemac
,
@meanddeboe
,
@BourgMaurice
+ many, many more!
Grab your tickets now -
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Can we explain consciousness? Or can we explain everything else in terms of consciousness?
@BernardoKastrup
discusses our efforts to understand reality. Watch his debate with
@timcrane102
and Susan Blackmore here:
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A sneak peak of our full music line up, now live online... see the full list here:
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This year we're welcoming back writer, academic and broadcaster
@MyriamFrancoisC
to
#HTLGI2018
.
An expert on issues related to Islam, France and the Middle East, Myriam's joins us for multiple debates exploring spirituality and commercialised feminism:
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Is reality as it appears? Or is nothing as it seems? Enter a strange world where seeing isn't believing, objects don't exist, and evolution has hidden the truth from our eyes, as cognitive scientist
@donalddhoffman
makes The Case Against Reality at
#HTLGI
:
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Another solo talk added to our programme for this Saturday's virtual festival:
Join astrobiologist
@Sara_Imari
as she explores how counterintuitive an explanation for life might be once we discover it.
Find out more and book tickets here:
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The last day of
#HTLGI23
is coming to an end! We would like to thank all our speakers and performers, as well as our guests for making this wonderful weekend possible. Stay tuned for more festival snapshots 🤗
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Mae Jemison - first African American woman in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992
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"I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake." ~ Ernest Hemingway
http://t.co/cQXsDJquZT
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You ever feel like you're being watched? As we move into an age of survelliance capitalism, our desires, fears and hopes are monitored. It's time to fight back.
Join Director of
@BigBrotherWatch
,
@silkiecarlo
, to prepare for the new age of surveillance.
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Our full weekend programme is ready and waiting for you to explore! 🔎
With over 300 events, you can find a wealth of debates, talks, Nobel & Pulitzer Prize winners, Grammy nominees plus a whole host of extra experiences.
Start planning your weekend -
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We can’t believe it’s our final day here! Thank you to everyone for making it so special - we hope you enjoy the Sunday! 🎡
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Can science provide an unbiased and independent account of the world, when so much new research is burdened with monetary incentives?
Watch Terence Kealey,
@TaraShears
,
@BretWeinstein
and host Hilary Lawson as they unpick bias in science ⚗️
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We're delighted that
@neilstrauss
will be joining us at
#HTLGI2018
. Neil is an American author, journalist and ghostwriter, best known for his book "The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists". Learn more:
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.
@natalieben
on our Green future at 6.45pm in the International Tent:
http://t.co/oi32cZCMGU
http://t.co/F7CNQZ6uqW
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We're so excited to share the new set of comedians performing at
#HTLGI22
!
@SunilDPatel
,
@Isysuttie
,
@jessicafostekew
,
@pierrenovellie
,
@sikisacomedy
,
@robynHperkins
& Tom Ward, +
@rocknrolga
,
@JozNorris
,
@erikaehler
,
@ThatGledhill
and many more!
🎟️ -
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Starting in 15 minutes in the Arena, watch The New Science of Consciousness with
@patchurchland
,
@BernardoKastrup
,
@carlorovelli
& host
@RobertLawrKuhn
.
Should we see the 'new science of consiousness' as marketing hype? Join in the discussion 🧠
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🌷We're delighted to share the First Wave of artists, comedians, DJs and speakers joining us in Hay this June!🌷
@nabihahiqbal
,
@iamshunaji
,
@honeyglaze
,
@dowdelinmusic
,
@claramannsongs
,
@AilsaTully
,
@kizzkez
,
@ChloeFoyMusic
,
@CerysHafana
& many more!
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"The human rights framework itself embeds racial inequality within it, whilst saying okay we'll give you food and water, but we're not going to have equality." -
@kehinde_andrews
at HowTheLightGetsIn Online Festival 2020
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"The point of seeing both sides isn’t to hover between them but to be able to come down on the right side with the right degree of conviction"
#HTLGI
speaker, philosopher and best-selling author Julian Baggini (
@microphilosophy
):
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From working on oil rigs in Australia to being a writer, broadcaster & social activist, Yassmin Abdel-Magied (
@yassmin_a
) has made an artform of defying expectations. Join her at
#HTLGI
as she discusses identity and how to avoid biases based on appearance:
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Join us to envisage a more equal world. May 25th.
http://t.co/hmqI8knVAT
http://t.co/zA5Dw2HufK
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The matrix or the miracle - Philosopher David Pearce (
@webmasterdave
), social commentator Theodore Dalrymple, and biomedical researcher Güneş Taylor (
@GunesTaylor
) imagine the future of the family for the latest on
@IAI_TV
-
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#BlackCatAppreciationDay
got us thinking about superstitions & the supernatual. Whilst we often dismiss them, there is still a continuing interest in the paranormal. Deborah Levy,
@microphilosophy
and Laurence Scott get together at
#HTLGILondon
to debate.
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Might beauty be an objective quality that is found in reality and both necessary and central to life?
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"If there is one thing to learn from today’s chaotic political landscape, it is that half-measures and technocratic tinkering will no longer wash with an electorate that wants real change"
#HTLGI
speaker, journalist
@Ella_M_Whelan
:
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