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FODI TOP PICKS: THE US ELECTIONS

As the requisite last minute sprint of the US Presidential Elections unfolds, various media outlets are reporting seemingly contradictory outcomes: is Obama a surefire win, or is it really a neck-to-neck gun-slinging scenario? Does it even matter? A perfect appetiser …
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FODI TOP PICKS – ALL WOMEN HATE EACH OTHER

Fresh from a standing ovation at her Saturday session ‘How Many Dangerous Ideas Can One Person Have?‘, Germaine Greer sat down with feminist legend Eva Cox, Tara Moss, Dannielle Miller and chair Jenny Brockie to discuss and dissect whether all …
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FODI TOP PICKS – SAM HARRIS ‘THE DELUSION OF FREE WILL’

We understand, 32 talks at once can be a bit overwhelming – what to watch?! Although arguably in this day and age immediate availability is rather expected (I Share Therefore I Am?), stay tuned over the next few weeks as …
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THE BEST OF INSIDE A DANGEROUS MIND

The sad beauty of FODI each year is that there is simply TOO MUCH to assimilate, discuss, argue, reject, regurgitate… anyway, here are some hidden gems that we felt deserved a chance to be in the wonderful world of the net. Consider this the best of the …
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FRESH FODI INTERVIEWS – WHAT TAKES GUTS?

Can’t wait ’til FODI 2012 is up online? Check out these three spanking new vox pops with Sunday’s speakers… Inspirational, surprising, and certainly controversial, simple questions can yield the most insightful answers! Check ’em out below, and if that doesn’t quench your thirst, we’ve also …
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FIVE FODI HIGHLIGHTS WITH CO-CURATOR ANN MOSSOP

1. Dinner with some of the speakers on Thursday night before the Festival, and turning my head to hear that one end of the table were talking about cortisol levels and paraphilia and the other were talking about freedom and …
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