Intelligence Squared

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Seven years after it was founded, Intelligence Squared now operates in London, New York, Sydney, Hong Kong and Kiev. Several of our debates will be seen by an estimated 72 million viewers on BBC World News and intelligencesquared.com is now home to a fully interactive website containing some of the finest intellectual content on the internet.

On Stage

Intelligence Squared is Britain's premier debating forum, providing a unique platform for the world's leading figures in politics, journalism, and the media to contest the most important issues of the day, be they political, social, intellectual or historical. Demand for tickets to our ten annual debates now far outstrips supply and we regularly have audiences ranging from 800 to 2,500. Employing the classic "Oxford Union" style of debating, the world's leading speakers are pitched against each other with a clearly defined motion, to try and win over the votes of the audience through intellectual argument, charm and persuasion.

On Air

Intelligence Squared debates are unique. Whereas most broadcasters create debates specifically for television, we film our 'real' live debates and then screen them internationally on television.

Starting in January 2009, Intelligence Squared debates are being shown globally on BBC World News, each to an estimated audience of over 70 million people. The sheer scale of the international TV audience attracts many of the finest speakers. For example, President Bush's chief advisor Karl Rove spoke at our debate "George W. Bush is the worst American President for the past fifty years".

Online

Now, for the first time, our famous debates, lectures and events are available to view online. Whether you want to hear Stephen Fry's controversial opinions on the Catholic Church, or Bernard-Henri Lévy defending democracy, our up-to-date video archive allows you to follow, and comment on, all your favourite topics and speakers.

Furthermore, we have partnered with some of the most exciting intellectual organisations around the world – such as RSA, Tate, and the 21st Century School. There are many more to come, so intelligencesquared.com will soon be the principal online resource for the intellectually curious.

Our innovative written Controversies provide comprehensive but accessible overviews of some of the world's most hotly contested issues, objectively juxtaposing the arguments for and against each proposition. Become a member in order to have full access to these essential primers.

Intelligence Squared aims not just to provide content of the highest quality, but to use that content to spark a global online debate. Register now to join the world's forum for intelligent debate.

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