Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas - Fringe 2023 Dark Age 2.0?

Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas - Fringe 2023 Dark Age 2.0?

Fringe

Tuesday 15 August 2023

  • Price

    from £11.00
  • Doors:

    11:55
  • Starts:

    12:05
  • Finishes:

    13:05 approx
  • Duration:

    60 mins approx
  • Age

    14 And Above

Tickets

Standard
£11.00

Show Information

Please note, unless otherwise stated, all of our performances are strictly over 18s only

Take two top academics, some dangerous ideas, add one comedian and it’s the force of nature that is the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas (CODI).

Hosted by comedian Susan Morrison, and now in its eleventh year, CODI is sixty minutes of rapid-fire research from some of the finest minds in the country.

 

Is the internet making us smarter or just fuelling doubt and confusion? How is good communication possible in the era of bots, trolls, and echo chambers? Dr Claire Field (University of Stirling) and Dr Matt Jope (The University of Edinburgh) scrutinise communication and information through the ages, looking at the ways technology can increase ignorance, disinformation, and misunderstanding. From the printing press and public libraries to cat videos, Plato, and the attention economy, do the mechanics of the internet threaten to usher in a new Dark Age?

Venue Details

Studio, New Town Theatre

Freemasons Hall, 96 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3DH

0131 558 9005