PEOPLE

  • Dr Caspar Hewett

    Chair

    The Great Debate

    Caspar is a freelance engineer and mathematician with nearly twenty years of research experience in academia and industry. He has taught and lectured a variety of subjects including mathematics, Darwinian theory, theories of human nature, philosophy of science and environmental issues. He is the founder and chair of The Great Debate, a group based in the North-East of England who organise workshops, courses and public discussions on scientific and social issues. He is currently working on a book about humanism and the notion of progress.

DEBATING MATTERS HISTORY

Qualifying Round: Durham 2011/12

DEBATE: Public Health

Qualifying Round: Middlesbrough 2011/12

DEBATE: Media Regulation

Qualifying Round: Middlesbrough 2011/12

DEBATE: Scottish Independence

Qualifying Round: Middlesbrough 2011/12

DEBATE: Supermarkets

Qualifying Round: Durham 2011/12

DEBATE: Media Regulation

Regional Final: North East & Yorkshire 2010/11

DEBATE: Energy

Regional Final: North East & Yorkshire 2009/10

DEBATE: Copenhagen

Qualifying Round: Newcastle 2009/10

DEBATE: Assisted dying

Qualifying Round: Newcastle 2009/10

DEBATE: BNP

Regional Final: North East 2008/09

DEBATE: Organ Donation

Regional Final: North East 2008/09

DEBATE: The Internet

Qualifying Round: Newcastle 2008/09

DEBATE: Congestion Charging

Qualifying Round: Newcastle 2008/09

DEBATE: Space Exploration

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