The conservative British philosopher and public intellectual addresses the role of a democratic government in regulating moral issues such as individual sexual conduct, gay marriage and children's rights. This is followed by a heated question and answer session.

Christopher Hitchens is invited by the University of Toronto's Hart House Debating Club to voice his opinion on the subject of the evening's debate: Be it resolved: Freedom of speech includes the freedom to hate.

The Best Lecturer Jury (Tony Keller, Camilla Gibb, Margaret Wente) comment on Jacalyn Duffin's lecture submission. Duffin's profile features her playing her antique pump organ. Duffin lectures on The History of the Stethoscope.

Lecture by Steve Joordens The Best Lecturer Jury comment on Steve Joorden's lecture submission. Joorden's profile features him playing bass in his rock band. Joordens lectures on the Ethics of Animal Testing.

Kenneth Bartlett of the University of Toronto lectures on Francesco Petrarca, a poet he claims is the father of humanism. Also featured are the Best Lecturer jury's assessment of Bartlett's lecturing style and a profile of the professor that highlights his passion for collecting paintings and porcelain.

Michael Persinger of Laurentian University in Sudbury lectures on psychotropic drugs and their effects on the human brain. Also featured are the Best Lecturer jury's assessment of Persinger's lecturing style and a profile of the professor that focuses on his desire to understand mystical and religious experiences in scientific terms.

The best lecturer jury comments on the submission tape for Nick Mount. Mount is profiled, focusing on his use of pop music in his lectures and his love of graphic novels. Mount lectures on the topic of Nabokov's Lolita, commenting on how the book fits into Canada's current legislation on pornography.

The best lecturer jury comments on the submission tape for Ruprinder Brar. Brar is profiled, focusing on his interest in space, astronomy, his desire to be an astronaut and his political aspirations. Brar lectures on the topic of Einstein's special relativity theory and it's explanation of time dilation and simultaneity.

The best lecturer jury comments on the submission tape for Bryan Karney

Allan Hutchinson of the York University's Osgoode Hall Law School lectures on why he feels we do not need the Cnadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms due to some critical flaws in it. Also featured: the Best lecturerer Jury's assessment of Hutchinson's lecturing sytle and a profile of the professor that highlights his love of soccer, his teaching style and why he feels too many of his students end up in private law practice.

Maydianne Andrade of the University of Toronto Scarborough lectures on Sexual Dimorphism, and how the differences between the sexes fits with Darwin's theories of evolution. Also featured are the Best Lecturer jury's assessment of Andrade's lecturing style and a profile of the professor that focusses on her fascination with Black Widow spiders and their mating habits.

A profile of Michael Persinger focusing on his research into brain stimulation to recreate drug experiences. The winning lecture on Psychotropic Drugs is also featured.

Focusing on the work of Galileo, Newton, Descartes and Einstein, Harvey Brown examines the evolution of thinking about the surprisingly difficult concepts of time and motion.

Was the 20th century a century of intolerance? What were the forces fighting intolerance, who mustered them, and - if ever - did they prevail? Are we wiser today, or is history somehow repeating itself? The eminent British historian ponders these questions.

Tommie Shelby delivers the annual UNESCO World Philosophy Day Lecture to students at the University of Toronto. "Racism, Morality and Social Criticism" is a critique of the definition of racism provided by Lawrence Blum in I'm Not a Racist, But...: The Moral Quandary of Race

The director of the Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies and author of the recently published The Upside of Down, Catastrophe, Creativity and Renewal of Civilization offers a synopsis of forces threatening the already shaky stability of the global order.

Salim Mansur, professor of political science at the University of Western Ontario, gives the first annual Begin-Sadat Lecture. The subject: how Sadat broke ranks with his fellow Arab leaders and what the Quran says about Jews in the Holy Land.