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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Steven Morris

Somerset ‘festival of ideas’ to measure whether its talks change people’s outlook

The founders stand and sit on a rock in front of the pavilion
The Big Brue founders (left to right) Mariella Frostrup, Catherine Fairweather, Eleanor O'Keeffe and Jason McCue in front of the Radić Pavilion at Hauser & Wirth Somerset. Photograph: © donmccullinphotography

Festivalgoers sometimes report feeling they have a fresh perspective of the world when they make their weary way home after a stimulating cultural gathering.

A new “festival of ideas” in Somerset is aiming to measure whether the beliefs and ideas of attenders and speakers really are changed by their event.

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