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2012 Global Atheist Convention - Melbourne Australia
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Video > Other
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43
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7.7 GB

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atheist convention melbourne australia 2012 dawkins hitchens sam harris

Uploaded:
Nov 8, 2012
By:
noirlover



2012 Global Atheist Convention - Melbourne, Australia - A Celebration of Reason
From 13 to 15 April 2012

4 DVDs converted to Videos and organised in folders.

I am sharing this for those who couldn't make it and can't afford the DVDs. If you like what you see and can afford to buy the DVDs, I would request that you support the cause by buying the DVDs:  
http://www.atheistconvention.org.au/2012/10/23/order-the-2012-global-atheist-convention-dvd/

I will keep this torrent alive for as long as I can but I do not have a lot of means (living down under has its limitations). Please seed and keep this torrent going!

Official Website: http://www.atheistconvention.org.au/

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Disc 1 Contents
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David Nicholls - President of AFA
Lawrence Leung & Kylie Sturgess
Mikey Robins - Comedian
Ben Elton - Comedian
Stella Young - Comedian
Peter Singer - Ethicist
Leslie Cannold - Ethicist & Columnist
Dan Barker - Atheist Activist
Political Panel - Derek Guille (Moderator), Fiona Patten, Marion Maddox, Dick Gross, Collen Hartland
Press Conference - Daniel Dennet
Press Conference - Annie Laurie Gaylor

Disc 2 Contents
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Daniel Dennet - Philosopher & Cognitive Scientist
AC Grayling - Philosopher & Author
Lawrence Krauss - Theoretical Physicist
Geoffrey Robertson - Human Rights Lawyer
Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Human Rights Activist
Press Conference - Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Disc 3 Contents
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Richard Dawkins - Evolutionary Biologist & Author
Simon Taylor - Comedian - Saturday Night Dinner
Brian Dalton aka Mr Deity - Comedian & Youtuber - Saturday Night Dinner
Shelley Segal - Singer - Saturday Night Dinner
Tom Ballard - Comedian - Saturday Night Dinner
Catherine Deveny - Comedian - Saturday Night Dinner
Eugenie Scott - Anthropologist
Tanya Smith - President, Atheist Alliance International
Annie Laurie Gaylor - Co-founder, Freedom From Religion Foundation
Press Conference - Sam Harris
Press Conference - Richard Dawkins

Disc 4 Contents
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Sam Harris - CEO, Project Reason & Neuroscientist
'Parrot' Producers Emma McKenna & Craig Foster Q&A
Jason Ball - Atheist Foundation of Australia Spokesperson
PZ Myers - Blogger 'Pharyngula'
Tribute: Christopher Hitchens by Richard Dawkins & Lawerence Krauss
Closing Panel Discussion - Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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~ NoirLover

Comments

My first torrent so if people have suggestions please let me know. I really don't have a high speed connection so it will be very slow to get the full torrent out there.

Max I will be able to upload is at 50kb/s :( Sorry to everyone but that's the curse of living down under!
Must have been a very boring conference.

All that fraternity science, fantasy. Global-warming political agenda, evolution fantasy, corruption in pharmaceutical industry, etc.
Yes, there was only one comedian there, whereas at creationist/denialist/homeopathic conventions ALL the speakers are hilarious, exopthalmic cards who leave you thinking 'this must be a spoof!' or 'It's socratic irony, right?!'

Thanks for the upload!
Since you asked for suggestions, here are a couple:

1) mp4/x264 should have been the format used, not m4v, and

2) the compression is bad. Since these are 4 standard DVDs and not bluray or 720p/1080p, the file sizes could have been and should have been MUCH smaller. This would have helped with your bandwidth problem as well. If you're dealing with something below 720p, you don't need a video bitrate of over 800.