@sarah churchwell

- “I always prescribe books for any given problem.” Damian Barr

@markgfh

l@noreenahertz: Social networking tends to reinforce and deepen existing views, not challenge them. We follow people like ourselves.

@PeterBale

- Not sure why British intellectuals worry Net reinforces tribal behaviour - newspapers and comms did same.

@julia hobsbawm

- Tom Hollander: “Film tends to be made for kids. The generation who watched Woody Allen watch TV boxed sets.”

@benat ipsosmori

- Prof Ian Goldin - global life expectancy rising by 8 hours every 48 hours.