The Interrobang: A Festival of Questions

The Interrobang – a new festival from the Wheeler Centre – is looking for the best questions in the world.

Ask your questions and vote on others, then join us on 27–28 November for a feast of frequently unanswered questions – as we present your most controversial, revealing, funny and insightful ideas to a 28-strong Brains Trust of the world’s most inquisitive thinkers.

Pose your question at The Interrobang festival website. We’re building this festival on your curiosity, so brace yourself – and wonder hard.

Presenting partners

• City of Melbourne
• The University of Melbourne

Past events

Explore the 26 previous events from The Interrobang: A Festival of Questions.

 
Promo image for One last question: Cheryl Strayed, on jumping off mountains

One last question: Cheryl Strayed, on jumping off mountains  /  Biography & memoir

With Cheryl Strayed

 
Promo image for One last question: Mary Norris, on the importance of words

One last question: Mary Norris, on the importance of words  /  Books, reading & writing

With Mary Norris

 
Promo image for What future do we want – and deserve? Questions for the places, politics and pleasures of the hereafter

What future do we want – and deserve? Questions for the places, politics and pleasures of the hereafter  /  Technology

With Cory Doctorow, Adam Liaw, Kristin Alford and 2 others

 
Promo image for Mary Norris and Jane Caro: Why does ‘i’ come before ‘e’, except after ‘c’?

Mary Norris and Jane Caro: Why does ‘i’ come before ‘e’, except after ‘c’?  /  Books, reading & writing

With Mary Norris and Jane Caro

 
Promo image for Do we become more politically conservative as we get older? Tom Elliott

Do we become more politically conservative as we get older? Tom Elliott  /  History, politics & current affairs

With Tom Elliott

 
Promo image for What’s the ‘good’ in the good fight? Questions for ethical thinking in strange times

What’s the ‘good’ in the good fight? Questions for ethical thinking in strange times  /  Ethics & morals

With Raimond Gaita, Alan Duffy, Gregory Phillips and 2 others

 
Promo image for Does science fiction give us an unrealistic expectation that we can effectively inhabit Mars? Questions on discovery, imagination and progress

Does science fiction give us an unrealistic expectation that we can effectively inhabit Mars? Questions on discovery, imagination and progress  /  Science & technology

With Upulie Divisekera, Cory Doctorow, Sammy J and 1 other

 
Promo image for Alan Brough: Why are so many people intimidated by poetry, but love song lyrics?

Alan Brough: Why are so many people intimidated by poetry, but love song lyrics?  /  Music

With Alan Brough

 
Promo image for What is it to be wild? Cheryl Strayed and Meghan Daum

What is it to be wild? Cheryl Strayed and Meghan Daum  /  Books, reading & writing

With Cheryl Strayed and Meghan Daum

 
Promo image for When is Australia racist? Questions of difference and fairness

When is Australia racist? Questions of difference and fairness  /  Race & multiculturalism

With Benjamin Law, Abdul Abdullah, Nakkiah Lui and 2 others

 
Promo image for Does the universe have a memory? Alan Duffy

Does the universe have a memory? Alan Duffy  /  Science & technology

With Alan Duffy

 
Promo image for Upulie Divisekera: How does the world end?

Upulie Divisekera: How does the world end?

With Upulie Divisekera

 
Promo image for Is the concept of a country obsolete? Questions in a refugee crisis

Is the concept of a country obsolete? Questions in a refugee crisis  /  Migration

With Geraldine Brooks, Tom Elliott, Voranai Vanijaka and 1 other

 
Promo image for Why are people nicer when it’s your birthday? Questions of relativity and hope

Why are people nicer when it’s your birthday? Questions of relativity and hope  /  Philosophy

With Sammy J, Kristin Alford , Jane Caro and 2 others

 
Promo image for Is the attainment of physical beauty a classist pursuit? Anne Summers

Is the attainment of physical beauty a classist pursuit? Anne Summers  /  Class

With Anne Summers

 
Promo image for Gregory Phillips: Should Australian cities bear Indigenous language names?

Gregory Phillips: Should Australian cities bear Indigenous language names?  /  Free speech, human rights & social issues

With Gregory Phillips

 
Promo image for Cory Doctorow and Alan Brough: What is the best way to destroy the internet before it destroys us?

Cory Doctorow and Alan Brough: What is the best way to destroy the internet before it destroys us?  /  Internet, journalism, media & publishing

With Cory Doctorow and Alan Brough

 
Promo image for Graeme Innes: If you could choose the legacy you leave behind, what would it be and why?

Graeme Innes: If you could choose the legacy you leave behind, what would it be and why?  /  Human rights

With Graeme Innes

 
Promo image for Why be good? Questions of work, love and feminism

Why be good? Questions of work, love and feminism  /  Sex & gender

With Jane Caro, Meghan Daum, Geraldine Brooks and 2 others

 
Promo image for Is religion ever more important than democracy? Questions about rules

Is religion ever more important than democracy? Questions about rules  /  Faith, religion & spirituality

With Raimond Gaita, Abdul Abdullah, Voranai Vanijaka and 1 other

 
Promo image for Adam Liaw: What is the difference between muffins and cupcakes?

Adam Liaw: What is the difference between muffins and cupcakes?

With Adam Liaw

 
Promo image for Truth is stranger than fiction. Can fiction be stronger than truth? Geraldine Brooks and Mark Colvin

Truth is stranger than fiction. Can fiction be stronger than truth? Geraldine Brooks and Mark Colvin  /  Books, reading & writing

With Geraldine Brooks and Mark Colvin