Peak oil production is a highly debatable topic. Marion King Hubbert created the idea of peak oil production on a global level and was nearly right on. The video below is a short debate about oil production and peak oil.
Studying geology and having gone to multiple talks about different research topics and lectures, relating to the reading, I have found myself in many formal 'talks'. There has only been a couple "talks" that the speaker has questioned the audience throughout the whole lecture, not just asked a few questions. As a student, informal dialogue or lectures can be very beneficial because for one you are more involved and you are processing thoughts the entire time. But, at the same time, the information that is shared between students may not be validated or accurate.
The video above shows how a small debate and new communication techniques can influence a topic to the listener. I feel that if you were at this debate about peak oil and you were able to engage in the topics, you would learn and acquire more information than if just the speaker gave you a lecture on peak oil. I have actually attended a lecture on peak oil, and I hardly remember anything because I was most likely day dreaming a bit. With new media tools and new methods of engaging the audience to make it "fun" and "exciting", I believe more students and people would really grasp the concepts and knowledge being expressed.
By the way, if you want to watch a crazy arithmetic lecture by a seasoned professor at CU take a look at the link below and watch the videos...it might give you a little bit of a scare about energy consumption. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QA2rkpBSY
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