The Art of Rest – with Claudia Hammond | Tuesday 25th February
Join us for an inspiring evening with author and BBC presenter Claudia Hammond to discover how to find rest in a busy world.
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Talks, Debates & Lectures taking place at Conway Hall
February 2020
March 2020
Paying it Forward | Sunday 1st March
Gulwali Passarlay’s journey to the UK, as told in his autobiography, “The Lightless Sky: A Twelve-Year-Old Refugee’s Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan and His Extraordinary Journey Across Half The World”, shaped his future and inspired an insatiable determination and commitment to raise awareness and make a difference for other refugees by co-founding the charity organisation My Bright Kite.
Forum: The W Awards Shortlist in Conversation | Thursday 5th March
Join The Architectural Review and the Architects’ Journal in discussion with architects shortlisted in the W Awards 2020 (formerly the Women in Architecture awards)
Rankings That Rankle | Sunday 8th March
We are obsessed with status. Annual awards and league tables of universities, liveable cities and national happiness reflect this obsession. But how valid are these rankings?
The World of AI-Powered Creativity | Tuesday 10th March
Arthur I Miller argues that computers can already be as creative as humans – and someday will surpass us. This is not a dystopian account; Miller celebrates the creative possibilities of artificial intelligence in art, music, and literature.
Lates: Synaptic Symphonies | Tuesday 10th March
Sunday Assembly Lates is back! Zoe Cormier, a science communicator raised in the music industry, will explain how and why humans are able to create music. Did it give us an evolutionary advantage? Why have all civilisations throughout history made music? And why don’t other animals understand music?
The World According to Physics with Jim Al-Khalili | Wednesday 11th March
In this evening lecture, Jim Al-Khalili will discuss the fundamental concepts of space, time, energy, and matter, and then describes the three pillars of modern physics – quantum theory, relativity, and thermodynamics – showing how all three must come together if we are ever to have a full understanding of reality.
What Are Machines Learning? | Sunday 15th March
Daniel Zoran is a research scientist atDeepMind, the UK based world-leading artificial intelligence company. His talk will summarise the uses of AI and provide a glimpse into the future of this exciting field.
The Medicalization of Love | Sunday 15th March
Love drugs are no longer speculations of science-fiction writers like Aldous Huxley. They are already with us. A Yale bioethicist explores the implications of this.
Ethical Consumption: Should we change how we eat? | Monday 16th March
Join Councillor Asher Craig, deputy mayor, Bristol City Council; Guardian columnist Tom Hunt; Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City University; and author Carolyn Steel as they discuss the issues we face on the environmental impact of our food consumption and production.
The State of Secrecy: Spies and the Media in Britain | Monday 16th March
Described by a former senior Intelligence official as a ‘long-term thorn in the side of the intelligence establish-ment’, and winner of numerous awards for his journalism Richard Norton-Taylor reveals the secrets of his for-ty-year career as a journalist covering the world of spies and their masters in Whitehall.
Stephen Hawking’s brief answers to the big questions | Tuesday 17th March
Explore the extraordinary mind of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking as we are joined by an all-star panel of scientists and comedians to talk about Hawking’s legacy and what he had to say about some of the biggest questions facing humanity.