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Upcoming Events › Talks, Debates & Lectures
May 2020
Conway Hall is temporarily closed | Sunday 31st May
Following the instruction from the UK government, we have had to temporarily close the doors of Conway Hall to safeguard our staff, volunteers, audiences and communities.
*ONLINE* Thinking on Sunday: The Idea of the Brain – A History | Sunday 31st May
This is the story of our quest to understand the most mysterious object in the universe: the human brain. Matthew Cobb reveals how we came to our present state of knowledge.
June 2020
*ONLINE* London Fortean Society: Monumental Memories – Indigenous Memory and Stonehenge | Saturday 20th June
Without writing, indigenous elders memorised a vast amount of information on which survival depended both physically and culturally. Does this explain the purpose of ancient monuments including Stonehenge, Easter Island and the Nasca Lines? Can we use these memory methods in contemporary life? Dr Lynne Kelly explains.
July 2020
Ethical Matters: How to be a Liberal – Five Ideas To Fight Back | Monday 6th July
Ian Dunt sets the principles and practices of liberalism and shows why it remains our most powerful weapon to shatter the shiny lies of populists. Ian Dunt is the editor of Politics.co.uk, and the author of Brexit: What the Hell Happens Now and How to be a Liberal (May 2020).