Upcoming Talks & Debates
Ethical Matters:
How Housing Broke London
Ethical Matters:
How Housing Broke London
In London, only those with vast cash deposits can get on the property ladder, private rents have spiralled out of control and the wait for social housing is measured in decades. Author and journalist Peter Apps examines London's housing journey over the past forty years, and explores the ways London can transform again in the future.
Conway Hall | Virtual event
Ethical Matters:
Loving Differently
Ethical Matters:
Loving Differently
What does it mean to love outside of the conventions of heterosexuality and monogamy? As discussions around the many shapes and forms of relationships become less taboo, what lessons can we learn from loving differently?
Brockway Room | Virtual event
Ethical Matters:
In Search of Now
Ethical Matters:
In Search of Now
According to physics there is no ‘now’, no difference between past and future. What of free will? Is choice an illusion? Or has physics left something out of the equation? Dr Jo Marchant tackles questions of time, self, consciousness and reality – exploring the secrets of how our lives really unfold.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
Intelligence Squared:
How To Make The World Add Up, with Tim Harford
Intelligence Squared:
How To Make The World Add Up, with Tim Harford
Tim Harford comes to Intelligence Squared to help us make sense of the world through numbers. He will take us deep into the world of disinformation and obfuscation, bad research and misplaced motivation to discover those jewels of data and analysis that make communicating with numbers worthwhile.
In person | No Option
Ethical Matters:
Policing the Police
Ethical Matters:
Policing the Police
Join us at Conway Hall with Met Police whistle-blower Issy Vine and Senior Lecturer in Criminology Dr Lambros Fatsis. We will ask how policing can be for all people, including women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ folks, protestors and others who cannot depend on protection of the police.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
Ethical Matters:
Useful Art
Ethical Matters:
Useful Art
Does art have to be beautiful? What if it can be useful instead? For over a decade Professor John Byrne has been working with artists and curators to explore how art can resist, engage with or offer alternatives to the current conditions of global neoliberalism.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
Intelligence Squared:
Life and Death in the KGB, with The Rest is Classified’s Gordon Corera
Intelligence Squared:
Life and Death in the KGB, with The Rest is Classified’s Gordon Corera
The Rest is Classified’s Gordon Corera joins us to unveil the inner workings of the KGB and the hidden power struggles that shaped modern Russia. Corera will explore the real-life stories of those on the inside; from the spies who enforced its rule, to those brave enough to resist it.
In person | No Option