All Business (9/9) Culture (24/24) Lifestyle (11/11) Science (15/15) Talks (34/34)
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Thu, 28th Nov 2019 9:30am - 4:45pm

How to Change the World 2019

with Various Speakers  

how to: Academy presents its sixth conference on “How To Change the World 2019” which will be held on the 28th November 2019 at the Royal Geographical Society, London. Read more.

Venue

Royal Geographical Society

1 Kensington Gore
London SW7 2AR ‎
United Kingdom

Tube: South Kensington
Bus: 9, 10, 52, 360, 452

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Mon, 18th Feb 2019 6:45pm-8:00pm

We Need to Talk About Putin

with Mark Galeotti  

Join us for an insider’s account of the world’s most dangerous man. Mark Galeotti uncovers the real motivations of a politician whose global networks of power reach deep into all our lives. Read more.

Venue

Portland Hall

4 - 12 Little Titchfield Street
London W1W 7BY

Tube:
Oxford St (300m) - Central, Bakerloo, Victoria
Goodge St (400m) - Northern

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Thu, 21st Feb 2019 6:45pm-8:00pm

The Complete History of America (in One Hour)

with Jill Lepore  

Join award-winning Harvard historian Jill Lepore for a magisterial account of the story of the United States, from Christopher Columbus to Donald J. Trump. Read more.

Venue

The Tabernacle

35 Powis Square, off Portobello Road
London W11 2AY
United Kingdom

Tube: Westbourne Park, Notting Hill Gate Bus: 7, 28, 31, 70, 328

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Mon, 4th Mar 2019 6:45pm-8:00pm

Rod Liddle on Freedom of Speech

Rod Liddle and Special Guests  

Spectator and Sunday Times columnist Rod Liddle makes the case for the freedom to offend – with special guest appearances from comedians and fellow journalists. Read more.

Venue

Emmanuel Centre

9-23 Marsham Street
London SW1P 3DW

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Tue, 5th Mar 2019 6:45pm-8:15pm

Men and Women Do Not Have Essentially Different Brains. Join the Debate.

with Professor Gina Rippon, Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Hannah MacInnes  

The idea that male and female brains are ‘essentially’ different is one of the most controversial and contested in science, old and new, propped up by centuries of ‘neurononsense’. Read more.

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Venue

Royal Institution

21 Albemarle Street
London W1S 4BS ‎
UK

Tube: Green Park, Bond Street, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus
Bus: 9, 14, 19, 22 and 38

Wed, 6th Mar 2019 6:45pm-8:00pm

How to Ignite Creativity

with Stephen Bayley and Roger Mavity  

A masterclass in the art and science of creativity, by two men who’ve lived it – not just had opinions about it. Read more.

Venue

CNCFD- Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design

16-17 Greek Street
Soho
London W1D 4DR

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Mon, 18th Mar 2019 6:45pm-8:00pm

How to Stop Working and Start Living

with Josh Cohen  

Psychoanalyst and critic John Cohen explores the apathy so many of us feel when faced with the demands of contemporary life, and asks how we might live a different, more fulfilled existence. Read more.

Venue

Portland Hall

4 - 12 Little Titchfield Street
London W1W 7BY

Tube:
Oxford St (300m) - Central, Bakerloo, Victoria
Goodge St (400m) - Northern

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Wed, 20th Mar 2019 6:45pm-8:00pm

Rutger Bregman – How to Build a Better World

Rutger Bregman in conversation with Matthew D’Ancona  

Rutger Bregman became a viral sensation taking on the billionaires at Davos. He joins us in London to present a bold, farsighted and realistic vision of a better world. Read more.

Venue

Emmanuel Centre

9-23 Marsham Street
London SW1P 3DW

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Thu, 21st Mar 2019 6:45pm-8:00pm

How to Build a Greener Future

with Dieter Helm and Tom Heap  

Join one of the pre-eminent voices in British environmentalism for a compelling account of how we can rescue the natural world from impending catastrophe. Read more.

Venue

Emmanuel Centre

9-23 Marsham Street
London SW1P 3DW

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Tue, 26th Mar 2019 6:45pm-8:00pm

How to Make Sense of Statistics

with Sir David John Spiegelhalter  

How many trees are there on the planet? Do busier hospitals have higher survival rates? Why do old men have big ears? The answers to these and many other questions can be revealed by statistical science. Join Professor David Spiegelhalter for a crash course in gaining knowledge from data. Read more.

Venue

Portland Hall

4 - 12 Little Titchfield Street
London W1W 7BY

Tube:
Oxford St (300m) - Central, Bakerloo, Victoria
Goodge St (400m) - Northern

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Thu, 28th Mar 2019 6:45pm-8:15pm

Unsent Letters: a live performance

Caroline Atkins, Harriet Walter and other actors.  

Editor Caroline Atkins and a cast of live actors read from letters never sent by their famous authors – from delicious tirades written under a red mist to tender words of unspoken love. Read more.

Venue

The Tabernacle

35 Powis Square, off Portobello Road
London W11 2AY
United Kingdom

Tube: Westbourne Park, Notting Hill Gate Bus: 7, 28, 31, 70, 328

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