Experiencing the Impossible: The Science of Magic
What do we see when we watch a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat or read a person’s mind? We are captivated by an illusion; we applaud the fact that we have been fooled. Why do we enjoy experiencing what seems clearly impossible, or at least beyond our powers of explanation? In this […]
You Are What You Read – With Jodie Jackson
There are so many positive things happening in our world – from daily acts of kindness to life-changing breakthroughs. Yet despite living in the greatest era of progress mankind has arguably ever seen, the news we consume daily has a ‘negativity bias’, which convinces us the world is falling apart. We all know the saying ‘you […]
Attend, While I Unfold a Parable – a W.S. Gilbert Play Reading
A chance to hear W.S. Gilbert’s rarely performed 3 act farce, Tom Cobb or, Fortune’s Toy, which was first premiered in 1875. The play will be read by members of the Society taking the parts including 2 of our Vice Presidents in leading roles. £5 entry on door For more information visit gilbertandsullivansociety.org.uk — This […]
Sunday Assembly: Why We Dream
Following the success of our Sleep assembly late last year, we have decided to delve a little deeper into our night-time lives. For the next Sunday Assembly we are asking, Why Do We Dream? And what are dreams? To answer these questions we are SO excited to have Alice Robb – who has come all […]
Sunday Assembly LATES: Let’s Talk About Drugs
The third Edition of our ‘Lates’ series is coming to Conway Hall this April! And to keep in line with the more risqué subjects we are tackling in this series – It’s all about drugs! This is an adult only evening gathering, which is ticketed to raise funds for Sunday Assembly London! If you sometimes […]
Windrush – Brent’s Pioneering Generation
Photographic portraits by Nadia Nervo Private view, 6.30-8.30pm, Wed 20 March. All welcome. ‘Windrush – Brent’s Pioneering Windrush Generation’ traces the arrival of Empire Windrush and explores Brent’s Carribean Heritage through the eyes of its residents. Using photographic portraits and unique stories collected from residents, it celebrates 70 years of the United Kingdom’s Carribean diaspora. […]
The Psychic Life of a Child is a Wonderful Thing
In this lecture Dr Christine Parker reflects on her experience as head-teacher leading, then co-leading, a dynamic ‘Girls’ Chat Group’ of three 10-11-year-old girls: “S was an 11-year-old girl living in an urban environment in England. She had one special friend and together they attended a large multilingual primary school. S achieved well at school […]
Thinking on Sunday: Lowborn – Growing Up, Getting Away and Returning to Britain’s Poorest Towns
Kerry Hudson discusses her book Lowborn with James Bloodworth. Lowborn is a powerful, personal, agenda-changing work of non-fiction on poverty in Britain – a book like nothing that’s been written before, and a book that we all need to pay attention to. Kerry Hudson grew up in all-encompassing, grinding poverty. Always on the move with her single […]
Thinking on Monday: YouTubers – How YouTube shook up TV and Created a New Generation of Stars
Only now are many people waking up to YouTube’s immense power over a new generation. Its stars can sell out stadiums, make millions, and bring city centres to a stand-still, before they even reach their twenties. Yet we still know almost as little about these creators as we do about their managers and agents. Chris […]