Prospects for a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, with David Turner
This talk will review the origins of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the reasons why the international effort for a two-state solution based on the Oslo agreement of 1993 has failed. The causes for the failure of Oslo are largely in the agreement itself: the difficult issues were all postponed to a later date and, crucially, […]
Moral Relativism: Wheels within wheels
“Who are you to say what is right or wrong?” is the question put to anyone who suggests that there might be universal moral values, or who criticises another culture’s moral practices. Post-colonial guilt and resentment inspire a belief in Moral Relativism – the idea that ‘good’ and ‘bad’, ‘ought’ and ‘ought not’, only have […]
Modern Mindfulness for Busy Digital Lives
The majority of people who are interested in mindfulness don’t actually do anything about it, and the reasons they give are always the same: I don’t have time; it’s too hippy and I can’t afford to turn all my technology off. Rohan Gunatillake is one of the most original and creative voices in mindfulness and […]
Plan your Bold Move for 2018
Psychologies columnist Mary Fenwick and Tania Diggory, founder of Calmer, bring you the tools to create a working life you love. What if work could feel more like play? What if you could overcome obstacles with ease and humour? What inspires you and what gets in your way? Tania and Mary both know what it […]
Figuring it Out
An exhibition of artworks by Bob Brown. 1 – 30 November 2017 Private view – 6-9pm, Friday 10 November. Drinks served. All welcome. Bob Brown’s work begins and ends with drawing. It asks questions about form and light and space. Though essentially gestural in its approach to line and colour, the finished works try to […]
Transforming Education – A New Manifesto for Education
This will be the first of a series of four meetings we will be holding with Conway Hall on Transforming Education for the 21st Century. With the emergence of the digital age and the growth of artificial intelligence – automation, robotics – bringing changes in how we acquire knowledge and understanding and in work patterns, […]
Karl Popper, Science and Enlightenment: An Idea to Help Save the World
In this talk Nicholas Maxwell outlines an idea that might help save the world. It is that science, properly understood, provides us with the methodological key to the salvation of humanity. A version of this idea can be found buried in the works of Karl Popper. However, Popper does not provide us with the last word on the […]
Treating Autism
Autism remains without effective treatment due to the lack of distinct pathogenesis and objective biomarkers. In addition to the typical symptoms of autism, many children have allergic problems, especially food intolerance, which involves activation of mast cells. Recent epidemiological studies have shown a strong statistical correlation between the risk for autism and either maternal or […]
Slovenia: Image Music Text
An evening of Slovenian music, words, art and wine. 6.30pm, Thur 23 November in the Library. Refreshments served. All welcome. Listen to award winning writer Mojca Kumerdej discussing her historical novel, The Harvest of Chronos, set in sixteenth century Europe, a territory plagued by ceaseless battles for supremacy between the Protestant political elite and the […]