Poetic Naturalism – a New Understanding of Life and the Universe
“Naturalism” is the idea that there is only one world, the natural world, which follows the laws of nature and which can be investigated by scientific methods. The term “Poetic Naturalism” was introduced by theoretical physicist Sean Carroll in his 2016 book, The Big Picture. Carroll is perhaps the greatest living humanist thinker and in […]
The Disappearance of Émile Zola
The incredible story of Émile Zola’s escape to London in the aftermath of the scandalous Dreyfus Affair. It is the evening of 18 July 1898 and the world-renowned novelist Émile Zola is on the run. His crime? Taking on the highest powers in the land with his open letter ‘J’accuse’ and losing. Forced to leave […]
Ethics & Politics: Does Culture Lead & Parliament Follow
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From Me to We: creating happiness together
Join us for a special celebration event about the journey from “me” to “we” and how to create more happiness together. BBC presenter Leo Johnson will share an entertaining overview of the amazing things that happen when we get together in our local communities. We will then hear from four inspiring people about some really […]
Albanian Culture Days
Si pjesë e Ditëve teë Kulturës Shqiptare, Ministria e Diasporës e Republikës së Kosovës neë bashkëpunim me Ambasadën e Kosovës në Londër janë krenar të sjellin në Londër këngëtarët botërisht të njohur të muzikës xhaz shqiptare, Elina Duni dhe Gent Rushi. Na u bashkoni për një mbrëmje të mrekullueshme të muzikës xhaz. Dyert hapen në […]
Legal Regulation Debate
In the US, cannabis is now legal in 4 states, possibly rising to 11 by the end of the year. In Europe, cannabis is openly sold in Dutch ‘coffee shops’, Spanish members’ clubs and Copenhagen’s Christiania. Couple this with support for legalisation from both the Lib Dems and Greens, and recent favourable polling on the […]
Cheering for Trump?
Donald Trump’s conduct, temperament and outrageous utterances during the presidential campaign should have ensured his rejection by the electorate. He was patently prepared to say anything to achieve office. But our speaker today, Chris Bratcher, considers he was telling it as it is on two huge policy issues: Chris believes Trump is right about NATO; […]
Develop:VR
Develop: VR, organised by the team behind Europe’s leading game developer conference Develop:Brighton, has been curated to focus on the new commercial opportunities that VR and AR present, both within the games space and in other sectors. Advances In VR and AR technology are opening up a brand new world of opportunities for developers. And with […]
Song-Recital Melodies & Lieder
Varda Kotler soprano Israel Kastoriano piano In the program: Melodies from Schubert, Brahms, Mahler, Debussy, Poulenc, Caplet, Viardot and Wolf. The melodies brings different sides of each composer: poetic and lyrical styles in contrast with humour and satire. In addition, actor Simon Mitelman will recite excerpts from the translations of the original source poems and texts. […]