Values and Humanist Values
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL. Details can be found on our Meetup site (see below). If you RSVP there, your name will automatically be added to the waitlist. We are hoping to record the talk so there should be a chance for everyone to listen (possibly watch) the talk in due course. We will keep […]
The Funding Gap
For many years, we have heard about how the number of girls and women studying and taking up careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) is woefully low. And for years, there have been calls to action, pleas for something to be done. We are now at a point where there are many grassroots […]
London Thinks – In Conversation: Prof Brian Cox and Dr Adam Rutherford
Join Brian Cox as he talks with Adam Rutherford about particle physics, the importance of getting people engaged with science and why the UK needs to aspire to be the best place for science in the world. Particle physicist, retired rock star and star of the BBC’s Wonders of the Solar System, Brian Cox is […]
Science in Wonderland – The Scientific Fairy Tales of Victorian Britain
In Victorian Britain an array of writers captured the excitement of new scientific discoveries, and enticed young readers and listeners into learning their secrets by converting explanations into quirky, charming, and imaginative fairy-tales; natural forces could be fairies, dinosaurs could be dragons, and looking closely at a drop of water revealed a soup of monsters. […]
Art versus Genocide – Armenian Survival
Nouritza Matossian, a writer of seminal biographies and daughter of genocide survivors, asks the question: why did it take a hundred years for the world to recognise the Armenian Genocide of 1915 by the Young Turks in the Ottoman Empire? A million and a half citizens were uprooted, tortured, killed, robbed of goods and lands. Most […]
Cults and Brainwashing: The hidden – and not so hidden – epidemic
Alexandra Stein Alexandra Stein will discuss cults and brainwashing, focusing on the leadership, structure, ideologies and processes involved. These attributes are common to a variety of dangerous relationships, from one-on-one cults to extremist political groups. There is an urgent need to teach young people about these phenomena at all levels of education. This talk will […]
How to be an Effective Altruist
Sold Out A charity event presented by London Thinks, Effective Altruism and Giving What We Can in aid of the Against Malaria Foundation. Peter Singer‘s ideas have been disturbing our complacency ever since the appearance of Animal Liberation. Now he directs our attention to a new movement in which his own ideas have played a crucial […]
Women’s Equality Party
Sold Out The Women’s Equality Party will be holding the First Ever Women’s Equality Party fundraiser at Conway Hall in central London as Sandi Toksvig puts the fun into fundraising. Come and hear a whirlwind history of feminism, one or two jokes, and meet the people behind Britain’s newest political party. A unique night of […]
The Decline of the Honey Bee and the End of Human Kind?
Dr Luke Dixon “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then Man would only have four years of life left” – Einstein No more bees, no more pollination….no more human-kind! Some think that Einstein’s quote is apocryphal; whatever it’s origins it is a stark reminder of just how dependent we are on […]