The Stage
Films and lectures from Dr Scott Von, Simon Thompson, John Cussans, Ellen Cantor, Paul Buck, Ed Atkins, Peter Wächtler and others. Doors: 6.30pm
Finding You in a Very Big Universe
You probably aren’t the centre of the Universe, but you might just have a piece of the centre of the Universe in you. With Tony Kearney Somewhere inside the above picture that is 13.8 billion light years across and therefore 13.8 billion light years old is …….. you! It’s little wonder therefore that we often […]
The Robots are Coming
Recent advances in automation and robots are stripping out all manner of jobs: not just those of clerks, typists and warehouse workers. Almost any job involving a programmable process is vulnerable. Should we rejoice, and anticipate their emancipation from labour; or should we be very afraid for the basis of our society? Chris Bratcher thinks […]
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 […]