The drugs don’t work: London Without Antibiotics
As part of British Science Week, join a panel of experts and opinion-formers to discuss one of the biggest threats to society – antibiotic resistance. Modern medicine relies on antibiotics, which have saved countless lives and helped to extend the average lifespan by 20 years, but the infectious organisms they are designed to treat are […]
Golem
Before Frankenstein and Prometheus, witness the original Jewish story of the man made from clay. This play tells the story of horror, compassion and tragedy based on an old Jewish medieval folk tale. The Jews of Prague are threatened with a pogrom and the great rabbi of Prague is sent a message from god to create […]
Should People have a Right to know their own Genome?
Dr Barbara Prainsack, FRSA Our society produces unprecedented amounts of data today. Some of these data will be used in the health domain. Also the creation of genetic data has become much faster, and much less expensive; the result is that people can get their genome (all their DNA) analysed by private companies, and sometimes […]
Sartre and the Anguish of Freedom
Jane O’Grady Sartre proclaimed how free we are – able to choose what to do, be and feel. But this freedom is not a liberation but a life-sentence – with hard labour. If we are to follow Sartre’s exacting strictures on avoiding bad faith, then we will always be scrupulously monitoring ourselves for authenticity, and […]
Jackee Holder – Paper Therapy: Writing to Grow & Thrive in Life
A self-development workshop in partnership with Psychologies Magazine (www.psychologies.co.uk). Writing is powerful and transformative. Writing attunes emotional intelligence, deepens empathy and creativity and cultivates mindfulness, all tools to live a more meaningful life. What if you had access to a creative library of journaling and writing tools that are unique and fun, easy to apply […]
Nic Marks – Happiness at Work: A crazy idea, or realistically achievable?
A self-development workshop in partnership with Psychologies Magazine (www.psychologies.co.uk) We typically spend more than 100,000 hours at work in our lifetimes. After sleep, it’s our second biggest daily activity. So, while being happy at work might sound weird – the alternative isn’t attractive. In this workshop – a mixture of interesting research & hands-on exercises, […]
Guardian Live – Trade secrets: lifting the lid on TTIP
“A serious threat to British democracy from Brussels.” Owen Jones What is TTIP, other than an ugly acronym? And will it boost global prosperity by billions of pounds every year – or just make big business ever more influential and unaccountable? Is the proposed transatlantic trade and investment partnership – TTIP – between the European […]
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: A Deal that will end our Freedom
Chris Bratcher Ever heard of TTIP – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership? It is a “Free Trade” deal with the United States currently under consideration by the European Union. Trade deals used to be about removing import tariffs. This one is also about the rights to invest in the provision of all manner of […]
Is Anarchism Relevant in Today’s World?
Donald Rooum When Tony Blair committed the British government to join the war in Iraq, the huge demonstrations against were unsuccessful. Has society learnt anything from this and, in particular, does anarchism have a role to play? The ideal of anarchism is the abolition of all government and the organisation of society on a voluntary, cooperative basis without […]