Sunday Lecture – When religions fall apart
When religions fall apart: Fragmentation and choices; When a religious founder dies it’s often a crisis point for the religion. When a very heterodox American sect – Sabbatarian millenarian British-Israelite and much more – went mainstream 10 years after its founder’s death in 1986 hundreds of ministers and tens of thousands of members walked out […]
Tricks of the Mind
11.00 – Daniela Rudloff: Mental ‘Short-Cuts’ – The Good the Bad and the Ugly; Can we trust our eyes? Why does a footballer’s performance usually drop right after they’ve been sold to a high-paying football club? What exactly is “anchoring” and why are we doing it on dry land?; Daniela Rudloff will answer these and […]
Sunday Lecture – Does Population Matter?
The Conway Hall Ethical Society presents; The world’s population went through the seven billion mark in October 2012 and only a very few people seemed to take serious notice. Only 200 years ago the world’s population had only just passed one billion. This seven-fold increase is arguably the most dramatic thing to have happened to […]
National Gathering 2013
Campaign Against Arms Trade presents; National Gathering 2013; Exactly six months before the DSEi arms fair is threatened to take place in London this is your opportunity to learn more about the human and social cost of the global arms trade and ways in which we can put a stop to it.; With insightful talks […]
Action for Happiness: A revolutionary approach to success
ACTION FOR HAPPINESS PRESENTS…; Adam will show how people who contribute to others without expecting anything in return very often achieve outstanding results and are more successful than those who simply pursue their own success and take from others.; Adam Grant is the youngest tenured professor at Wharton and a leading expert on success work […]
Jeff Lowder – Evidence about God: What Apologists Don’t Want You to Know
The Central London Humanists Group present; Jeff Lowder – Evidence about God: What Apologists Don’t Want You to Know; CLHG are delight that Jeff Jay Lowder will be speaking to the group during his brief visit to the UK from the USA.; Jeffery Jay Lowder is the co-founder and President Emeritus of Internet Infidels Inc […]
School of Life: Who owns the future?
The School of Life presents; Who owns the future? Jaron Lanier in conversation with James Bridle; Jaron Lanier is a technology inventor and philosopher who has been dubbed the prophet of the digital age. He coined the phrases ‘Virtual Reality’ and ‘digital Maoism’. His last book You Are Not A Gadget was a hugely influential […]