Sing in the New Year!
Sunday Assembly is a secular community that celebrates life. Our motto is “Live Better, Help Often, Wonder More.” We gather on the first and third Sunday of every month at Conway Hall to provide London with a radically inclusive, fun, and much-needed alternative to traditional religious gatherings. Instead of hymns we have a mass sing-along […]
Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime with Sean Carroll
The implications are mind-bending and not yet fully understood, but it stands as the best explanation of the fundamental nature of our world. Welcome to the world of quantum theory. Spanning the history of quantum discoveries, from Einstein and Bohr to the present day, theoretical physicist and acclaimed science writer Sean Carroll joins the […]
How to Eat Well, Lose Weight & Get Fit: Tom Kerridge in conversation with Toby Young
In programmes like Saturday Kitchen and Food Detectives, Tom Kerridge has earned a reputation for being more than an uncompromising chef whose brilliance has won him a hoard of Michelin stars; he’s also a hugely imaginative, relatable and charismatic host with a wealth of great stories to tell. In this In Conversation event, Tom will regale us with […]
Unfinished Journey Concert: United Strings of Europe with Héloïse Werner
Reflecting on the refugee crisis, United Strings of Europe presents a programme spanning three centuries featuring composers with immigrant backgrounds including the UK premiere of Lebanese composer Bechara El Khoury’s Unfinished Journey, and the London premiere of Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov’s Three Songs for Soprano in Yiddish, Spanish and English with the outstanding French soprano […]
Reweirding: Car Park Life
I have stood in the psychedelic plains of Patagonia, thumb out in the hope of a passing vehicle; I have walked through a smoking lava flow in Iceland; but here on the central barrier of the concrete access ramp to Herne Bay’s rooftop Morrisons, I am a true pioneer. Car parks: commonplace urban landscapes, little-explored […]
Ed Atkins – Old Food book launch, with live reading by Toby Jones
Fitzcarraldo Editions and Cabinet Gallery invite you to celebrate the launch of Old Food by Ed Atkins at Conway Hall on 17 December, with a performance read-through in two parts by Toby Jones. All proceeds of the evening will be donated to Safe Passage International – https://www.safepassage.org.uk/. Copies of the book will be available to […]
Among the Women of Isis
In early 2014, the Islamic State clinched its control of Raqqa in Syria. Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, urged Muslims around the world to come join the caliphate. Witnessing the brutal oppression of the Assad regime in Syria, and moved to fight for justice, thousands of men and women heeded his call. At the heart […]
Rankings That Rankle
Psychologists tell us that we are obsessed with status. Annual awards and league tables of universities, liveable cities and national happiness reflect this obsession and can be influential when people make decisions, particularly if they are maximisers. But how valid are these rankings? Paul Goodwin will explore the mental short cuts that individuals employ to […]
The World of AI-Powered Creativity
Today’s computers are composing music that sounds “more Bach than Bach,” turning photographs into paintings in the style of Van Gogh’s Starry Night, and even writing screenplays. But are computers truly creative—or are they merely tools to be used by musicians, artists, and writers? In this talk, Arthur I. Miller takes us on a tour […]