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Slouching towards utopia

13 Oct 2022
One of the world’s most celebrated economists, Brad DeLong, explains just how and why the long twentieth century’s explosion of technology and prosperity has failed to deliver us a real utopia.
Public talks

If science is to save us

29 Sep 2022
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees argues that if we are to solve the multiple crises we now face, we need long-term, rational, global thinking, guided by values science alone cannot provide.
Online

Cash, cards, crypto: inside the war for our wallets

14 Jul 2022
Campaigner and monetary anthropologist Brett Scott explores the realities of a cashless society – how it works, who stands to gain, who will get left behind and what this future means for data privacy.
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Can we be free in the age of the internet?

23 Jun 2022
How can we protect our right to think freely against the vast influence of the internet? Human rights lawyer Susie Alegre explores the long history and current state of the struggle to set our minds free.
Online

Shame and power in the age of humiliation

31 Mar 2022
Who profits from shame as a tool of repression and control? Mathematician Cathy O’Neil reveals what powers the shame machine, and how we can fight back.
Replay

Women in industry and innovation

04 Nov 2024
Join us to celebrate the extraordinary life of Dame Caroline Haslett and her inspirational legacy to women in industry today. With Dawn Bonfield, Henrietta Heald and Yasmin Ali.
Feature

BookTok: a novel approach

6 Dec 2024 Sophia Smith Galer
BookTok is TikTok’s largest space with over 243 billion views, At the heart of this global phenomenon sits a warren of interconnected micro-clubs helping a diverse group of users to find both connection and community.
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Community banking: shared interest

6 Dec 2024 Priya Sippy
Community banking is a microfinance model built on trust. In it, the community wins or loses together. It is gaining in popularity on the African continent as community banking goes digital.
Lead Feature

VNCCII: Cosmic communities

6 Dec 2024 Samantha Tauber
What can VNCCII, the fictional intergalactic superheroine alter ego of Samantha Tauber, teach us about the creative communities that need nourishing today?