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The Observer on AI

05 Feb 2026 RSA House and online via YouTube
Join The Observer’s data scientists and editor-in-chief James Harding for insights from the Global AI Index, exploring rankings, trends, and the global AI race.
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The unquiet past: memory, conflict and the writer’s voice

11 Feb 2026 Durham Street Auditorium
A special evening of conversation and live music dedicated to Akram Aylisli, the Nobel Peace Prize-nominated Azerbaijani writer whose novel Stone Dreams ignited international debate on Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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Adrian Woolfson: on the future of species

17 Feb 2026 RSA House and online via YouTube
Geneticist Adrian Woolfson and physicist Helen Czerski explore AI, synthetic biology, and the ethical and ecological choices shaping programmable life.
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Disinformation and democracy

26 Feb 2026 RSA House and online via YouTube
Join Eliot Higgins, Carole Cadwalladr and Media Revolution at RSA House for a timely discussion on disinformation, deepfakes, AI propaganda, and the future of democracy.
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Make a Stand with The Circle

04 Mar 2026 RSA House
Make a stand this International Women’s Day with The Circle NGO and BBC Woman’s Hour Presenter, Nuala McGovern.
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Prue Leith: the joy (and reality) of getting older

11 Mar 2026 RSA House and online via YouTube
Prue Leith shares candid insights into ageing well, confidence and reinvention, reflecting on what later life has taught her about ambition, self-belief and letting go of expectations.