Public Lectures and Events: podcasts and videos

This Is London

Recorded on: 26 January 2016

Speaker(s): Ben Judah

This is the new London: an immigrant city. Over one-third of Londoners were born abroad, with half arriving since the...

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The Promise (and Threat) of Algorithmic Accountability

Recorded on: 26 January 2016

Speaker(s): Professor Frank Pasquale

From search engine results to credit scores, software orders and weights hundreds of variables into clean, simple...

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Whither France? The Pessimistic Turn in Modern French Thought

Recorded on: 25 January 2016

Speaker(s): Dr Sudhir Hazareesingh

How have the rise of conservative and inward looking intellectual traditions undermined France’s progressive...

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Subjects of Reason: goods, markets and imaginaries of the global future

Recorded on: 21 January 2016

Speaker(s): Professor Sheila Jasanoff

The lecture will look at how discourses of exchange create commensurable systems of exchange across highly disparate...

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IMPRESS and the Future of UK Press Regulation

Recorded on: 20 January 2016

Speaker(s): Walter Merricks

The Chair of Impress, Walter Merricks, will outline the role and ambitions of his organisation, which has been...

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Lessons for the Euro from America's Past

Recorded on: 19 January 2016

Speaker(s): Professor Jeffry Frieden

Drawing on early America’s struggle to develop a single currency, Professor Frieden will discuss the implications for...

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Business for Punks

Recorded on: 19 January 2016

Speaker(s): James Watt

BrewDog has been built in an unconventional way, borne out of boredom with conventional lagers and a desire to enjoy...

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Your Body By Darwin

Recorded on: 19 January 2016

Speaker(s): Jeremy Taylor

An evolutionary understanding of our bodies throws new light on why we get ill and how to cure disease. Jeremy Taylor...

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Emotions: do they control us?

Recorded on: 18 January 2016

Speaker(s): Professor Lisa Bortolotti, Professor Giovanna Colombetti; Dr Benedetto De Martino

From financial decisions to medical choices and political beliefs, emotion plays a crucial role. What is emotion and...

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Non-Western Mathematics

Recorded on: 18 January 2016

Speaker(s): Professor Robin Wilson

Explore the mathematics of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and the Mayans. Robin Wilson is Emeritus Professor...

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Debt, Demographics and the Distribution of Income: new challenges for monetary policy

Recorded on: 18 January 2016

Speaker(s): Dr Gertjan Vlieghe

Debt, demographics and the distribution of income can have significant and long-lasting effects on the economy....

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Expectations of Openness in an Age of Secrecy: where the 'Right to Know' comes from

Recorded on: 13 January 2016

Speaker(s): Professor Michael Schudson

In an age of WikiLeaks, Chelsea Manning, and Edward Snowden, it may seem odd to argue that we have expectations of...

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How to Have a Good Day

Recorded on: 13 January 2016

Speaker(s): Caroline Webb

Behavioural economics has the capacity to transform our everyday lives. Caroline Webb will demonstrate how easy it is...

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Economics Of Migration

Recorded on: 12 January 2016

Speaker(s): Professor Alan Manning

Immigration is currently the most common response when asked about the most important issues facing Britain. This...

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The Power of Ideas: a discussion with David Harvey

Recorded on: 10 December 2015

Speaker(s): Professor David Harvey

David Harvey's politicised work on geography, social theory, urban political economy and capitalism has shaped academic...

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Fighting the Behemoth: law, politics and human rights in times of debt and austerity

Recorded on: 10 December 2015

Speaker(s): Zoe Konstantopoulou

Greece is at the forefront of questions connecting human rights protection, debt and austerity. Zoe Konstantopoulou...

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In the Front Line of Climate Change

Recorded on: 10 December 2015

Speaker(s): Anote Tong

Kiribati is in the front line of climate change. Despite Kiribati's best efforts at mitigation, relocation of its...

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Tackling Extreme Poverty through Programmes Targeting the World's Ultra-Poor

Recorded on: 9 December 2015

Speaker(s): Professor Oriana Bandiera, Mushtaque Chowdhury, Professor Esther Duflo, Anna Minj, Muhammad Musa, Desmond Swayne

Can extreme poverty be eliminated through programmes targeting the world’s ultra-poor? The panel will discuss the...

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Each Age Gets the Great Powers It Needs: 20,000 years of international relations

Recorded on: 8 December 2015

Speaker(s): Professor Ian Morris

20,000 years ago, ‘international relations’ meant interactions between tiny foraging bands; now it means a global...

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Will Machines Rule the World?

Recorded on: 7 December 2015

Speaker(s): Dr Kate Devlin, Dr Mateja Jamnik, Professor Huw Price, Dr Mark Sprevak

AI is progressing fast. What level has it reached? Is human-level AI a realistic possibility? And if it is achieved in...

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