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Mind, Maps and Reality

Monday 2nd August - 06:00 PM BST

Mind, Maps and Reality

Why do we see patterns in everything?

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Quassim Cassam
Lisa Feldman Barrett
Hilary Lawson

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DOKBOX: The Truth About Risk

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The New Roaring 20s

Monday 16th August - 06:00 PM BST

The New Roaring 20s
Will this century give in to hedonism?
The Time of Our Lives

Monday 30th August - 06:00 PM BST

The Time of Our Lives
Do we worry too much about time?
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Consciousness and the World

Monday 11th January - 06:00 PM BST

Consciousness and the World
Will new paradigms solve the mystery of consciousness?

Annaka Harris, Bernardo Kastrup, Hilary Lawson, Reza Negarestani

The Rational Animal

Monday 25th January - 06:00 PM BST

The Rational Animal
Are humans truly rational creatures?

Dan Ariely, Paul Bloom, Patty Kostkova

Passion, Action and Hypocrisy

Monday 26th October - 06:00 PM BST

Passion, Action and Hypocrisy
Is it the duty of all citizens to act on our beliefs

Aaron Bastani, Vince Cable, Emma Slade, John Zerzan

The Survival Paradox

Monday 9th November - 06:00 PM BST

The Survival Paradox
Previous IAI Live event

Mazviita Chirimuuta, Graham Harman, Donald Hoffman

Our Saviour or Our Downfall

Monday 23rd November - 06:00 PM BST

Our Saviour or Our Downfall
Will science save us or doom us?

Marc Edwards, Luc Julia, Güneş Taylor, Bret Weinstein

Getting Real about Global Power (previous event)

Monday 7th December - 06:00 PM BST

Getting Real about Global Power (previous event)
Monday 7th December 2020 - 18:00 GMT
Language and Power (previous event)

Monday 8th March - 06:00 PM BST

Language and Power (previous event)
Monday 8th March 2021 - 18:00 GMT

Kehinde Andrews, John McWhorter, L. A. Paul, Mary-Jane Rubenstein

Designer Babies (previous event)

Monday 22nd March - 06:00 PM BST

Designer Babies (previous event)
Monday 22nd March 2021 - 18:00 GMT

Jacob Appel, Simon Baron-Cohen, Rebecca Bennett, Kári Stefánsson

Being Good and Being Authentic (Previous Event)

Monday 5th April - 06:00 PM BST

Being Good and Being Authentic (Previous Event)

Julie Bindel, Jesse Norman, Mary Ann Sieghart, Jonathan Wolff

Status and Wonder (Previous Event)

Monday 19th April - 06:00 PM BST

Status and Wonder (Previous Event)

Peter Atkins, Isabel Hilton, Minna Salami, Polly Toynbee

The Necessity and Danger of Belief (previous event)

Monday 10th May - 06:00 PM BST

The Necessity and Danger of Belief (previous event)

Shami Chakrabarti, George Ellis, Philip Goff, Carlo Rovelli

Drugs, Death and Hypocrisy (Previous Event)

Monday 7th June - 06:00 PM BST

Drugs, Death and Hypocrisy (Previous Event)
The Search for Well Being

Monday 21st June - 06:00 PM BST

The Search for Well Being

Jonny Benjamin, Miguel Farias, Lucy Johnstone, Nicholas Pinnock

Stepping into the Unknown

Monday 5th July - 06:00 PM BST

Stepping into the Unknown

Paul Davies, Renee Fatemi, Chris Impey

The Final Wave

Monday 19th July - 06:00 PM BST

The Final Wave
Free Speech and Feminism

Myriam François, Ruth Michaelson, Sonia Poulton, Peter Tatchell

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