BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//104.21.82.10//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RDATE:20241027T020000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RDATE:20250330T010000 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11061@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Astronomy &\; Space\,Science CONTACT:centrallondonhumanists@gmail.com\; https://www.centrallondonhumanis ts.org.uk/ DESCRIPTION:From alleged messages in the cosmic microwave background to the fine-tuning of the Universe\, scientists\, philosophers\, and popes have had to grapple with what astronomy does and doesn’t tell us about humanity and religion.\nDr Alfredo Carpineti (he/him) is a gay Italian astrophysic ist\, science journalist\, and social activist. He is the chair and founde r of Pride in STEM\, an award-nominated British charitable trust\, and he was recognised as one of the 100 LGBTQ trailblazers by Attitude Magazine. He’s the senior space correspondent for IFLScience and he blogs\, vlogs\, and podcasts as The Astroholic.\nChris Carpineti is a video editor who lov es to make videos and podcasts\, both in the STEM field for IFLScience and Pride in STEM\, and also in his free time for his personal projects. He’s one half of Astronomy podcast The Astroholic Explains\, and the creator o f Raidercast: the leading podcast for the Tomb Raider video game series.\n Join Dr Alfredo and Chris Carpineti as they discuss the surprising\, the h ead-scratching\, and sometimes the plainly absurd claims connecting the Un iverse with the Divine. The talk will be recorded and will be featured as a live recorded episode of The Astroholic Explains.\n===================\n Doors open at 6.30 pm for the talk at 7.00 p.m\nPlease arrive before the t alk to enjoy a glass of wine from our charity wine bar and mingle.\nAll pr ofits from the wine bar will go to the speaker’s chosen charity. For Septe mber\, bar profits will be donated to Pride in STEM\, a UK-based charitabl e trust supporting LGBT+ scientists internationally.\nOur speaker events a re free\, but we kindly ask for a £3 contribution per head. This helps tow ards the hire of the venue and equipment.\nEvents are advertised on multip le online portals and through email\, so RSVP numbers on any one portal ma y not be fully indicative of the greater attendance on the day.\nWe encour age dialogue\, debate\, and sharing of information\, but ask people to kee p their comments cordial. Any individual’s views expressed here do not nec essarily reflect the views of the group at large.\n===================\nCO VID-19 GUIDANCE\nThe Conway Hall has been declared “Covid-secure” by their local authority and they operate according to industry-leading protocols and advice. If you are interested in finding out more about their Covid-19 measures\, please visit https://mcusercontent.com/2df4f2d953ac7429d9c374a c7/files/eff28167-1d07-b02c-a75f-cb628b996187/COVID_19_statement_following _19th_July_2021_Government_Announcement.pdf\nTickets: https://www.eventbri te.co.uk/e/163720858495. DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210915T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210915T210000 GEO:+51.519776;-0.11838 LOCATION:Brockway Room\, Conway Hall @ 25 Red Lion Square\, London WC1R 4RL SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Universe and The Divine w/@DrCarpineti URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/the-universe-and-the-divine-w- drcarpineti/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/up loads/2021/07/Visual-Artist-Photographer-JC-Candanedo-London-Fashion-Award -Winning-1-17.17.03-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://interestingt alks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Visual-Artist-Photographer-JC-Ca ndanedo-London-Fashion-Award-Winning-1-17.17.03-300x225.jpg\;300\;225\;1\, large\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Visua l-Artist-Photographer-JC-Candanedo-London-Fashion-Award-Winning-1-17.17.03 -1024x768.jpg\;625\;469\;1\,full\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-co ntent/uploads/2021/07/Visual-Artist-Photographer-JC-Candanedo-London-Fashi on-Award-Winning-1-17.17.03.jpg\;1200\;900\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nFrom alleged messages in the cosmic mic rowave background to the fine-tuning of the Universe\, scientists\, philos ophers\, and popes have had to grapple with what astronomy does and doesn’ t tell us about humanity and religion.
\nDr Alfredo Carpineti (he/hi m) is a gay Italian astrophysicist\, science journalist\, and social activ ist. He is the chair and founder of Pride in STEM\, an award-nominated Bri tish charitable trust\, and he was recognised as one of the 100 LGBTQ trai lblazers by Attitude Magazine. He’s the senior space correspondent for IFL Science and he blogs\, vlogs\, and podcasts as The Astroholic.
\nChr is Carpineti is a video editor who loves to make videos and podcasts\, bot h in the STEM field for IFLScience and Pride in STEM\, and also in his fre e time for his personal projects. He’s one half of Astronomy podcast The A stroholic Explains\, and the creator of Raidercast: the leading podcast fo r the Tomb Raider video game series.
\nJoin Dr Alfredo and Chris Car pineti as they discuss the surprising\, the head-scratching\, and sometime s the plainly absurd claims connecting the Universe with the Divine. The t alk will be recorded and will be featured as a live recorded episode of Th e Astroholic Explains.
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\nDoors open at 6 .30 pm for the talk at 7.00 p.m
\nPlease arrive before the talk to e njoy a glass of wine from our charity wine bar and mingle.
\nAll pro fits from the wine bar will go to the speaker’s chosen charity. For Septem ber\, bar profits will be donated to Pride in STEM\, a UK-based charitable trust supporting LGBT+ scientists internationally.
\nOur speaker ev ents are free\, but we kindly ask for a £3 contribution per head. This hel ps towards the hire of the venue and equipment.
\nEvents are adverti sed on multiple online portals and through email\, so RSVP numbers on any one portal may not be fully indicative of the greater attendance on the da y.
\nWe encourage dialogue\, debate\, and sharing of information\, b ut ask people to keep their comments cordial. Any individual’s views expre ssed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the group at large.
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\nCOVID-19 GUIDANCE
\nThe Conway Hall has been declared “Covid-secure” by their local authority and they operat e according to industry-leading protocols and advice. If you are intereste d in finding out more about their Covid-19 measures\, please visit https://mcusercontent.com/2df4f2d953ac7429 d9c374ac7/files/eff28167-1d07-b02c-a75f-cb628b996187/COVID_19_statement_fo llowing_19th_July_2021_Government_Announcement.pdf
\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/163720858495.
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:free lecture\,free public lecture\,London\,science\,t alk X-COST:£3 don X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/163720858495 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11073@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Politics\,Science\,Society CONTACT:JC Candanedo\; centrallondonhumanists@gmail.com\; www.centrallondon humanists.org.uk DESCRIPTION:Central London Humanists (CLH) are pleased to welcome Lesley Cl ose as she explains what assisted dying is and why should the law be chang ed to permit it. The event will take place at the Conway Hall on June 15\, 2022\, from 7 pm to 9 pm.\nIn 2003\, Lesley Close’s brother John became t he seventh British person to travel to Dignitas to have help to die. He wa s 54 and dying of motor neurone disease when he found out that there was a n alternative to letting his illness take its course.\nLesley travelled to Zurich with him and witnessed his peaceful and dignified death and\, sinc e then\, she has campaigned to change the law so that dying people can hav e the choice of the same compassionate help in the UK.\nAs well as speakin g on TV and radio and giving interviews to newspapers and magazines\, she has written extensively on the subject.\n===================\nDoors open a t 6.30 pm for the talk at 7.00 p.m\nPlease arrive before the talk to enjoy refreshments from our charity snack bar and mingle. All profits from the snack bar will be donated to Dignity in Dying\, a national campaign and me mbership organisation campaigning for change across the UK.\nOur speaker e vents are free\, but we kindly ask for a £3 contribution per head. This he lps towards the hire of the venue and equipment.\nEvents are advertised on multiple online portals and through email\, so RSVP numbers on any one po rtal may not be fully indicative of the greater attendance on the day.\nOu r events are 18+ unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. We encourage dialogue\, debate\, and sharing of information\, but ask people to keep th eir comments cordial. Any individual’s views expressed here do not necessa rily reflect the views of the group at large.\nTickets: https://www.eventb rite.co.uk/e/351139677227. DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220615T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220615T210000 LOCATION:Conway Hall Ethical Society @ 25 Red Lion Square\, London WC1R 4RL SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:What is Assisted Dying? With Lesley Close URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/what-is-assisted-dying-with-le sley-close/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/up loads/2022/06/Assisted-Dying-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://int erestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Assisted-Dying-300x300. png\;300\;300\;1\,large\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/upl oads/2022/06/Assisted-Dying-1024x1024.png\;625\;625\;1\,full\;https://inte restingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Assisted-Dying.png\;1080 \;1080\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCentral London Humanists (CLH) are p leased to welcome Lesley Close as she explains what assisted dying is and why should the law be changed to permit it. The event will take place at t he Conway Hall on June 15\, 2022\, from 7 pm to 9 pm.
\nIn 2003\, Le sley Close’s brother John became the seventh British person to travel to D ignitas to have help to die. He was 54 and dying of motor neurone disease when he found out that there was an alternative to letting his illness tak e its course.
\nLesley travelled to Zurich with him and witnessed hi s peaceful and dignified death and\, since then\, she has campaigned to ch ange the law so that dying people can have the choice of the same compassi onate help in the UK.
\nAs well as speaking on TV and radio and givi ng interviews to newspapers and magazines\, she has written extensively on the subject.
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\nDoors open at 6.30 pm fo r the talk at 7.00 p.m
\nPlease arrive before the talk to enjoy refr eshments from our charity snack bar and mingle. All profits from the snack bar will be donated to Dignity in Dying\, a national campaign and members hip organisation campaigning for change across the UK.
\nOur speaker events are free\, but we kindly ask for a £3 contribution per head. This helps towards the hire of the venue and equipment.
\nEvents are adve rtised on multiple online portals and through email\, so RSVP numbers on a ny one portal may not be fully indicative of the greater attendance on the day.
\nOur events are 18+ unless accompanied by a parent or guardia n. We encourage dialogue\, debate\, and sharing of information\, but ask p eople to keep their comments cordial. Any individual’s views expressed her e do not necessarily reflect the views of the group at large.
\nTick ets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/351139677227.
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:assisted death\,humanism\,secularism X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/351139677227 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11083@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Academic\,Biology\,Psychology\,Science\,Sex &\ ; Gender CONTACT:Chris French\; 07946638587\; c.french@gold.ac.uk\; http://greenwich .skepticsinthepub.org/ DESCRIPTION:Are the brains of women and men the same or different? Or maybe it’s the wrong question? Does the binary division extend beyond the genit alia into the human brain and mind? And why do we care? I devoted the past decade to answering these questions. With my lab members\, we analysed th e structure of over 20\,000 human brains\, and the psychological character istics of over 10\,000 people. In this talk I’ll present the results of th ese analyses and my conclusion – sex-related variables (e.g.\, hormones) a ffect brain structure and function\, but these effects do not add-up consi stently in individuals to create ‘male’ and ‘female’ brains or ‘natures’. Instead\, each brain is comprised of a unique mosaic of both female-typica l and male-typical features. Similarly\, each individual possesses a uniqu e mix of both feminine and masculine psychological traits. The brain and g ender mosaic defies the mainstream binary understanding of gender and has practical implications for the way we understand ourselves and the world a round us. I invite you to a fascinating look at the science of gender\, se x and the brain\, and how freeing ourselves from the gender binary can hel p us all reach our full human potential.\nDaphna Joel is a professor of Ne uroscience and Psychology\, at the School of Psychological Sciences and th e Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel-Aviv University. She studies questio ns related to brain\, sex and gender. In her research\, Joel uses various analytical methods to analyse diverse datasets\, from large collections of brain scans to information obtained with self-report questionnaires. In a series of papers\, she has described and tested the ‘mosaic’ hypothesis. Other studies focused on the perception of gender identity and its relatio n to sexuality. Ongoing studies attempt to characterize the relations betw een sex and brain structure and function. She is also the author of Gender Mosaic: Beyond the Myth of the Male and Female Brain (2019\, Little Brown \, NY\; Octopus\, London). Copies will be available for purchase at this e vent.\nPhoto credit: Gal Hermoni DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220913T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220913T213000 LOCATION:Davy's Wine Vaults @ 161 Greenwich High Rd\, London SE10 8JA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Professor Daphna Joel: Rethinking sex\, brain and gender: Beyond th e binary” [Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub] URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/professor-daphna-joel-rethinki ng-sex-brain-and-gender-beyond-the-binary-greenwich-skeptics-in-the-pub/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/up loads/2022/09/daphnajoel-203x300.jpg\;203\;300\,medium\;https://interestin gtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/daphnajoel-203x300.jpg\;203\;3 00\,large\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/d aphnajoel-203x300.jpg\;203\;300\,full\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/ wp-content/uploads/2022/09/daphnajoel-203x300.jpg\;203\;300 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nAre the brain s of women and men the same or different? Or maybe it’s the wrong question ? Does the binary division extend beyond the genitalia into the human brai n and mind? And why do we care? I devoted the past decade to answering the se questions. With my lab members\, we analysed the structure of over 20\, 000 human brains\, and the psychological characteristics of over 10\,000 p eople. In this talk I’ll present the results of these analyses and my conc lusion – sex-related variables (e.g.\, hormones) affect brain structure an d function\, but these effects do not add-up consistently in individuals t o create ‘male’ and ‘female’ brains or ‘natures’. Instead\, each brain is comprised of a unique mosaic of both female-typical and male-typical featu res. Similarly\, each individual possesses a unique mix of both feminine a nd masculine psychological traits. The brain and gender mosaic defies the mainstream binary understanding of gender and has practical implications f or the way we understand ourselves and the world around us. I invite you t o a fascinating look at the science of gender\, sex and the brain\, and ho w freeing ourselves from the gender binary can help us all reach our full human potential.
\nDaphna Joel is a professor of Neuroscience and Ps ychology\, at the School of Psychological Sciences and the Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel-Aviv University. She studies questions related to bra in\, sex and gender. In her research\, Joel uses various analytical method s to analyse diverse datasets\, from large collections of brain scans to i nformation obtained with self-report questionnaires. In a series of papers \, she has described and tested the ‘mosaic’ hypothesis. Other studies foc used on the perception of gender identity and its relation to sexuality. O ngoing studies attempt to characterize the relations between sex and brain structure and function. She is also the author of Gender Mosaic: Beyond t he Myth of the Male and Female Brain (2019\, Little Brown\, NY\; Octopus\, London). Copies will be available for purchase at this event.
\nPho to credit: Gal Hermoni
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11096@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Academic\,Philosophy\,Psychology\,Science CONTACT:Chris French\; 07946638587\; c.french@gold.ac.uk\; http://greenwich .skepticsinthepub.org/ DESCRIPTION:Although the main research focus of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit in the Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths\, University o f London\, is the development and\, where possible\, testing of non-parano rmal explanations of ostensibly paranormal experiences\, we have also over the years devoted considerable time and effort to directly testing parano rmal claims. This talk will present an overview of these investigations in cluding claims of psychic ability and mediumship\, “human magnetism”\, dow sing\, and precognitive dreams. Spoiler alert: I am still a sceptic.\nChri s French is Emeritus Professor and Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Rese arch Unit in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths\, University of Londo n. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the Committe e for Skeptical Inquiry and a Patron of UK Humanists. He has published ove r 150 articles and chapters covering a wide range of topics. His main curr ent area of research is the psychology of paranormal beliefs and anomalous experiences. He frequently appears on radio and television casting a scep tical eye over paranormal claims. His most recent book is Anomalistic Psyc hology: Exploring Paranormal Belief and Experience and his next book\, to be published in 2024 by MIT Press\, will be The Science of Weird Shit.\n\n * We previously Michael Marshall for the December talk. Unfortunately\, du e to unforeseen circumstances\, Michael Marshall has had to postpone his t alk for Greenwich SitP (a new date to be decided) DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221213T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221213T213000 LOCATION:Davy's Wine Vaults @ 161 Greenwich High Rd\, London SE10 8JA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Chris French: Putting the claims to the test [Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub] URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/chris-french-putting-the-claim s-to-the-test-greenwich-skeptics-in-the-pub/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/up loads/2022/09/CCF_Mugshot-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://intere stingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CCF_Mugshot-227x300.jpg\;2 27\;300\;1\,large\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2 022/09/CCF_Mugshot-678x897.jpg\;625\;827\;\,full\;https://interestingtalks .in/London/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CCF_Mugshot-678x897.jpg\;678\;897\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nAlthough the main research focus of the Anomalistic Psyc hology Research Unit in the Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths\, Unive rsity of London\, is the development and\, where possible\, testing of non -paranormal explanations of ostensibly paranormal experiences\, we have al so over the years devoted considerable time and effort to directly testing paranormal claims. This talk will present an overview of these investigat ions including claims of psychic ability and mediumship\, “human magnetism ”\, dowsing\, and precognitive dreams. Spoiler alert: I am still a sceptic .
\nChris French is Emeritus Professor
and Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit in the Psychology Dep
artment at Goldsmiths\, University of London. He is a Fellow of the Britis
h Psychological Society and of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and a P
atron of UK Humanists. He has published over 150 articles and chapters cov
ering a wide range of topics. His main current area of research is the psy
chology of paranormal beliefs and anomalous experiences. He frequently app
ears on radio and television casting a sceptical eye over paranormal claim
s. His most recent book is Anomalistic Psychology: Exploring Paranormal Be
lief and Experience and his next book\, to be published in 2024 by MIT Pre
ss\, will be The Science of Weird Shit.
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* We pr eviously Michael Marshall for the December talk. Unfortunately\, due to un foreseen circumstances\, Michael Marshall has had to postpone his talk for Greenwich SitP (a new date to be decided)
\n< /p>\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11102@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Academic\,Philosophy\,Psychology\,Science CONTACT:Chris French\; 07946638587\; c.french@gold.ac.uk\; http://greenwich .skepticsinthepub.org/ DESCRIPTION:Does power corrupt or are corrupt people drawn to power? Why do we so often end up with depraved imbeciles in positions of authority in m odern society? And is our leadership mess inevitable\, or is it something we can change? Drawing on over 500 interviews with former despots\, cult l eaders\, rebel commanders\, police officers\, CEOs\, former British prime ministers\, and petty tyrants in our neighborhoods\, Brian Klaas has answe red those questions (and many more) in his latest book Corruptible: Who Ge ts Power and How It Changes Us. In this talk\, he will answer pressing que stions about power and corruption\, weaving together stories from his rese arch across the globe with the latest findings in political science\, neur oscience\, psychology\, and evolutionary biology.\nDr Brian Klaas is assoc iate professor of global politics at University College London and a contr ibuting writer for The Atlantic. He is the author of four books\, includin g The Despot’s Apprentice\, The Despot’s Accomplice\, How to Rig an Electi on\, and his most recent\, Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us. Klaas\, a former weekly columnist at The Washington Post\, has had his work featured in The New York Times\, The Guardian\, the Sunday Times\, t he Financial Times\, and many other publications. He regularly appears on national and international media outlets\, including the BBC\, CNN\, and M SNBC. Klaas is also the creator and host of the award-winning Power Corrup ts podcast. He received his BA from Carleton College in his home state of Minnesota and his MPhil and DPhil from the University of Oxford. DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230110T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230110T213000 LOCATION:Davy's Wine Vaults @ 161 Greenwich High Rd\, London SE10 8JA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Dr Brian Klaas: Why we get the wrong leaders [Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub] URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/dr-brian-klaas-why-we-get-the- wrong-leaders-greenwich-skeptics-in-the-pub/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/up loads/2022/09/Klaas-Color-Headshot-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https ://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Klaas-Color-Heads hot-251x300.jpg\;251\;300\;1\,large\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp -content/uploads/2022/09/Klaas-Color-Headshot-856x1024.jpg\;625\;748\;1\,f ull\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Klaas-C olor-Headshot-1600x1915.jpg\;1600\;1915\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nDoes power corrupt or are corrupt people drawn to power? Why do we so often end up with depraved imbeciles in positions of authority in modern society? And is our leaders hip mess inevitable\, or is it something we can change? Drawing on over 50 0 interviews with former despots\, cult leaders\, rebel commanders\, polic e officers\, CEOs\, former British prime ministers\, and petty tyrants in our neighborhoods\, Brian Klaas has answered those questions (and many mor e) in his latest book Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes U s. In this talk\, he will answer pressing questions about power and c orruption\, weaving together stories from his research across the globe wi th the latest findings in political science\, neuroscience\, psychology\, and evolutionary biology.
\nDr Brian Klaas is associate professor of global politics at University College London and a contributing writer for The Atlantic. He is the author of four books\, including The Despot’s Apprentice\, The Despot’s Accomplice\, How to Rig an Election\, and his most recent\, Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us. Klaas\, a former weekly columnist a t The Washington Post\, has had his work featured in The New York Times\, The Guardian\, the Sunday Times\, the Financial Times\, and many other publications. He regularly appea rs on national and international media outlets\, including the BBC\, CNN\, and MSNBC. Klaas is also the creator and host of the award-winning Po wer Corrupts podcast. He received his BA from Carleton College in his home state of Minnesota and his MPhil and DPhil from the University of Ox ford.
\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11116@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Philosophy\,Religion\,Science CONTACT:education co-ordinator\; 01291 409018\; education@prometheustrust.c o.uk\; www.prometheustrust.co.uk/html/london_monday__evenings.html DESCRIPTION:Plato and panpsychism\nPlato’s Timaeus claims that the world is a single living creature animated by a ‘world soul’ – it\, and everything in it\, is therefore alive and intelligent. What does he mean by this? At the very least we are being challenged to radically revise our understand ing of what it means to share in intelligence\, to drop our assumption tha t intelligence is defined by the human version of it\, and to reconsider o ur relationship to the universe and it various elements. Perhaps the most pressing problems of the modern day can be resolved by revisiting the anci ent vision of psyche as contemplated by the Platonists.\nA gentle explorat ion of the world as ensouled. No previous formal experience of philosophy necessary. All welcome – free entry\, but donations gladly accepted! DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230130T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230130T200000 LOCATION:cecil sharp house @ Regents Park Road\, London NW1 7AY SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Plato and Panpsychism URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/plato-and-panpsychism/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nPlato and panpsychism
\nPlato’s Timaeus claims that the world is a single living creature animated by a ‘world soul’ – it\, and everything in it\, is therefore alive and intelligent. What does he mean by this? At the very least we are being challenged to radically revise our understand ing of what it means to share in intelligence\, to drop our assumption tha t intelligence is defined by the human version of it\, and to reconsider o ur relationship to the universe and it various elements. Perhaps the most pressing problems of the modern day can be resolved by revisiting the anci ent vision of psyche as contemplated by the Platonists.
\nA gent le exploration of the world as ensouled. No previous formal experience of philosophy necessary. All welcome – free entry\, but donations gladly ac cepted!
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:neoplatonism\,plato\,plotinus\,porphyry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11108@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Medicine &\; Health\,Popular Culture\,Science\ ,Society CONTACT:Chris French\; 07946638587\; c.french@gold.ac.uk\; http://greenwich .skepticsinthepub.org/ DESCRIPTION:You may be surprised to hear that the anti-vaccination movement is not restricted to human medicine – animal owners are increasingly turn ing their back on conventional medicine and seeking out unproven alternati ves such as homeopathy\, chiropractic or feeding raw meat- often at the de triment of their animal’s health. You might be even more surprised to lear n about the myriad other forms of pseudoscience animals are subjected to\, including the common practice of ‘horse psychics’. Danny Chambers will di scuss the use of pseudoscience encountered in veterinary practice\, and th e implications this has on both animal and human health and wellbeing.\nDa nny grew up on a farm in Devon\, graduated from Liverpool Vet School\, is a Council Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons\, and has wri tten about and campaigned against the use of pseudoscience in veterinary p ractice. He has also worked on public health and poverty alleviation proje cts in Iraq\, India\, Gambia and Morocco.\nDanny has campaigned for years for the need for more scientists in politics to tackle global issues such as climate change\, the risk of pandemics and the growing challenge of ant imicrobial resistance. To this end\, he is standing to be the next Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester.\nHe enjoys mountain biking (badly) and playin g the guitar (badly).\nNB: This is not our usual second Tuesday of the mon th slot. DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230207T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230207T213000 LOCATION:Davy's Wine Vaults @ 161 Greenwich High Rd\, London SE10 8JA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Danny Chambers: A Quack Quack here and a Quack Quack there [Greenwi ch Skeptics in the Pub] URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/danny-chambers-a-quack-quack-h ere-and-a-quack-quack-there-greenwich-skeptics-in-the-pub/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/up loads/2022/09/DC-horse_hq-Large-150x150.jpeg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https:/ /interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DC-horse_hq-Large-3 00x200.jpeg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-con tent/uploads/2022/09/DC-horse_hq-Large-1024x682.jpeg\;625\;416\;1\,full\;h ttps://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DC-horse_hq-L arge-1280x853.jpeg\;1280\;853\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nYou may be surprised to hear that the anti-vaccin ation movement is not restricted to human medicine – animal owners are inc reasingly turning their back on conventional medicine and seeking out unpr oven alternatives such as homeopathy\, chiropractic or feeding raw meat- o ften at the detriment of their animal’s health. You might be even more sur prised to learn about the myriad other forms of pseudoscience animals are subjected to\, including the common practice of ‘horse psychics’. Danny Ch ambers will discuss the use of pseudoscience encountered in veterinary pra ctice\, and the implications this has on both animal and human health and wellbeing.
\nDanny grew up on a farm in Devon\, graduated from Liver pool Vet School\, is a Council Member of the Royal College of Veterinary S urgeons\, and has written about and campaigned against the use of pseudosc ience in veterinary practice. He has also worked on public health and pove rty alleviation projects in Iraq\, India\, Gambia and Morocco.
\nDan ny has campaigned for years for the need for more scientists in politics t o tackle global issues such as climate change\, the risk of pandemics and the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance. To this end\, he is sta nding to be the next Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester.
\nHe enjoys mountain biking (badly) and playing the guitar (badly).
\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11120@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Medicine &\; Health\,Popular Culture\,Science CONTACT:Chris French\; 07946638587\; c.french@gold.ac.uk\; http://greenwich .skepticsinthepub.org/ DESCRIPTION:Tackling the human health consequences of diseases that origina te in animals is not a new problem. Long before the global COVID-19 crisis \, efforts were being made globally to fight zoonotic diseases. One of the oldest known zoonoses is rabies\, which has a uniquely high mortality rat e killing over 60\,000 people every year. Although also caused by a virus\ , there are important differences between rabies and COVID-19: we know tha t dogs are the primary source of human rabies and therefore mass dog vacci nation will eventually stop human cases. It should therefore be possible t o eliminate dog mediated rabies\, and there is a global effort to do so by 2030\, supported by WHO\, FAO and OIE. However\, mass dog vaccination isn ’t always affordable or sustainable for regions where resources are limite d.\nRabies is an entirely preventable disease via the timely administratio n of post exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Although PEP is effective\, it is ex pensive\, in short supply\, and doesn’t address the long-term maintenance of the disease in the dogs. Known as a disease of poverty\, rabies affects low-income regions\, further perpetuating the disparities in health care access.\nProgress towards control is challenging due to\, for example the lack of data available on dog demographics\, lack of awareness to the risk \, vaccine hesitancy\, poor resource allocation and lack of consistent sur veillance.\nTo help us predict and safeguard against outbreaks\, and to me asure the success of different interventions\, simulation models can be us ed. These models assess different control strategies and inform decision m akers on best practice if an outbreak was to occur\, to improve preparedne ss and reduce the risk of disease spread.\nEmma will be discussing how res earchers at the University of Surrey are working in collaboration with Cen tre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\, and Global Alliance for Rab ies Control (GARC) to develop new infectious disease simulations\, to help end rabies now!\nEmma Taylor was awarded her Doctorate in Veterinary Epid emiology and Global Health from the University of Surrey\, School of Veter inary Medicine in 2022. Emma has worked in collaboration with Centre for D isease Control\, Atlanta (CDC)\, and the Global Alliance for Rabies Contro l (GARC) and uses mathematical modelling to simulate the transmission of d og rabies\, and the economic impact of disease interventions. Her research also explores the factors which dictate health seeking behaviours\, which may lead to vaccine hesitancy of those individuals potentially exposed to rabies virus. Emma is particularly interested in how poverty can act as a driver to facilitate disease prevalence\, and poor access to health care. \nEmma has worked in many rabies endemic countries supporting regional dis ease surveillance programmes and has published her research in a variety o f high impact scientific journals. Emma is also a member of London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research\, a group of experts delivering cr oss cutting approaches to the control and elimination of neglected tropica l diseases. DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230411T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230411T213000 LOCATION:Davy's Wine Vaults @ 161 Greenwich High Rd\, London SE10 8JA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Dr Emma Taylor: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie [Greenwich Skeptics in the Pu b] URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/dr-emma-taylor-let-sleeping-do gs-lie-greenwich-skeptics-in-the-pub/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/up loads/2022/09/Taylor-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://interesting talks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Taylor-246x300.png\;246\;300\;1 \,large\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Tay lor.png\;412\;502\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Tackling the human health consequences of diseases that origi nate in animals is not a new problem. Long before the global COVID-19 cris is\, efforts were being made globally to fight zoonotic diseases. One of t he oldest known zoonoses is rabies\, which has a uniquely high mortality r ate killing over 60\,000 people every year. Although also caused by a viru s\, there are important differences between rabies and COVID-19: we know t hat dogs are the primary source of human rabies and therefore mass dog vac cination will eventually stop human cases. It should therefore be possible to eliminate dog mediated rabies\, and there is a global effort to do so by 2030\, supported by WHO\, FAO and OIE. However\, mass dog vaccination i sn’t always affordable or sustainable for regions where resources are limi ted.
\nRabies is an entirely preventable disease via the timely admi nistration of post exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Although PEP is effective\, it is expensive\, in short supply\, and doesn’t address the long-term mai ntenance of the disease in the dogs. Known as a disease of poverty\, rabie s affects low-income regions\, further perpetuating the disparities in hea lth care access.
\nProgress towards control is challenging due to\, for example the lack of data available on dog demographics\, lack of aware ness to the risk\, vaccine hesitancy\, poor resource allocation and lack o f consistent surveillance.
\nTo help us predict and safeguard agains t outbreaks\, and to measure the success of different interventions\, simu lation models can be used. These models assess different control strategie s and inform decision makers on best practice if an outbreak was to occur\ , to improve preparedness and reduce the risk of disease spread.
\nE mma will be discussing how researchers at the University of Surrey are wor king in collaboration with Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) \, and Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) to develop new infectious disease simulations\, to help end rabies now!
\nEmma Taylor was awa rded her Doctorate in Veterinary Epidemiology and Global Health from the U niversity of Surrey\, School of Veterinary Medicine in 2022. Emma has work ed in collaboration with Centre for Disease Control\, Atlanta (CDC)\, and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) and uses mathematical modell ing to simulate the transmission of dog rabies\, and the economic impact o f disease interventions. Her research also explores the factors which dict ate health seeking behaviours\, which may lead to vaccine hesitancy of tho se individuals potentially exposed to rabies virus. Emma is particularly i nterested in how poverty can act as a driver to facilitate disease prevale nce\, and poor access to health care.
\nEmma has worked in many rabi es endemic countries supporting regional disease surveillance programmes a nd has published her research in a variety of high impact scientific journ als. Emma is also a member of London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research\, a group of experts delivering cross cutting approaches to the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases.
\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11131@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Academic\,History\,Literature\,Religion\,Science\ ,Social Science\,Society CONTACT:British Academy\; events@thebritishacademy.ac.uk\; https://www.theb ritishacademy.ac.uk/events/lectures/the-enlightenment-prophet-muhammad-in- early-modern-europe/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=l ectures_in-person_content DESCRIPTION:Delivered by the most outstanding academics in the UK and beyon d\, the British Academy’s flagship Lecture Programme showcases the very be st scholarship in the humanities and social sciences.\nIn 1649\, the Engli sh civil war resulted in the establishment of the Commonwealth under Olive r Cromwell and the execution of King Charles I. In the same year\, the fir st English translation of the Quran was published in London. For some roya lists\, these two events were linked: they both signified the ‘moral demis e’ of the kingdom\, and indeed some polemicists depicted Cromwell as a “ne w Mahomet” (Muhammad) seeking to gain power by attacking the moral and rel igious foundations of the nation.\nIn this lecture\, Professor John Tolan will discuss how English authors such as Henry Stubbe\, John Toland and Ge orge Sale embraced this comparison\, presenting the Muslim prophet as a re former who preached pure monotheism and who abolished the powers of a corr upt clergy.\nProfessor Tolan will expand on how this comparison was used t o argue for the curtailing of the power of the Anglican Church\; with 18th -century French authors similarly lionising the prophet as a polemical too l against the Catholic church.\nThe lecture will conclude by arguing that Muhammad – seen as an imposter or a reformer – was at the centre of Europe an debates on the proper relations between Church\, Crown and people.\nSpe aker: Professor John Tolan\, Professor of History at the University of Nan tes.\nJohn Tolan works on the history of religious and cultural relations between Jews\, Christians and Muslims. He has studied and taught in univer sities in North America\, Europe\, Africa and the Middle East\; he is curr ently Professor of History at the University of Nantes and member of the A cademia Europæa. He has received numerous prizes and distinctions\, includ ing two major grants from the European Research Council and the Prix Diane Potier-Boès from the Académie Française (2008). He is author of numerous articles and books\, including Saracens: Islam in the Medieval European Im agination (2002)\, Sons of Ishmael (2008)\, Saint Francis and the Sultan ( 2009)\, Faces of Muhammad: Western Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam fro m the Middle Ages to Today (2019)\, and England’s Jews: Finance\, Violence \, and the Crown in the Thirteenth Century (2023). He is one of the four c oordinators of the European Research Council programme “The European Qur’a n” (2019-2025\; euqu.eu).\nChair: Professor John Coffey\, Professor of His tory at the University of Leicester.\nFree\, booking required\nThis event includes a reception for attendees after the lecture.\nThis event will tak e place in person in partnership with the University of Leicester. DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230518T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230518T183000 LOCATION:Bennett Building\, Lecture Theatre 1 @ University of Leicester\, U niversity Road\, Leicester\, LE1 7RH SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Enlightenment Prophet: Muhammad in Early Modern Europe URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/the-enlightenment-prophet-muha mmad-in-early-modern-europe/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nDelivered by the most outstanding academics in the UK and beyond\, the British Academy’s flagship Lecture Programme showcases the very best scholar ship in the humanities and social sciences.
\nIn 1649\, the English civil war resulted in the establishment of the Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell and the execution of King Charles I . In the same year\, the first English translation of the Quran was publis hed in London. For some royalists\, these two events were linked: they bot h signified the ‘moral demise’ of the kingdom\, and indeed some polemicist s depicted Cromwell as a “new Mahomet” (Muhammad) seeking to gain power by attacking the moral and religious foundations of the nation.
\nIn this lecture\, Professor John Tolan will discuss how English authors such as Henry Stubbe\, John Toland and George Sale embrac ed this comparison\, presenting the Muslim prophet as a reformer who preac hed pure monotheism and who abolished the powers of a corrupt clergy.
\nProfessor Tolan will expand on how this compar ison was used to argue for the curtailing of the power of the Anglican Chu rch\; with 18th-century French authors similarly lionising the prophet as a polemical tool against the Catholic church.
\nThe lecture will conclude by arguing that Muhammad – seen as an imposte r or a reformer – was at the centre of European debates on the proper rela tions between Church\, Crown and people.
\nSpeaker: Professor John Tolan\, Professor of History at the Universit y of Nantes.
\nJohn Tolan works on the histor y of religious and cultural relations between Jews\, Christians and Muslim s. He has studied and taught in universities in North America\, Europe\, A frica and the Middle East\; he is currently Professor of History at the Un iversity of Nantes and member of the Academia Europæa. He has received num erous prizes and distinctions\, including two major grants from the Europe an Research Council and the Prix Diane Potier-Boès from the Académie Franç aise (2008). He is author of numerous articles and books\, including Sa racens: Islam in the Medieval European Imagination (2002)\, Sons of Ishmael (2008)\, Saint Francis and the Sultan (2009)\, Face s of Muhammad: Western Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam from the Middle Ages to Today (2019)\, and England’s Jews: Finance\, Violence\, an d the Crown in the Thirteenth Century (2023). He is one of the four co ordinators of the European Research Council programme “The European Qur’an ” (2019-2025\; euqu.eu).
\nChair: Professo r John Coffey\, Professor of History at the University of Leicester. p>\n
Free\, booking required
\nThis event includes a reception for attendees after th e lecture.
\nThis event will take plac e in person in partnership with the University of Leicester.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11128@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Academic\,Health &\; Beauty\,Law &\; Justic e\,Medicine &\; Health\,Philosophy\,Politics\,Psychology\,Religion\,Sci ence\,Social Science CONTACT:British Academy\; conferences@thebritishacademy.ac.uk\; https://www .thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british-academy-conferences/public-health- after-covid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=conferenc es_in-person_content DESCRIPTION:British Academy/Wellcome Trust Conferences bring together schol ars and specialists from around the world to explore themes related to hea lth and wellbeing.\nCommunities of trust\, expert knowledge\, reliability of evidence\, and competing rationalities have become central issues in pu blic health responses to the global pandemic. This conference foregrounds how religious identity has been a significant factor in shaping\, producin g\, and permeating individual and collective discourses and choices around health\, healing\, and vaccination. These discussions have had significan t impacts upon individuals’ health\, as well as affecting national and int ernational policies related to COVID-19.\nIn response\, this conference wi ll explore a plurality of contemporary global framings that relate to beli efs about health and healing\, particularly those pertaining to religious worldviews. It will explore how various competing and marginalised underst andings are drawn upon by individuals and groups when making choices about health and wellbeing. Attention will be given to both the beneficial and detrimental effects that these diverse worldviews may have for public heal th with specific attention to the recent pandemic.\nConference convenors: \nDr Suzanne Newcombe\, The Open University and Inform\nDr Karen O’Brien-K op\, King’s College London\nSpeakers across the two-day conference include :\nProfessor Joana Bahia\, State University of Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil\nDr Azita Chellappoo\, The Open University\nProfessor Kin Cheung\, Moravian U niversity\, USA\nDr Erminia Colucci\, Middlesex University London\nDr Quin ton Deeley\, MD\, King’s College London\nDr Hormoz Ebrahimnejad\, Universi ty of Southampton\nDr Benson Igboin\, Adekunle Ajasin University\, Nigeria \nProfessor Chakravathi Ram-Prasad\, University of Lancaster\nDr David Rob ertson\, The Open University\nDr Eugenia Roussou\, Centro em Rede de Inves tigacao de Antropologia\, Lisbon\, Portugal\nProfessor C. Pierce Salguero\ , The Abington College of Pennsylvania State University\, USA\nDr Liora Sa rfati\, Tel Aviv University\, Israel\nDr Mark Sinclair\, Queens University Belfast\nProfessor V. Sujatha\, Jawaharlal Nehru University\, Delhi\, Ind ia\nProfessor Dominic Steavu\, University of California\, Santa Barbara\, USA\nDr Abel Ugba\, University of Leeds\nProfessor Dominik Wujastyk\, Univ ersity of Alberta\, Canada\nDr Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim\, Goldsmiths\, Universit y of London\nAt the end of day 1 there will be a film screening of Erminia Colucci’s film Harmoni: Healing Together on healing/possession in Indones ia. Watch the trailer.\nEvent details:\nPlease note this is an in-person e vent only and registration is required. The conference format is as follow s:\n\nConference Day 1 – Friday 26 May 9:30 – 17:00\nFilm Screening: Harmo ni – Friday 26 May 17:30 – 19:30\nConference Day 2 – Saturday 27 May 9:30- 17:00\n\nA programme for this two-day conference will be added closer to d ate.\nFunded by Wellcome Trust DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230526T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230527T190000 LOCATION:The Great Hall\, Strand Campus @ King's College\, London\, WC2R 2L S SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Public health after COVID: beliefs\, religion and competing epistem ologies URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/public-health-after-covid-beli efs-religion-and-competing-epistemologies/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nBritish Academy/Wellcome Trust Conferences bring together scholars and specialists from around the world to explore themes related to health and wellbeing.
\nCommunities of trust\, expert knowledge\, reliability of evidence\, and c ompeting rationalities have become central issues in public health respons es to the global pandemic. This conference foregrounds how religious ident ity has been a significant factor in shaping\, producing\, and permeating individual and collective discourses and choices around health\, healing\, and vaccination. These discussions have had significant impacts upon indi viduals’ health\, as well as affecting national and international policies related to COVID-19.
\nIn response\, this co nference will explore a plurality of contemporary global framings that rel ate to beliefs about health and healing\, particularly those pertaining to religious worldviews. It will explore how various competing and marginali sed understandings are drawn upon by individuals and groups when making ch oices about health and wellbeing. Attention will be given to both the bene ficial and detrimental effects that these diverse worldviews may have for public health with specific attention to the recent pandemic.
\nConference convenors:
\nDr Suzanne Newcombe
\, The Open University and Inform
\nDr Karen O’Brien-Kop\, Kin
g’s College London
Speakers across the t
wo-day conference include:
\nProfessor Joana Bahia\, State Univer
sity of Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil
\nDr Azita Chellappoo\, The Op
en University
\nProfessor Kin Cheung\, Moravian University\, U
SA
\nDr Erminia Colucci\, Middlesex University London
\n<
b>Dr Quinton Deeley\, MD\, King’s College London
\nDr Hormoz E
brahimnejad\, University of Southampton
\nDr Benson Igboin
\, Adekunle Ajasin University\, Nigeria
\nProfessor Chakravathi Ra
m-Prasad\, University of Lancaster
\nDr David Robertson\,
The Open University
\nDr Eugenia Roussou\, Centro em Rede de I
nvestigacao de Antropologia\, Lisbon\, Portugal
\nProfessor C. Pie
rce Salguero\, The Abington College of Pennsylvania State University\,
USA
\nDr Liora Sarfati\, Tel Aviv University\, Israel
\n
Dr Mark Sinclair\, Queens University Belfast
\nProfessor V.
Sujatha\, Jawaharlal Nehru University\, Delhi\, India
\nProfe
ssor Dominic Steavu\, University of California\, Santa Barbara\, USA\nDr Abel Ugba\, University of Leeds
\nProfessor Domini
k Wujastyk\, University of Alberta\, Canada
\nDr Ronit Yoeli-T
lalim\, Goldsmiths\, University of London
At the end of day 1 there will be a film screening of Erminia Colucci’s film Harmoni: Healing Together on healing/possession in Indonesia. Watch the trailer.< /a>
\nEvent details:
\nPlease not
e this is an in-person event only and registration is required. The confer
ence format is as follows:
A programme for this two-day conference will be add ed closer to date.
\nFunded by< /b> Wellcome Trust
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11129@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Academic\,Biology\,Media\,Philosophy\,Politics\,S cience\,Social Science\,Society CONTACT:British Academy\; conferences@thebritishacademy.ac.uk\; https://www .thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british-academy-conferences/lessons-resili ence-social-inclusion/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign =conferences_in-person_content DESCRIPTION:British Academy/Wellcome Trust Conferences bring together schol ars and specialists from around the world to explore themes related to hea lth and wellbeing.\nThe focus of the conference is on inequalities\, resil ience and inclusion within the context of the current global pandemic. It is organised around four major themes that gradually evolve from struggle s and challenges to lessons of resilience\, these are: learning disruption \; migrants’ resources\; digitalisation strategies and experiences of resi stance and resilience.\nWith an international and multidisciplinary team o f experts\, the conference will present emerging research in the interconn ected areas of social mobility\, inclusion\, and school belonging with the purpose of supporting future aspirations\, resilience and capabilities ac ross a range of contexts.\nThe speakers comprise a multidisciplinary team of international experts who employ diverse research methodologies to expl ore both the struggles and the strategies of resilience amongst children\, youngsters\, teachers\, diverse learners and migrants.\nThe aim of the co nference is to present and discuss updated developments in research and pr actice about the challenges and achievements of diverse communities during the pandemic.\nConference convenor:\nDr Cristina Azaola\, University Of S outhampton\nSpeakers across the two-day conference include:\nProfessor Mel Ainscow\, The University of Manchester\nDr Emilio Blanco\, Colegio de Mex ico\, Mexico\nProfessor Christian Bokhove\, University of Southampton\nDr Marcos Delprato\, University of Sussex\nProfessor Umut Erel\, The Open Uni versity\nDr Rocio Garcia-Carrion\, Universidad de Deusto\, Spain\nDr Cath Gristy\, University of Plymouth\nDr Rafael de Hoyos\, World Bank\nProf. Dr . Andreas Köpfer\, University of Education Freiburg\, Germany\nDr Silvie R ita Kučerová\, J. E. Purkyne University\, Czech Republic\nSophie Pender\, The 93% Club\nDr Stefano Piemontese\, University of Birmingham\nDr Stephen Rayner\, The University of Manchester\nBarbara Ringwood\, Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities\nProfessor Daniela Sime\, Univer sity of Strathclyde\, Scotland\nProfessor Maria Teresa Tatto\, Arizona Sta te University\, USA\nProfessor Antoni Verger\, Universidad Autonoma de Bar celona\, Spain\nDr Adrián Zancajo\, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona\, Sp ain\nA programme for this two-day conference will be added closer to date. \nFunded by Wellcome Trust\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lesson s-of-resilience-and-social-inclusion-from-the-covid-19-pandemic-tickets-55 1580651577?_ga=2.44039840.447678743.1681288274-1074410355.1675681944. DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230601T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230602T170000 LOCATION:Kohn Centre\, Royal Society @ 6-9 Carlton House Terrace\, London S W1Y 5AG SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lessons of resilience and social inclusion from the COVID-19 pandem ic URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/lessons-of-resilience-and-soci al-inclusion-from-the-covid-19-pandemic/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nBritish Academy/Wellcome Trust Conferences bring together scholars and specialists from around the world to explore themes related to health and wellbeing.
\nThe focus of the conference is on inequalities\, resilience and inclusion within the context of the current global pandemic. It is organised aroun d four major themes that gradually evolve from struggles and challenges to lessons of resilience\, these are: learning disruption\; migrants’ resour ces\; digitalisation strategies and experiences of resistance and resilien ce.
\nWith an international and multidiscipli nary team of experts\, the conference will present emerging research in th e interconnected areas of social mobility\, inclusion\, and school belongi ng with the purpose of supporting future aspirations\, resilience and capa bilities across a range of contexts.
\nThe sp eakers comprise a multidisciplinary team of international experts who empl oy diverse research methodologies to explore both the struggles and the st rategies of resilience amongst children\, youngsters\, teachers\, diverse learners and migrants.
\nThe aim of the confe rence is to present and discuss updated developments in research and pract ice about the challenges and achievements of diverse communities during th e pandemic.
\nConference convenor:
\n
Dr Cristina Azaola\, University Of Southampton
Speakers across the two-day conference include:
\nProfesso
r Mel Ainscow\, The University of Manchester
\nDr Emilio Blanc
o\, Colegio de Mexico\, Mexico
\nProfessor Christian Bokhove
b>\, University of Southampton
\nDr Marcos Delprato\, Universi
ty of Sussex
\nProfessor Umut Erel\, The Open University
\nDr Rocio Garcia-Carrion\, Universidad de Deusto\, Spain
\nDr Cath Gristy\, University of Plymouth
\nDr Rafael de Hoyos<
/b>\, World Bank
\nProf. Dr. Andreas Köpfer\, University of Ed
ucation Freiburg\, Germany
\nDr Silvie Rita Kučerová\,
J. E. Purkyne University\, Czech Republic
\nSophie Pender\, Th
e 93% Club
\nDr Stefano Piemontese\, University of Birmingham<
br />\nDr Stephen Rayner\, The University of Manchester
\nB
arbara Ringwood\, Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabili
ties
\nProfessor Daniela Sime\, University of Strathclyde\, Sc
otland
\nProfessor Maria Teresa Tatto\, Arizona State Universi
ty\, USA
\nProfessor Antoni Verger\, Universidad Autonoma de B
arcelona\, Spain
\nDr Adrián Zancajo\, Universidad Autonoma de
Barcelona\, Spain
A programme for this two-day conference will be added closer to date.
\nFunded by We llcome Trust
\n X-COST:6-40 X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lessons-of-resilience-and-soci al-inclusion-from-the-covid-19-pandemic-tickets-551580651577?_ga=2.4403984 0.447678743.1681288274-1074410355.1675681944 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11140@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Popular Culture\,Psychology\,Science\,Social Scie nce\,Society CONTACT:Chris French\; 07946638587\; c.french@gold.ac.uk\; http://greenwich .skepticsinthepub.org/ DESCRIPTION:There are many reasons why people entertain conspiracy beliefs (almost as many as the types of conspiracy) and an increasing body of rese arch exploring the underlying factors. For example: social influences\, co mmon fears\, social disconnection and dissatisfaction\, generalised mistru st of government (perish the thought)\, and individual traits. In the age of Covid it is especially relevant to understand vaccine hesitancy and vac cine denialism – people have died\, friendships have broken down\, so clea rly this is a topic where a great deal of passion is expressed. I grew up knowing about the moon landings\, I recall watching the first landing on T V\, so it came as a shock to me to read that a large proportion of the pop ulation of the US believes the moon landings were faked… but then again…\n Anna is a senior lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of East London\, where she teaches a module on the Psychology of Belief (var ious fields in which people hold strong beliefs not necessarily supported by evidence\, including religion\, politics\, moral values\, and the paran ormal). DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230613T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230613T213000 LOCATION:Davy's Wine Vaults @ 161 Greenwich High Rd\, London SE10 8JA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Dr Anna Stone: The appeal of conspiracy beliefs and why people feel so passionate about them [Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub] URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/dr-anna-stone-the-appeal-of-co nspiracy-beliefs-and-why-people-feel-so-passionate-about-them-greenwich-sk eptics-in-the-pub/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/up loads/2022/09/AnnaStone-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://interest ingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AnnaStone-220x228.jpg\;220\; 228\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThere are many reasons why people entertain conspiracy bel iefs (almost as many as the types of conspiracy) and an increasing body of research exploring the underlying factors. For example: social influences \, common fears\, social disconnection and dissatisfaction\, generalised m istrust of government (perish the thought)\, and individual traits. In the age of Covid it is especially relevant to understand vaccine hesitancy an d vaccine denialism – people have died\, friendships have broken down\, so clearly this is a topic where a great deal of passion is expressed. I gre w up knowing about the moon landings\, I recall watching the first landing on TV\, so it came as a shock to me to read that a large proportion of th e population of the US believes the moon landings were faked… but then aga in…
\nAnna is a senior lecturer in the School of Psychology at the U niversity of East London\, where she teaches a module on the Psychology of Belief (various fields in which people hold strong beliefs not necessaril y supported by evidence\, including religion\, politics\, moral values\, a nd the paranormal).
\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11132@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Academic\,Art\,Economics\,Education\,Environmenta l &\; Climate\,Family\,History\,Human Rights\,Literature\,Media\,Medici ne &\; Health\,Philosophy\,Politics\,Psychology\,Religion\,Science\,Soc ial Science\,Society\,Technology CONTACT:British Academy\; events@thebritishacademy.ac.uk\; https://www.theb ritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british-academy-summer-showcase-2023/?utm_sourc e=referral&utm_medium=listing&utm_campaign=summer-showcase__ DESCRIPTION:Join us this June as we throw open our doors for the British Ac ademy’s annual Summer Showcase\, a free\, one-day festival of ideas for cu rious minds.\nMeet the thinkers shaping our world through their pioneering social sciences and humanities research via our programme of engaging pan el discussions\, roundtables\, pop-up talks\, performances\, workshops and film screenings.\nTaking place throughout our home in 10-11 Carlton House Terrace\, you will also be able to explore this Nash-designed\, Grade I-l isted building\, overlooking the Mall and St James Park.\nJoin in\, learn something unexpected\, and be inspired to think differently about the worl d around you.\nA major redesign of our home at 10-11 Carlton House Terrace will open up the Academy and provide new\, flexible and state-of-the-art event spaces in 2024. Therefore\, our 2023 Showcase will not feature exhib its as previously. However\, our programme will still offer opportunities to engage directly with pioneering research.\n#ForCuriousMinds DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230617T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230617T170000 LOCATION:10-11 Carlton House Terrace @ St. James's\, London SW1Y 5AH SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The British Academy Summer Showcase 2023 URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/the-british-academy-summer-sho wcase-2023/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/up loads/2023/04/Summer_Showcase_2023_Save_the_Date_1.original-1-150x150.png\ ;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/upload s/2023/04/Summer_Showcase_2023_Save_the_Date_1.original-1-300x169.png\;300 \;169\;1\,large\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/202 3/04/Summer_Showcase_2023_Save_the_Date_1.original-1-1024x576.png\;625\;35 2\;1\,full\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ Summer_Showcase_2023_Save_the_Date_1.original-1.png\;1600\;900\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nJoin us this June as we throw open our doors for the British Academy’s annual Summer Showcase\, a free\, one-day festival of ideas for curious mi nds.
\nMeet the thinkers shaping our world th rough their pioneering social sciences and humanities research via our pro gramme of engaging panel discussions\, roundtables\, pop-up talks\, perfor mances\, workshops and film screenings.
\nTak ing place throughout our home in 10-11 Carlton House Terrace\, you will al so be able to explore this Nash-designed\, Grade I-listed building\, overl ooking the Mall and St James Park.
\nJoin in\ , learn something unexpected\, and be inspired to think differently about the world around you.
\nA major redesign of our home at 10-11 Carlton House Terrace will open up the Academy an d provide new\, flexible and state-of-the-art event spaces in 2024. Theref ore\, our 2023 Showcase will not feature exhibits as previously. However\, our programme will still offer opportunities to engage directly with pion eering research.
\n#ForCuriousMinds
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11130@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Academic\,Biology\,Education\,Health &\; Beaut y\,History\,Medicine &\; Health\,Politics\,Psychology\,Science\,Sex &am p\; Gender\,Social Science CONTACT:British Academy\; conferences@thebritishacademy.ac.uk\; https://www .thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british-academy-conferences/reframing-endo metriosis-power-politics-and-potential-futures/?utm_source=email&utm_mediu m=newsletter&utm_campaign=conferences_in-person_content DESCRIPTION:British Academy/Wellcome Trust Conferences bring together schol ars and specialists from around the world to explore themes related to hea lth and wellbeing.\nEndometriosis is a common yet poorly understood condit ion. Media and academic discourse often highlight failures in diagnosis as emblematic of gender biases in health. This conference focuses on practic es of exclusion in past and present approaches to endometriosis as well as potential inclusive futures.\nIt is the first academic conference to brin g together UK and internationally based endometriosis social science and h umanities researchers alongside\, and in conversation with\, prominent (bi o)medical researchers\, third sector representatives and independent resea rchers and authors.\nThe way endometriosis is categorised is central to ho w it is understood and experienced. Speakers will discuss the historical l egacies of endometriosis as a ‘wandering womb’ induced ‘hysteria’ and ‘car eer women’s disease’. They will consider intersecting systems of power and the marginalisation of gendered\, racialised\, and disabled bodies. And t hey will explore the socio-cultural-political implications of the latest m edical research suggesting endometriosis is a systemic (whole body)\, rath er than a solely gynaecological\, disease.\nA programme for this two-day c onference will be added closer to date.\nConference convenor:\nDr Annalise Weckesser\, Reader in Medical Anthropology\, Birmingham City University\n Co-convenors:\nDr Véronique Griffith\, MD/PhD\, Assistant Professor\, Univ ersity of Manchester\nDr Andrea Ford\, Research Fellow\, University of Edi nburgh\nSpeakers across the two-day conference include:\nDr Stella Bullo\, The Language of Endometriosis\nDeborah Bush\, World Endometriosis Organis ations\nNikita Aashi Chadha\, writer\, advocate and speaker for Cysters\nD r Michell Chresfield\, Cornell University\nDr Elinor Cleghorn\, author\nEm ma Cox\, CEO of Endometriosis UK\nProfessor Emeritus Elaine Denny\, Birmin gham City University\nDr Sharon Dixon\, MD\, University of Oxford\nKaren H avelin\, author\nNeelam Heera\, founder of Cysters\nProfessor Andrew Horne \, University of Edinburgh\nProfessor Nicky Hudson\, De Montfort Universit y\nLone Hummelshøj\, founder of Endometriosis.org\nDr Cara E. Jones\, Cali fornia State University\, Sacramento\nLauren Renee Kornegay\, founder of E ndo Black Incorporated\nProfessor Stacey Missmer\, Michigan State Universi ty/World Endometriosis Society\nDr Rizwana Roomaney\, Stellenbosch Univers ity\nAssociate Professor Kate Seear\, La Trobe University\nDr Hugh S. Tayl or\, MD\, Yale School of Medicine\nDr Maria Temmes\, Tampere University\nD r Jaipreet Virdi\, University of Delaware\nProfessor Krina Zondervan\, Uni versity of Oxford\n\nPlease book online for this event using the links inc luded above. Conference ticket prices:\n\nIn-person: £40 per day (*£20 per day)\nOnline: £5 per day\n\n(*Concession rate: students\, unwaged)\nFunde d by Wellcome Trust\nTickets: https://tickets.bcu.ac.uk/royalbirminghamcon servatoire/website/ChooseSeats.aspx?EventInstanceId=103401&SeatingAreaId=4 01. DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230706T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230707T170000 LOCATION:Royal Birmingham Conservatoire @ 200 Jennens Road\, Birmingham\, B 4 7XR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Reframing Endometriosis: Power\, Politics and Potential Futures URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/reframing-endometriosis-power- politics-and-potential-futures/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nBritish Academy/Wellcome Trust Conferences bring together scholars and specialists from around the world to explore themes related to health and wellbeing.
\nEndometriosis is a common yet poorly understood condition. Media and acad emic discourse often highlight failures in diagnosis as emblematic of gend er biases in health. This conference focuses on practices of exclusion in past and present approaches to endometriosis as well as potential inclusiv e futures.
\nIt is the first academic confere nce to bring together UK and internationally based endometriosis social sc ience and humanities researchers alongside\, and in conversation with\, pr ominent (bio)medical researchers\, third sector representatives and indepe ndent researchers and authors.
\nThe way endo metriosis is categorised is central to how it is understood and experience d. Speakers will discuss the historical legacies of endometriosis as a ‘wa ndering womb’ induced ‘hysteria’ and ‘career women’s disease’. They will c onsider intersecting systems of power and the marginalisation of gendered\ , racialised\, and disabled bodies. And they will explore the socio-cultur al-political implications of the latest medical research suggesting endome triosis is a systemic (whole body)\, rather than a solely gynaecological\, disease.
\nA programme for this two-day conf erence will be added closer to date.
\nCon
ference convenor:
\nDr Annalise Weckesser\, Reader in Medical Ant
hropology\, Birmingham City University
C
o-convenors:
\nDr Véronique Griffith\, MD/PhD\, Assistant Profess
or\, University of Manchester
\nDr Andrea Ford\, Research Fell
ow\, University of Edinburgh
Speakers ac
ross the two-day conference include:
\nDr Stella Bullo\, The L
anguage of Endometriosis
\nDeborah Bush\, World Endomet
riosis Organisations
\nNikita Aashi Chadha\, writer\, advo
cate and speaker for Cysters
\nDr Michell Chresfield\,
Cornell University
\nDr Elinor Cleghorn\, author
\nEmma Cox\, CEO of Endometriosis UK
\nProfess
or Emeritus Elaine Denny\, Birmingham City University
\nDr Sharon Dixon\, MD\, University of Oxford
\nKaren Ha
velin\, author
\nNeelam Heera\, founder of Cysters
\nProfessor Andrew Horne\, University of Edinburgh
\nP
rofessor Nicky Hudson\, De Montfort University
\nLone Hummelsh
øj\, founder of Endometriosis.org
\nDr Cara E. Jones\, California State University\, Sacramento
\nLauren Renee Korneg
ay\, founder of Endo Black Incorporated
\nProfessor Sta
cey Missmer\, Michigan State University/World Endometriosis Society
\nDr Rizwana Roomaney\, Stellenbosch University
\nAssociate Professor Kate Seear\, La Trobe University
\nDr Hug
h S. Taylor\, MD\, Yale School of Medicine
\nDr Maria Temmes
b>\, Tampere University
\nDr Jaipreet Virdi\, University of De
laware
\nProfessor Krina Zondervan\, University of Oxford
\n
Please book online for this event using the links included above. Conference ticket prices:< /p>\n
(*Concession rate: students\, unwaged)
\nFunded by Wellcome Trust
\n X-COST:5-40 X-TICKETS-URL:https://tickets.bcu.ac.uk/royalbirminghamconservatoire/websit e/ChooseSeats.aspx?EventInstanceId=103401&SeatingAreaId=401 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11149@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T104844Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Popular Culture\,Psychology\,Science\,Social Scie nce\,Society CONTACT:Chris French\; 07946638587\; c.french@gold.ac.uk\; http://greenwich .skepticsinthepub.org/ DESCRIPTION:When 2020 brought with it a new strain of coronavirus\, the wor ld was plunged into confusion and uncertainty. While most people accepted the realities of the virus\, little white stickers began to appear in publ ic around the world claiming COVID-19 was a hoax concocted by the governme nts of the world to instil fear into their people\, as a pretext for intro ducing new\, permanent totalitarian laws. The graffiti was part of a co-or dinated grassroots campaign by a group calling itself The White Rose\, urg ing members of the public to join their encrypted messaging channels to le arn more about what was really going on.\nSo that’s what Michael Marshall\ , full-time skeptical investigator and activist\, did. After spending mont hs undercover in the messaging app Telegram\, he has reported on the vario us conspiracy theories spread by the White Rose\, and how groups used the Covid crisis to radicalise vaccine-hesitant members of the public into a d angerous ecosystem of misinformation and extremism.\nMichael Marshall is t he Project Director of the Good Thinking Society\, Editor of The Skeptic\, and President of the Merseyside Skeptics Society. He regularly speaks wit h proponents of pseudoscience for the Be Reasonable podcast\, and presents investigative reporting on the Skeptics with a K podcast.\nHis work has s een him organising international homeopathy protests\, going undercover to expose psychics and quack medics\, and co-founding the popular QED confer ence. He has written for the Guardian\, The Times\, The New Statesman and New Scientist. DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230711T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230711T213000 LOCATION:Davy's Wine Vaults @ 161 Greenwich High Rd\, London SE10 8JA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Michael Marshall: Inside the White Rose: an anti-vaxx\, Covid consp iracy theory ecosystem [Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub] URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/michael-marshall-inside-the-wh ite-rose-an-anti-vaxx-covid-conspiracy-theory-ecosystem-greenwich-skeptics -in-the-pub/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/up loads/2022/09/Marshall-1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://interes tingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Marshall-1-297x300.jpg\;297 \;300\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWhen 2020 brought with it a new strain of coronavirus\, t he world was plunged into confusion and uncertainty. While most people acc epted the realities of the virus\, little white stickers began to appear i n public around the world claiming COVID-19 was a hoax concocted by the go vernments of the world to instil fear into their people\, as a pretext for introducing new\, permanent totalitarian laws. The graffiti was part of a co-ordinated grassroots campaign by a group calling itself The White Rose \, urging members of the public to join their encrypted messaging channels to learn more about what was really going on.
\nSo that’s what Mich ael Marshall\, full-time skeptical investigator and activist\, did. After spending months undercover in the messaging app Telegram\, he has reported on the various conspiracy theories spread by the White Rose\, and how gro ups used the Covid crisis to radicalise vaccine-hesitant members of the pu blic into a dangerous ecosystem of misinformation and extremism.
\nM ichael Marshall is the Project Director of the Good Thinking Society\, Edi tor of The Skeptic\, and President of the Merseyside Skeptics Society. He regularly speaks with proponents of pseudoscience for the Be Reasonable podcast\, and presents investigative reporting on the Skeptics with a K podcast.
\nHis work has seen him organisin g international homeopathy protests\, going undercover to expose psychics and quack medics\, and co-founding the popular QED conference. He has written for the Guardian\, The Times\, The N ew Statesman and New Scientist.
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