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Friday, 25 September 2026

Discourse: Physics and philosophy: On the equality of all things
Friday, 25 September 2026 at 18:20
Speaker: Carlo Rovelli
Royal Institution Theatre, London
Physics Philosophy

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

AI as Therapist? Intimacy Without Understanding
Free
Tuesday, 29 September 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Professor Matt Jones
Barnard's Inn Hall, Holborn
Psychology Computing & AI Philosophy
What’s in a Name? Lorca, Cinema, and the Allure of Personality
Tuesday, 29 September 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Federico Bonaddio
Bush House, Strand Campus, London
Literature Film & TV Philosophy

Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Do social media platforms make people happier?
Wednesday, 30 September 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Cass R Sunstein
London School of Economics
Psychology Technology Philosophy

Saturday, 3 October 2026

Emily St John Mandel: Exit Party
Saturday, 3 October 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Emily St John Mandel
Purcell Room
Literature Philosophy

Sunday, 4 October 2026

Life Lessons from Big Thinkers
Sunday, 4 October 2026 at 15:00
Speaker: Jack Maden
Brockway Room, Conway Hall (also virtual/livestreamed)
Philosophy Education

Monday, 5 October 2026

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Friday, 9 October 2026

Sylvia Wynter Lecture: Onyeka Igwe and Alexander G. Weheliye
Friday, 9 October 2026 at 21:00
Speaker: Sylvia Wynter Lecture: Onyeka Igwe and Alexander G. Weheliye
Film & TV Philosophy Human Rights

Thursday, 15 October 2026

Friday, 16 October 2026

Nussaibah Younis: Fundamentally
Friday, 16 October 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Nussaibah Younis, Pandora Sykes
Purcell Room
Literature Philosophy

Saturday, 17 October 2026

A coffee with Ben Okri and Rosemary Clunie
Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 11:00
Speaker: Ben Okri, Rosemary Clunie
John Madejski Fine Rooms | Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts
Art Literature Philosophy

Monday, 19 October 2026

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Society for Applied Philosophy Annual Lecture 2026
Free
Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: R. Jay Wallace
Somerset House East Wing, Strand Campus, London
Philosophy

Thursday, 22 October 2026

Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Wednesday, 28 October 2026

Ghibli and Goodness
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Prof Rayna Denison, Jake Cunningham
Brockway Room, Conway Hall (also available as virtual/livestream event)
Film & TV Philosophy Environmental & Climate

Thursday, 29 October 2026

Between the Lines: Caitlin Moran
Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Caitlin Moran
Royal Society of Arts, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6AH
Philosophy Activism Psychology

Monday, 2 November 2026

Zadie Smith: Dead and Alive
Monday, 2 November 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Zadie Smith
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5RR
Literature Politics Philosophy History

Tuesday, 3 November 2026

What History is NOT
Free
Tuesday, 3 November 2026 at 18:00
Gresham College
History Philosophy

Tuesday, 10 November 2026

Raising Hare: An Evening with Chloe Dalton
Tuesday, 10 November 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Chloe Dalton
Kiln Theatre, 269 Kilburn High Rd, London, NW6 7JR
Conservation Literature Psychology Biology Philosophy

Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Slow Looking: Ana Mendieta
Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 19:00
Tate Modern
Art Philosophy

Thursday, 12 November 2026

Tuesday, 17 November 2026

Between the Lines: Elif Shafak
Tuesday, 17 November 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Elif Shafak
Royal Society of Arts, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6AH
Literature Philosophy

Wednesday, 18 November 2026

Love's Transcendence in the Poetry of John Donne, George Herbert ...
Free
Wednesday, 18 November 2026 at 13:00
Gresham College
Literature Philosophy Religion

Tuesday, 24 November 2026

An Evening with Sir Chris Hoy
Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Sir Chris Hoy
Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
Medicine & Health Philosophy Sport & Leisure

Wednesday, 25 November 2026

Inaugural Lecture with Professor Sylvie Delacroix
Free
Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at 20:00
Speaker: Professor Sylvie Delacroix
King's Building, Strand Campus, London
Law & Justice Philosophy

Tuesday, 1 December 2026

AI as Muse? Creativity, Provocation, and Human Ownership
Free
Tuesday, 1 December 2026 at 18:00
Gresham College
Computing & AI Philosophy Art

Monday, 14 December 2026

The Future of Medicine
Free
Monday, 14 December 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Professor Robin May
St John's College, Durham
Medicine & Health Philosophy Technology

Thursday, 14 January 2027

Can You Be Your Own Therapist?
Free
Thursday, 14 January 2027 at 13:00
Gresham College
Psychology Philosophy

Wednesday, 20 January 2027

Do Machines Make Music?
Free
Wednesday, 20 January 2027 at 18:00
LSO St Luke's
Music History Philosophy

Tuesday, 2 February 2027

AI as Companion? From Digital Pets to Simulated Empathy
Free
Tuesday, 2 February 2027 at 18:00
Gresham College
Computing & AI Philosophy Psychology

Tuesday, 2 March 2027

AI as a Jeeves? The Dream of Seamless Help
Free
Tuesday, 2 March 2027 at 18:00
Gresham College
Computing & AI Design Philosophy

Wednesday, 10 March 2027

What is Talent? Nature, Nurture, and the Myth of the Muse
Free
Wednesday, 10 March 2027 at 18:00
LSO St Luke's
Music Psychology Philosophy

Tuesday, 16 March 2027

AI and the Second Fight for Free Culture
Free
Tuesday, 16 March 2027 at 18:00
Gresham College
Law & Justice Computing & AI Philosophy

Wednesday, 21 April 2027

What is Jazz?
Free
Wednesday, 21 April 2027 at 18:00
LSO St Luke's
Music Philosophy

Tuesday, 11 May 2027

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