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A presentation on natural history covering kingfishers, butterflies, insects, and many mammals. The Preeces have been photographing wildlife for about 18 years after taking early retirement and have had their work published in many magazines.
Blackwell’s are delighted to be joined by William Davies, who will be discussing his new book, ‘Nervous States’. Why do we no longer trust experts, facts and statistics? Why has politics become so fractious and[...]
Fake news spread online is a clear danger to democratic politics. One aspect of that danger is obvious: it spreads misinformation. But other aspects, less often discussed, is that it also spreads confusion, undermines trust[...]
This term’s topic of the popular St Hilda’s ‘Brain and Mind – from concrete to abstract’ series of workshops is “Risk Taking and the Brain”, with particular emphasis on risk taking in adolescence. Dr Mark[...]
Feeling in Seeing : Embodiment, Affect & Visual Politics (when News are Fake) Manos Tsakiris, Lab of Action & Body, Dep of Psychology, Royal Holloway & The Warburg Institute, School of Advanced Study, University of[...]
Prof. Chris Fairburn has two research interests: the nature and treatment of eating disorders, and the development and evaluation of psychological interventions. The result has been the development of specific psychological treatments for the eating[...]
The multi-talented Nick Lee is a Lecturer in Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London, a researcher at the House of Lords, and co-founder of the radical south-London project space, the Peckham Pelican. Nick,[...]
Join us for the launch event of the Future of Blockchain 3 Month Competition. We will be joined by 8 of the leading projects in the blockchain space. Teams include: Gnosis Kyber Iconomi Liquidity Network[...]
Talk followed by questions and discussion. This is part of a series of eight meetings on Thursday evenings, each one beginning at 7:30 and ending at 9pm. 11 October The right to say untrue and[...]
Sunday, 25th November 2018 11am – 6.15pm (Registration starts at 10.30am) Chakrabarti Lecture Theatre & JHB207, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus, Oxford Brookes University, Headington Road, Oxford OX3 0BP “What does it mean to[...]
Prime numbers have intrigued, inspired and infuriated mathematicians for millennia. Dr Vicky Neale (University of Oxford) explores the very different ways in which prime number breakthroughs are made.
Daniel Whiting (University of Oxford), Dr Lucy Bowes (University of Oxford), and Dr Peter Hacker (University of Oxford) will address the topic of criminality and the brain from the point of views of psychiatry, psychology,[...]
Newspapers often feature studies that sound too good to be true and often they aren’t – they are myths. Some myths may be harmless but the phenomenon affects most kinds of research within evidence-based science.[...]
A lecture exploring the therapist’s use of Spiritual and Religious Interventions. The lecture will delve into questions such as “what is the most helpful way for God to be present in the counselling room?”, “what[...]
Join us at Teddy Hall next week for a fantastic event on the ‘Neuroscience of Dance’ brought to you by the Centre for the Creative Brain! Science, dance and wine – what more could you[...]
Jennifer Eberhardt, associate professor at Stanford University, joins us for the next in our Let’s Discuss series. She will be discussing unconscious racial bias in the context of her new book Biased. The talk will[...]
This term’s topic of the popular St Hilda’s ‘Brain and Mind – from concrete to abstract’ series of workshops is ‘Dementia and the Brain’. Dr Sana Suri (Oxford University), Dr Marinella Cappelletti (Goldsmiths, University of[...]
In our first of two seminars on the future of work after automation Dr Brendan Burchell will investigate the potential for a five-day weekend society. Machine-learning and robotics technologies promise to be able to replace[...]
Will a computer ever compose a symphony, write a prize-winning novel, or paint a masterpiece? And if so, would we be able to tell the difference? Marcus du Sautoy examines the nature of creativity, as[...]
The 5th Annual Oxford Business and Poverty Conference will feature a diverse range of speakers addressing the Paradoxes of Prosperity. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-oxford-business-poverty-conference-tickets-57733957822 Hosted at the Sheldonian Theatre, the conference will feature keynotes by:[...]
Blackwell’s is pleased to be hosting the launch of Lisa Cybaniak’s, Survivor to Warrior. Synopsis As a survivor of ten years of child abuse, Lisa gently walks you through effective strategies to help you reframe[...]
Blackwell’s are delighted to be hosting a special event with Dr Matthew L. Tompkins on his fantastic book, The Spectacle of Illusion. Professional magician-turned experimental psychologist Dr. Matthew L. Tompkins investigates the arts of deception[...]
Inspirational talk with buffet
Data-driven micro-targeted campaigns have become a main stable of political strategy. As personal and societal data becomes more accessible, we need to understand how it can be used and mis-used in political campaigns and whether[...]
What happens when you excavate the image archives of the Institute of Archaeology and other departments of the University of Oxford? The answer: you find amazing pictures that tell unexpected stories. Most of the pictures[...]
The seminar (12-1pm) is going to be followed by a workshop (1-2.30pm). No tickets required but please confirm your attendance. Seminar (12-1pm): How questionnaires shape answers. On validity and performativity of ‘the data’ in psychotherapeutic[...]
Michaelmas term’s topic of the popular St Hilda’s ‘Brain and Mind – from concrete to abstract’ series of workshops is ‘Creativity and the Brain’. Professor Jane Mellanby (Oxford), Dr Lambros Malafouris (Oxford), and Dr Matthew[...]
Mindfulness: Ancient Wisdom meets Modern Psychology in the Contemporary World Willem Kuyken University of Oxford
This seminar is part of our public seminar series on ‘Exclusion from School and its Consequences’, led by the Department of Education and convened by Harry Daniels (Professor of Education) and Ian Thompson (Associate Professor[...]
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