Conway Hall: Where Ethics Matter
Podcasting from the Ethical Society
Religion & Spirituality
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- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 97
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2019
Conspiracy Theories are for Losers
In this talk, Professor Joseph Uscinski will show that conspiracy theories follow a strategic logic: they are tools used by the powerless to attack and defend against the powerful. Conspiracy theorie…
01:16:05 |
Tue 01 Aug 2017
Glamour and Mystery: 100 Years Of The Cottingley Fairies
London Fortean Society, in partnership with Conway Hall, present a night marking the centenary of the Cottingley Fairies case.
Michael Terwey of the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford disc…
01:09:49 |
Wed 19 Jul 2017
Outskirts - Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt
John Grindrod tells of the vision behind green-belts, their creation, and discusses the fiery emotions they stir up and tells a story of growing up there, recounted in his poignant social history Out…
01:02:35 |
Tue 11 Jul 2017
Selfie : How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us
WARNING: Contains some strong language.
Will Storr comes to Conway Hall to take us on a journey of self-obsession; from the shores of Ancient Greece, through the Christian Middle Ages, to the self-e…
00:54:23 |
Tue 04 Jul 2017
In Search of Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson was a modern renaissance man: lawyer, linguist, actor, professional athlete, civil rights activist and one of the greatest singers of the twentieth century, famous for "Ol Man River" on …
00:29:23 |
Wed 28 Jun 2017
An Afternoon with Jacqueline Wilson
Jacqueline Wilson talks about her new book, Wave Me Goodbye, which is set at the beginning of WWII. Jacqueline will also talk about her life, how she has become one of the best-selling authors of re…
01:08:39 |
Tue 30 May 2017
War: An Enquiry with A.C. Grayling
A. C. Grayling explores the long, tragic history of war and how warfare has changed in response to technological advances.
01:08:01 |
Thu 25 May 2017
Radicals - Jamie Bartlett
Radicals is an exploration of the individuals, groups and movements rejecting the way we live now, and are attempting to find alternatives. In it, Jamie Bartlett, one of the world’s leading thinkers …
00:38:47 |
Tue 16 May 2017
Lawrence Krauss - Hidden Realities- The Greatest Story Ever Told.. So Far
The Conway Memorial Lecture 2016. Lawrence Krauss. Chaired by A. C. Grayling. Recorded on 16th December 2016.
01:49:58 |
Thu 23 Feb 2017
Ethics & Politics: Does Culture Lead & Parliament Follow
Francis Sealey chairs a panel of Matt Scott, Charlie Blowers, Professor Evan Parker discussing the importance of how we can all be involved in cultural change is very empowering as it shows us that t…
01:44:27 |
Thu 23 Feb 2017
London Thinks - Roger Penrose
Celebrated theoretical physicist Sir Prof Roger Penrose speaks with Ideas Roadshow host Howard Burton on the current and future state of theoretical physics in keeping with his latest book, Fashion, …
01:58:19 |
Tue 22 Nov 2016
Ladybird Books and Constructing the Future Past of Modern Britain
In this lovingly illustrated evening, social and architectural historian and lover of postwar modernism John Grindrod (author of Concretopia) talks us through the dreams and the reality portrayed in …
01:21:08 |
Mon 17 Oct 2016
LondonThinks - Richard Holloway & Andrew Copson
In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, Richard Holloway and Andrew Copson talk about the trials and tribulations of religion and belief, and what it means to be …
01:30:47 |
Tue 13 Sep 2016
BREXIT – Light at the end of the Tunnel?
An expert panel (Dr Simon Usherwood, University of Surrey, Dr Joseph Lacey, University of Oxford, Norman Bacrac, Trustee), talk about the future of the UK after the EU Referendum. Chaired by Professo…
01:54:23 |
Thu 28 Jul 2016
Economics As If People Mattered
Dr Hugh Atkinson (Senior Lecturer in Political Science), Clive Menzies (Political economist, editor and communicator at Critical Thinking at the Free University) and Laurie MacFarlane (Economy and Fi…
01:47:56 |
Thu 28 Jul 2016
Prof Philip C. Almond - Life After Death
Prof Philip C. Almond examines the history of ideas surrounding life after death.
Chaired by Scott Wood.
Organised by the London Fortean Society in association with Conway Hall Ethical Society.
01:04:27 |
Wed 27 Jul 2016
Is Addiction a Disease?
*Warning - Contains strong language*
Prof Marc Lewis and Johann Hari present the fascinating stories of addiction and the war on drugs, along with neuroscientific explanations to explain why, despit…
01:29:55 |
Thu 14 Jul 2016
What if Everyone Was on Benefits?
Recorded at Conway Hall on Monday 11th July.
Universal Basic Income (UBI), an unconditional, non-withdrawable income paid to every citizen, has caught the attention of the world’s policymakers. Tria…
01:33:23 |
Tue 12 Jul 2016
The EU referendum - What Happens Next?
A special event on the future of the United Kingdom. Held at Conway Hall on Weds 6th July 2016.
Featuring:
Matthew Goodwin – Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of …
01:32:35 |
Mon 11 Jul 2016
John Dee’s Life With The Angels
John Dee’s central lie about his life is still uncritically accepted: that under Queen Mary, like other Protestants, he had been persecuted. This talk will outline the true story, which shows how Dee…
01:08:29 |
Wed 15 Jun 2016
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