Conway Hall: Where Ethics Matter
Podcasting from the Ethical Society
Religion & Spirituality
Philosophy
Science & Medicine
Natural Sciences
Education
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- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 97
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2019
London Stone: Mystery and Myth
John Clark, for many years curator of the medieval collections at the Museum of London and now ‘Curator Emeritus’, has long been interested in the interplay between history, archaeology and legend in…
01:05:16 |
Wed 15 Jun 2016
What is the most important issue facing feminism today? pt 2
A New Statesman Centenary Debate.
The Q&As.
British women have made incredible progress in the last 100 years from getting the vote to passing the Equal Pay Act. So what’s next?
With Helen Lewis, L…
00:46:41 |
Thu 05 May 2016
What is the most important issue facing feminism today? pt1
A New Statesman Centenary Debate.
British women have made incredible progress in the last 100 years from getting the vote to passing the Equal Pay Act. So what’s next?
With Helen Lewis, Laurie Penny…
00:55:00 |
Thu 05 May 2016
The Ethics Of Equality
A debate and discussion on “The Ethics of Equality” held in collaboration with the GlobalNet21.
Christopher Snowdon - Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA.). He is t…
01:29:46 |
Sun 24 Apr 2016
London is Dating
Dating in London: a dive into a wide ocean of fabulous fish people, a smouldering melting pot of hot humanity or an anxious, hectic meat market of cold flesh? With February flushing our cheeks for Va…
01:37:38 |
Fri 15 Apr 2016
This Is London
Ben Judah talks to James Bloodworth and an excited audience at Conway Hall about his immersion in the hidden world of London's immigrants - from Russian oligarchs to Roma beggars - and discovers the …
01:21:19 |
Fri 15 Apr 2016
London Thinks - The Theology And Ethics Of Star Wars
Is Obi Wan Kenobi a benign spirit guide or a radical preacher recruiting vulnerable teens to join a terrorist movement that blows up government Death Stars? Is R2D2 Moses? And is Han Solo really a hu…
01:32:35 |
Thu 31 Mar 2016
London is Drinking
*WARNING* *EXPLICIT LANGUAGE USED THOUGHOUT*
Beer experts Pete Brown and Melissa Cole, gin-historian Richard Barnett, and London brewers and distillers celebrate and discuss London and it’s drinking …
01:27:33 |
Fri 12 Feb 2016
An Atheist and a Muslim in Conversation
In this intriguing and timely event, two high profile figures Tehamina Kazi and Boyd Sleator will discuss these important issues impacting our society today.
Recorded by Peter Hall
01:51:02 |
Fri 05 Feb 2016
Why Do We Believe?
London Thinks has gathered experts in psychology, religion and cults to explore the idea of belief. Why do we believe the things we do? Are we genetically programmed to believe in the supernatural, o…
01:30:47 |
Thu 04 Feb 2016
London Thinks - Who's Looking After the World?
This is a unique and very timely event in which two distinguished speakers will address the fundamental challenge facing humanity today, not least those embroiled in the immigration crisis, Who’s loo…
01:29:08 |
Mon 09 Nov 2015
London is Wild
A discussion and celebration of our animal, bird and plant life with David Lindo, Helen Babbs, the London Wildlife Trust’s Mathew Frith and urban bat detective Kate Jones. Chaired by James Drury, Edi…
01:27:26 |
Mon 02 Nov 2015
Freedom’s Debt: The Politics of the Atlantic Slave Trade (1672 – 1752)
William Pettigrew is Reader in History at the University of Kent. He currently runs a Leverhulme Trust project examining the history of England’s seventeenth-century international trading corporation…
01:18:53 |
Wed 07 Oct 2015
Londonist - London is Changing
London is Changing: Regeneration, Gentrification and Redevelopment
Iain Sinclair, John Rogers, Tom Bolton and Helen Parton for a discussion about London, how it is changing, how that affects us and …
01:29:23 |
Wed 30 Sep 2015
Are Human Rights Universal?
A Discussion on Ethics & Politics held at Conway Hall on Mon 28th September 2015. With Stephen Bowden and chaired by Francis Sealey. Hosted by GlobalNet21 and Conway Hall Ethical Society.
01:34:13 |
Tue 29 Sep 2015
London Thinks - Trigger Warning
Trigger Warning! This discussion may change your mind.
Should Universities be Intellectual ‘Safe Spaces’?
Beatrix Campbell OBE, Bahar Mustafa, Brendan O’Neill, Pam Lowe, Samira Ahmed.
01:23:17 |
Tue 15 Sep 2015
London Thinks - Trigger Warning
Universities are the intellectual heart of modern society. Students attend university to study, research and explore new ideas. In the faculty, students have access to some of society’s greatest expe…
01:20:57 |
Thu 10 Sep 2015
London Thinks – Will We Crash Again? Why Capitalism Needs Debt Jubilees to Survive
In this talk, Professor Steve Keen shares his views on the bigger picture of financial developments around the world. He will review options for the future of economics, highlight the little-understo…
01:44:00 |
Tue 08 Sep 2015
London Thinks - What has Scientology got to Hide?
US journalist Tony Ortega, author of an acclaimed biography, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, John Sweeney, the BBC Panorama journalist and…
01:27:40 |
Thu 06 Aug 2015
London Thinks – The Science and Ethics of Doctor Who
Samira Ahmed grills authors Simon Guerrier and Dr Marek Kukula about the ethics of using science in war – both real and in Doctor Who.
01:19:08 |
Fri 31 Jul 2015
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