LSE: Public lectures and events
LSE Film and Audio Team
The London School of Economics and Political Science public events podcast series is a platform for thought, ideas and lively debate where you can hear from some of the world's leading thinkers. Listen to more than 200 new episodes every year.
Episodes
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Jun 5, 2024 • 1h 29min
Tech tantrums - when tech meets humanity
Baroness Beeban Kidron explores the issues around AI and why it must not be left to tech experts and unaccountable corporations.
Jun 4, 2024 • 60min
How to build a cohesive society
Our panel explore how we can overcome social division and create a more cohesive society.
Jun 3, 2024 • 1h 33min
Alternatives to neoliberalism
Our panel seeks to answer the central economic question of our time: what is the alternative to neoliberalism?
May 30, 2024 • 1h 34min
Visions of inequality: from the French Revolution to the end of the Cold War
Branko Milanovic discusses his latest book, Visions of Inequality: from the French Revolution to the end of the Cold War.
May 29, 2024 • 1h 16min
The divine economy: how religions compete for wealth, power, and people
Paul Seabright discusses his latest book, The Divine Economy: How Religions Compete for Wealth, Power, and People.
May 28, 2024 • 1h 32min
England: seven myths that changed a country – and how to set them straight
Tom Baldwin and Marc Stears discuss their new book, England: Seven Myths That Changed a Country – and How to Set Them Straight.
May 22, 2024 • 60min
Shadows without bodies: war, revolutionary nostalgia, and the challenges of internationalism
Dr Christina Heatherton reflects on the challenges of internationalism at present.
May 21, 2024 • 60min
The importance of central bank reserves
Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey delivers his lecture on the key role that central bank reserves play in financial stability and monetary policy in honour of LSE's Charles Goodhart.
May 20, 2024 • 60min
Living in the past: exploring memory in humans, animals, and artificial agents
Our panel from philosophy, psychology and computer science explore episodic memory from its function – the ability to recall everyday events whether experienced or stated to its future in AI and more.
May 16, 2024 • 60min
The sixth suspect: Stephen Lawrence, investigative journalism and racial inequality
BBC correspondent, Daniel De Simone will offer previously unheard insights into his two-year investigation and how the sixth suspect was identified with responses by a panel of experts drawn from academia and politics.
