An Evening with Bjørn Lomborg!

The London School of Economics (LSE) Student Union Economics Society & the LSE Geography and Environment Department public lecture are hosting an evening with Bjørn who will be attempting to put global warming into perspective. The event is due to take place on Wednesday 16 February 2011 between 6.30-8pm at LSE. ‘Bjørn Lomborg is adjunct [...]

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Fighting the Cause to Banish Ignorance

The ‘Economist’ was first published in 1843 to take part in “a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress”. Could the sentiment encapsulated by the aforementioned quote be applicable to the public lecture series at the London School of Economics? This lecture series, which is free and [...]

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TED – Ideas Worth Sharing > A Greener Future?

What is TED? The blurb from the web site says the following: ‘TED is a small nonprofit organisation devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design’. Why is TED of potential interest? Well, the themed content of ‘A Greener Future’, brings [...]

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Science Reporting: is it good for you?

We live in world that appears to be making scientific, social, and moral advances daily. All being equal, such advances should serve to simplfy and improve the world in which we live. But all is not equal, with these advancements oftening helping to create a more complex world. Central to understanding the complex environmental, social, [...]

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Cheltenham Science Festival

Following your exams, why not make time for the ‘Cheltenham Science Festival’. Of particular interest is the planned discussion by Mark Maslin (Director of the UCL Environmental Institute), and Bob Lowe (UCL Barlett School of Planning), on how we can solve the climate change conundrum. This talk is due to take place on Wednesday 3rd June, 2009. [...]

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The Do Lectures!

I thought you might be interested in the ‘Do Lectures’ set-up by Howies – a wee clothing company based in Wales. Each year, they invite a set of people to their base in Wales to chat about what they Do. These Do’s can be small or big, or just extraordinary! To go find your cause [...]

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