LSE: Public lectures and events

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The art of uncertainty: living with chance, ignorance, risk, and luck Jan 22, 2025

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Chance, luck, and ignorance; how to put our uncertainty into numbers. We all have to live with uncertainty about what is going to happen, what has happened, and why things turned out how they did.

Leadership or drift: what's next for US foreign policy? Jan 21, 2025

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In this roundtable discussion, leading experts on world affairs take stock of the international challenges and opportunities facing the new administration in America.

Dangerous guesswork in economic policy Jan 20, 2025

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Join us to hear Max Steuer talk about his new book, Dangerous Guesswork In Economic Policy.

Malaysian Prime Minister Visits LSE Jan 17, 2025

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Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim visited LSE to deliver a lecture on Malaysia’s global strategy in an uncertain era

Vulture capitalism Jan 13, 2025

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Join us to hear UK commentator and economic thinker Grace Blakeley talk about her latest book, Vulture Capitalism.

Why are our rivers and seas polluted by sewage? Dec 15, 2024

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This episode of LSE iQ explores a national scandal: widespread illegal sewage dumping by our privatised water companies, and why they are all under criminal investigation.

Automation, management, and the future of work Dec 12, 2024

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As we move deeper into the 21st century, rapid advancements in automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence continue to reshape industries, raising concerns about the potential impact on workers.

The state of democracy after a year of elections Dec 11, 2024

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Our panel of LSE researchers explore some of the issues that have come to the fore in this bumper year for international politics, along with the key outcomes and implications for the world in 2025.

Human rights through the eyes of my native land: South Africa in the world Dec 10, 2024

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Drawing from the struggle to end apartheid, the lecture will explore the connections between the struggle for human rights and the idea of self-determination. While both ideas are local, the lecture will show that they are also global.

Getting lost in a field: a personal history in behavioural public policy Dec 09, 2024

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In his inaugural lecture, Adam Oliver will describe how he became involved in, and has helped contribute towards the development of, the still relatively new field of behavioural public policy (BPP).