Archives : Big Idea
Rhian Lewis: Blockchains, Machines for Trust
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- Rhian Lewis
With zero jargon, accessible language and a visible passion, Rhian discussed the revolutionary potential of blockchain technology and it’s wide reaching applications. She also sets down the foundations of money…
Sir Nigel Shadbolt: Ai Myth and Reality
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- Sir Nigel Shadbolt
Nigel is one of the world’s leading scholars in the field of artificial intelligence. Beyond exploring A.I. from a technological standpoint, his work also considers some of the broader, philosophical…
Howard Marks: Nice Memories
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- Howard Marks
Howard Marks (AKA Mr. Nice) presided over one of the most notorious drug empires in recent generations. While petty dealers fretted over ounces and pounds, Howard oversaw a 30 tonne…
Our National Treasure, Our NHS
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- Dr. Sundeep Grewal
In this rousing talk, Dr Sundeep discusses the foundations upon which the NHS was built – an institution that he, like many other doctors have committed their lives to uphold.…
Elizabeth Pisani: The Role of Corruption
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- Elizabeth Pisani
Elizabeth Pisani is one of the world’s leading epidemiologists, her incendiary book, The Wisdom of Whores, argued for a total reappraisal in our approach to AIDS (ruffling quite a few…
Diana Al-Hadid: The Beginnings of an Idea
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- Diana Al-Hadid
Contemporary artist Diana Al-Hadid has continued to invent and reinvent visually distinct and compelling work that has received overwhelming international acclaim. With over 19 solo shows in the past nine…
Rafe Offer, Sofar Sounds: A New Respect for Music
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- Rafe Ofer – Sofar Sounds
Sofar Sounds aka. ‘Songs From a Room’ began in London (where else!?) it’s an an innovative concept / World smashing musical movement dedicated to bringing the best new music to…
Beyond Perception
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- Helen Czerski
Helen demonstrates how human beings are missing out on at least half of the bounty of the cosmos we live in. She takes us on a flight of fantasy of…
Martha Lane-Fox: The Good, The Bad & The Internet
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- Martha Lane Fox
25 years of the internet, so how’s it going? Martha takes us on a roller coaster tour of the internet, from the ‘glory’ days of dial up, the boom of…
The Drugs Don’t Work
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- Prof. Dame Sally Davies
Dame Sally’s talk (and recent book ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’) outlines a frightening vision of the world once antibiotics stop being effective . Resistance to our current range of antibiotics…