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London School of Economics and Political Science

Latest 100 video files from LSE"s programme of public lectures and events, for more recordings and pdf documents see the corresponding audio & pdf RSS feed, or Atom feed.

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01:27:01

The CEO: the rise and fall of Britain's captains of...

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2025/10/16

Contributor(s): Dr Michael Aldous, Professor John Turner, Dr Judy Stephenson | The CEOs of Britain's largest companies wield immense power, but we know very little about them. How did they get to the top? Why do they have so much power? Are they really worth that exorbitant salary?In their book, The CEO: The Rise and Fall of Britain's Captains of Industry, which they will discuss at this event, Michael Aldous and John Turner provide the answers by telling the story of the British CEO over the past

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01:25:33

US-Iran relations under Trump 2.0: prospects and...

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2025/10/15

Contributor(s): Dr Dana H. Allin, Dr Anahita Motazed Rad, Dr Sanam Vakil | This event will examine how a second Trump administration might reshape U.S.-Iran relations and regional security—whether through renewed maximum pressure, diplomatic engagement, or military action to contain Iran’s nuclear and military ambitions. The Middle East that Donald Trump left in 2021 is vastly different from the one he re-enters in 2025. Since October 7, the region’s strategic landscape has shifted dramatically,

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01:23:25

Permission to be queer: the case for liberty

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2025/10/14

Contributor(s): Professor Deirdre Nansen McCloskey | Join us in welcoming back to LSE, economist Deirdre Nansen McCloskey who will deliver this special lecture. Fear of the queer, says McCloskey, undermines our liberty every time, from the persecution of heretics and witches down to the demonization of Catholics, gays, immigrants, and trans people. The ideal of a liberal society has been 'Do anything you want, but don't spook the horses'. Don't damage people physically but otherwise feel free. It's

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01:26:08

Why we're getting poorer

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2025/10/13

Contributor(s): Dr Cahal Moran | As the UK economy struggles along while the US seems destined for chaos, evaluating why we’re getting poorer has never seemed more relevant. Join us for this event at which LSE's Cahal Moran will talk about their new book, Why We’re Getting Poorer: A Realist’s Guide to the Economy and How We Can Fix it. Did you know that while we think of money as notes issued by the government, the truth is that the overwhelming majority of money today is credit created by private

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01:30:16

Not just lines on a map: borders in a changing world

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2025/10/09

Contributor(s): Dr Tarsis Brito, Dr Maya Goodfellow, Dr Luke de Noronha | We are joined by Maya Goodfellow, Tarsis Brito and Luke de Noronha who will each draw on their areas of expertise to discuss the implications of borders in a changing world. Borders are not just lines on a map marking geographical boundaries but are important for maintaining countries’ nationhood, identity, and security. Due to their importance, borders are also increasingly politicised to define who belongs and who does not,

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01:30:41

Skills in the age of AI

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2025/06/25

Contributor(s): Professor Mary O’Mahony, Professor Sir Christopher Pissarides | How can we shape engaging work environments that foster productivity and enable workers to flourish?Using evidence from the Pissarides Report the event will highlight the importance of not only being skilled but also feeling capable of drawing on technological advancements in the workplace.Featured image (used in source code with watermark added): Photo by fauxels via Pexels:

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00:58:34

Empowerment, safety and equity: children's visions of...

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2025/06/21

Contributor(s): Dr Sakshi Ghai, Adam Ingle, Michael Murray, Professor Dylan Yamada-Rice | One in three internet users is a child, yet the digital world was not designed with children in mind. As we witness an acceleration of the development of technologies like generative AI, rapidly transforming children’s lives, tech regulation often prioritises speed over human and children’s rights. Yet the technology-related challenges children face and will face in coming years differ greatly worldwide. What

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00:52:45

The golden road

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2025/06/21

Contributor(s): William Dalrymple | How did ancient India transform the world and what lessons can we learn for the future? Historian and best-selling author William Dalrymple will be in conversation with Professor in Social Anthropology at LSE, Mukulika Banerjee.This recording contains strong language.

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00:54:50

Visions for the future with Lila Ibrahim

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2025/06/20

Contributor(s): Lila Ibrahim | Lila Ibrahim, Chief Operating Officer of Google DeepMind, is shaping the company's strategic operations and partnerships to drive innovation and impact. At this event, she will share her vision for the future and discuss the transformative potential of AI in the years ahead.

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01:00:36

Data for development

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2025/06/17

Contributor(s): Natalia Domagala, Mulele Maketo Mulele, Claire Melamed | Data plays a crucial role in designing effective development policies, yet its availability and use in low- and middle-income countries remain inconsistent. In some cases, data is simply unavailable, in others it exists but remains underutilised due to limited access or awareness.

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01:26:30

A new data infrastructure for the social sciences?

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2025/06/04

Contributor(s): Professor David B Grusky | The social sciences rely heavily on legacy data systems conceived to meet challenges of the 20th century (and earlier!). Is this the moment to build a new data system that meets new challenges and exploits new types of technology and data?The purpose of this talk is to sketch out this radical vision, how it might be realized, and the risks that it would entail.

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01:27:00

Fixing education for the AI age

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2025/06/03

Contributor(s): Conrad Wolfram | The recent prominence of AI has exposed major deficiencies in education. Not only how much improvement can be made in the pedagogical process with modern technology, but also how the subject-matter has diverged from what's needed in the real world. Maths education has been at the epicentre of this mismatch: required of all, seen as central to the future, yet without reformation for the technology revolution that has elevated it to such importance in society. Conrad

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01:28:59

Tolerance and freedom of expression

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2025/06/02

Contributor(s): Professor Peter Godfrey-Smith | Join us for the Sir Karl Popper Memorial Lecture which will be delivered by Peter Godfrey-Smith who will speak about tolerance and the freedom of expression. Karl Popper suggested that tolerance in political contexts can be self-defeating. “Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance,” he said, because it allows intolerance to flourish and take over. He called this the “paradox of tolerance.” One important kind of tolerance relates

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01:28:23

Elite conflict, colonialism and democracy in the...

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2025/05/29

Contributor(s): Dr Mohamed Saleh | Why has democracy struggled to thrive in the Global South? In this British Academy-funded research project, Mohamed Saleh develops a new economic history of the Middle East that explains the economic roots of authoritarianism in the region. He theoretically and empirically investigates how demands for democratisation emerge from intra-elite conflicts in an agrarian economy, despite the lack of an industrial bourgeoisie that was crucial in the Global North, and how

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01:29:46

Apprenticeship and economic growth in early modern...

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2025/05/14

Contributor(s): Professor Patrick Wallis | In his latest book, The Market for Skill: apprenticeship and economic growth in early-modern England, which forms the basis of this event, Patrick Wallis shows how apprenticeship helped reshape the English economy between 1500-1800.By detailing the activities of apprentices and masters, the strategies of ambitious parents, the interventions of guilds and the decisions of town officials, he shows how the system contributed to the growth of cities, the

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01:31:43

Neoliberalism and social justice? Reconciling Adam...

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2025/05/13

Contributor(s): Dr Nick Cowen, Dr Paola Romero | This event will explore the relationship between Rawlsian liberal egalitarianism and neoliberalism, based on Nick Cowen's book Neoliberal Social Justice. His timely and provocative book challenges the conventional wisdom that neoliberal capitalism is incompatible with social justice. In the book Nick tackles the crucial intersection of economic liberty and moral philosophy, highlighting the perspectives of John Rawls and Adam Smith. He confronts the

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01:08:05

The corporation in the 21st century

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2025/05/12

Contributor(s): Professor Sir John Kay | Join us as John Kay, one of Britain’s leading economists, discusses his new book The Corporation in the 21st Century: Why (almost) everything we are told about business is wrong, a radical reappraisal of the nature and activities of business - what it is for and how it works.

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01:23:48

Social justice and health equity

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2025/03/17

Contributor(s): Professor Sir Michael Marmot | In LSE Health's Annual Lecture, kicking off the centre’s 30th anniversary celebration, Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology at University College London and Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity, will outline why the need to reduce inequalities in health is a matter of social justice.In developing strategies for tackling health inequalities we need to confront the social gradient in health, not just the difference between the worst off

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01:26:45

Assisted dying: what should we think?

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2025/03/13

Contributor(s): Professor Kenneth Chambaere, Professor Emily Jackson, Father Hugh MacKenzie, Professor Alex Voorhoeve | A new bill proposes to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill patients in England and Wales. Many difficult philosophical, moral, legal and social questions are raised by end-of-life legislation. Do people have a right to die? Is suicide ethically permissible? Can we create laws that protect the vulnerable from being pressured into ending their lives? Should psychological as

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01:22:20

In conversation with Maurice Saatchi

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2025/03/12

Contributor(s): Lord Maurice Saatchi | In an age of conformists and faux-contrarians, Maurice Saatchi has revolutionised British business and politics through his willingness to question received wisdom. He discusses with Larry Kramer his new book Orgasm, a vivid and engaging blend of memoir, philosophy and critical thinking, in which he debunks some of the modern world’s most widely-held social and cultural delusions, in his inimitably witty and pugnacious style.

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