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Audio and pdf files from LSE"s spring 2016 programme of public lectures and events.

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01:32:46

Each Age Gets the Bloodshed it Needs: 20,000 years of...

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2016/02/09

Contributor(s): Professor Ian Morris | 20,000 years ago, the average person stood a 10-20% chance of dying violently. Today, the chance is under 1%. We have cut rates of violent death by 90% by creating large organisations that impose peace; but the main method for creating these organisations has been war. In effect, violence has slowly been putting itself out of business. The broad trends suggest that this process will probably continue. Ian Morris is Philippe Roman Chair in History and

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01:33:10

Autism and Minds Wired for Science: ethical implications

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2016/02/08

Contributor(s): Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor John Dupré, Dr Bonnie Evans | Our panel will offer perspectives from neuroscience, history and philosophy on autism: How has our understanding of autism evolved? Why is autism so often linked with scientific and mathematical talent? Does this mean that some minds are ‘wired’ for science (and others not)? Is autism really a disorder, or just an aspect of human ‘neurodiversity’? Simon Baron-Cohen (@sbaroncohen) is Professor of Developmental

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00:34:25

'Je ne suis pas féministe mais...' 52 minutes on the...

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2016/02/08

Contributor(s): Professor Christine Delphy, Professor Sylvie Tissot | On a rare visit to London, Professor Christine Delphy, one of the world's most influential feminist thinkers, joins us for the first UK screening of this world acclaimed film about her life, Je ne suis pas féministe mais... followed by a Q&A with one of the directors and Delphy herself. This event is partnered with a fuller discussion, Feminism in Transnational Times: a conversation with Christine Delphy, between Delphy and Tissot

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00:58:21

Britain and the EU: a view from the European Parliament

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2016/02/05

Contributor(s): Martin Schulz | Turbulent times, multiple challenges, permanent crisis mode. Can Europe cope? Are nation states better off alone? Is the EU just a scapegoat? Join us at this lecture to find out why Martin Schulz thinks that the EU, despite its present bad shape, remains the answer to global problems and needs fixing not ditching. Martin Schulz (@EP_President) is President of the European Parliament. He was born in 1955 and grew up in Hehlrath Germany. Aged 31, he was elected as the

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01:36:36

Going Beyond 'Dangerous' Climate Change

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2016/02/04

Contributor(s): Professor Kevin Anderson | Despite high-level statements to the contrary, there is little to no chance of maintaining the global mean surface temperature increase at or below 2 degrees Celsius. Moreover, the impacts associated with 2°C have been revised upward sufficiently so that 2°C now more appropriately represents the threshold between 'dangerous' and 'extremely dangerous' climate change. Kevin Anderson will address the endemic bias prevalent amongst many of those building

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01:21:27

Comrade Corbyn: a very unlikely coup

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2016/02/03

Contributor(s): Rosa Prince | Until recently, Jeremy Corbyn was barely known outside political circles, yet last summer he rode a wave of popular enthusiasm to win the Labour Party leadership by a landslide, with a greater mandate than any British political leader before him. So how did this very British iconoclast manage to snatch the leadership of a party he spent forty years rebelling against? Who is he and where did he come from? And what exactly happened over the space of an extraordinary

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01:13:34

One Second of Light

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2016/02/03

Contributor(s): Giles Duley | One Second of Light is Duley’s latest book, covering his work on the effects of conflict and humanitarian disaster over the last decade. Duley’s work has mostly been in partnership with NGO’s and charities, such as EMERGENCY UK. Duley will talk about the relationship and the role of photography in advocacy and raising awareness. Giles Duley (@gilesduley) was born in 1971 in London. After 10 years as an editorial photographer in the fashion and music industries in both

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01:26:50

Russia and the EU: back to realism?

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2016/02/03

Contributor(s): Fyodor Lukyanov | Leading Moscow analyst Fyodor Lukyanov argues that it's time to redefine the Europe – Russia relationship based on a pragmatic understanding of respective interests and capabilities. Fyodor Lukyanov is editor of Russia in Global Affairs. Vladislav Zubok is Professor of International History at LSE and Chair of Europe and Russia and Ukraine Working Group Dahrendorf Forum. LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global

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01:28:13

Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation

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2016/02/02

Contributor(s): Professor Paul van Gardingen | How can ecosystem management in developing countries contribute to poverty alleviation, as well as to inclusive and sustainable growth? Paul van Gardingen (@espa_director) is UNESCO Chair of International Development at the University of Edinburgh and Director, Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation Programme. Giles Atkinson is Professor of Environmental Policy, Department of Geography & Environment, LSE. The LSE Department of Geography &

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01:31:38

Not Yet Over the Rainbow: contemporary barriers to...

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2016/02/02

Contributor(s): Claire Fox, Sarah Hannett, Daniel Winterfeldt | Drawing on a mix of personal experience and professional insight, speakers from the City, the bar and the bench will discuss contemporary barriers to the advancement of LGBT+ people in the legal profession and how those barriers may be overcome. Claire Fox is a family practitioner at Pump Court Chambers, Co Chair of the Bar Lesbian and Gay Group and sits on the Equality and Diversity Committee of the Bar Council. Sarah Hannett

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01:30:20

Empire of Things: why we have too much stuff, and...

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2016/02/01

Contributor(s): Professor Frank Trentmann | What we consume has become the defining feature of our lives: our economies live or die by spending, we are treated more as consumers than workers, and even public services are presented to us as products in a supermarket. Frank Trentmann provides a long view on the global challenges of our relentless pursuit of more - from waste and debt to stress and inequality. Frank Trentmann is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London, and

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01:21:00

Green Bonds: a solution to finance the future?

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2016/02/01

Contributor(s): Suzanne Buchta, Sean Kidney | Are financial markets the enemy of social equality and the environment? Or can market forces help nurture a more sustainable future? Green Bonds enable investment in projects that help the environment. They help address environmental problems, thereby reducing environmental risks to people and companies, whilst creating returns for investors. There has been huge demand for green bonds since their creation, and it’s thought that over $100bn will be issued

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00:20:42