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Spring 2016 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdf

London School of Economics and Political Science

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

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01:16:39

LSE SU China Development Forum 2016 - Navigating...

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2016/01/30

Contributor(s): See description | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2016 Forum, held at LSE on 30th January 2016 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 29 speakers from mainland China, Hong

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01:27:35

LSE SU China Development Forum 2016 - Navigating...

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2016/01/30

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00:44:50

LSE SU China Development Forum 2016 - Navigating...

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2016/01/30

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01:29:09

Why I should be Mayor of London Tomorrow

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2016/01/28

Contributor(s): Sian Berry, Zac Goldsmith, Sadiq Khan, Caroline Pidgeon, Peter Whittle | Ahead of the 2016 London Mayoral elections, this event will allow the candidates from the main political parties to outline how they intend to sustain the London economy and support businesses if elected, addressing key questions over more devolution to the capital, funding critical infrastructure, and creating a more vibrant and entrepreneurial economy. Candidates participating include: Sian Berry (@sianberry),

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01:24:01

Lessons from the Greek Crisis

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2016/01/28

Contributor(s): Professor Louka T Katseli | The Chair of the National Bank of Greece visits LSE to discuss the lessons from the Greek crisis. A welcome address will be given by Antonis Ntatzopoulos, Chairman of the Hellenic Bankers Association-UK. Louka Katseli (@loukakatseli) is Chair of the National Bank of Greece and Hellenic Banking Association and Professor at the University of Athens, Department of Economics. Kevin Featherstone is Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies

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01:36:03

The Promise (and Threat) of Algorithmic Accountability

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2016/01/26

Contributor(s): Professor Frank Pasquale | From search engine results to credit scores, software orders and weights hundreds of variables into clean, simple interfaces, taking us from question to answer in a fraction of a second. But the rise of big data and predictive analytics in media and finance has alarmed many academics, activists, journalists and legal experts. Three aspects of algorithmic ordering of information have provoked particular scrutiny. The data used may be inaccurate or

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01:19:43

This Is London

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2016/01/26

Contributor(s): Ben Judah | This is the new London: an immigrant city. Over one-third of Londoners were born abroad, with half arriving since the millennium. This has utterly transformed the capital. Ben Judah, foreign correspondent, turns his reporter’s eye to home to expose the fossilized myths of our capital city. Ben Judah (@b_judah) was born in London. He has travelled widely in Russia, Central Asia and the Levant. His writing has featured widely, including the New York Times, the Evening

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01:25:33

Whither France? The Pessimistic Turn in Modern French...

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2016/01/25

Contributor(s): Dr Sudhir Hazareesingh | How have the rise of conservative and inward looking intellectual traditions undermined France’s progressive imagination? Can French progressive ideals be revived? Sudhir Hazareesingh is CUF Lecturer in Politics and Tutorial Fellow in Politics, Balliol College, University of Oxford. Robin Archer is Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE. The Ralph Miliband Programme (@rmilibandlse) is one of LSE's most prestigious lecture series and seeks to advance

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01:36:28

Subjects of Reason: goods, markets and imaginaries of...

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2016/01/21

Contributor(s): Professor Sheila Jasanoff | The lecture will look at how discourses of exchange create commensurable systems of exchange across highly disparate regions and forms of life. Three legal encounters will be considered as points of friction: the creation of the single carbon market; the regulation of GMOs by the World Trade Organisation; and the Novartis-India litigation on the cancer drug Gleevec. Sheila Jasanoff (@SJasanoff) is Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at

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01:28:05

IMPRESS and the Future of UK Press Regulation

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2016/01/20

Contributor(s): Walter Merricks | The Chair of Impress, Walter Merricks, will outline the role and ambitions of his organisation, which has been established as a Leveson-compliant regulator. Walter Merricks was the first Chief Ombudsman of the Financial Ombudsman Service. He has been involved in dispute resolution and regulation in the fields of legal services, healthcare, insurance, energy and intellectual property, among others. Seeta Peña Gangadharan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of

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00:52:43

Your Body By Darwin

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2016/01/19

Contributor(s): Jeremy Taylor | An evolutionary understanding of our bodies throws new light on why we get ill and how to cure disease. Jeremy Taylor reveals compelling insights from the rapidly developing field of Darwinian medicine. Jeremy Taylor has enjoyed a long career in BBC public broadcasting, specialising in science. Now a science writer, this lecture is based on his second book Body by Darwin. Dr Ann Robinson (@annrobi62395918) is a GP and health writer for the Guardian. Dr Robinson is

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01:05:03

Business for Punks

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2016/01/19

Contributor(s): James Watt | BrewDog has been built in an unconventional way, borne out of boredom with conventional lagers and a desire to enjoy great craft beer. Their business philosophy will be outlined in five key themes, underpinned in the new book Business for Punks. In this lecture, James will go into detail. In 2007, James Watt (@BrewDogJames) and best friend Martin Dickie set up one tiny brewery with one very big mission: to revolutionize the beer industry in the UK and completely redefine

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01:28:45

Lessons for the Euro from America's Past

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2016/01/19

Contributor(s): Professor Jeffry Frieden | Drawing on early America’s struggle to develop a single currency, Professor Frieden will discuss the implications for the European Union’s efforts today to provide monetary and financial stability. Jeffry Frieden is Professor of Government at Harvard University. He specializes in the politics of international monetary and financial relations. Frieden is the author of Currency Politics: The Political Economy of Exchange Rate Policy (2015); and (with Menzie

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01:25:32

Debt, Demographics and the Distribution of Income:...

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2016/01/18

Contributor(s): Dr Gertjan Vlieghe | Debt, demographics and the distribution of income can have significant and long-lasting effects on the economy. Historically, these 3 D’s have not been a major focus for monetary policy, but that is starting to change. Dr Gertjan Vlieghe joined the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England on 1 September 2015. Prior to his appointment he had been a partner and senior economist at Brevan Howard Asset Management, researching global macroeconomic trends and

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01:27:27

Non-Western Mathematics

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2016/01/18

Contributor(s): Professor Robin Wilson | Explore the mathematics of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and the Mayans. Robin Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Pure Mathematics at the Open University and a Visiting Professor in the Department of Mathematics, LSE. Jan van den Heuvel (@JanvadeHe) is Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, LSE. The LSE Department of Mathematics is internationally recognised for its teaching and research in the fields of discrete mathematics, game

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01:23:14

Emotions: do they control us?

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2016/01/18

Contributor(s): Professor Lisa Bortolotti, Professor Giovanna Colombetti, Dr Benedetto De Martino | From financial decisions to medical choices and political beliefs, emotion plays a crucial role. What is emotion and what is it good for? How is it represented in the brain and do human emotions differ from other animals? We will discuss the notion that emotion is the primary factor that controls our every action. Lisa Bortolotti (@lisabortolotti) is Professor of Philosophy at the University of

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01:28:12

Expectations of Openness in an Age of Secrecy: where...

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2016/01/13

Contributor(s): Professor Michael Schudson | In an age of WikiLeaks, Chelsea Manning, and Edward Snowden, it may seem odd to argue that we have expectations of openness in democracies greater than ever before, but we do. Not only expectations but institutional mechanisms in government, legislated guarantees, guardians of openness in civil society, practices of disclosure in health care, advertising, food packaging and labelling, and elsewhere. In the U.S. case, the focal point of this lecture,

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01:11:55

How to Have a Good Day

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2016/01/13

Contributor(s): Caroline Webb | Behavioural economics has the capacity to transform our everyday lives. Caroline Webb will demonstrate how easy it is to use science-based strategies to boost effectiveness, happiness and productivity. Caroline Webb (@Caroline_Webb_) is CEO of Sevenshift and External Senior Adviser to McKinsey & Company. Caroline's new book is How To Have A Good Day: Think Bigger, Feel Better and Transform Your Working Life. Connson Locke is Senior Lecturer in Practice. Dr Locke's

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01:29:46

Economics Of Migration

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2016/01/12

Contributor(s): Professor Alan Manning | Immigration is currently the most common response when asked about the most important issues facing Britain. This lecture will explain why there is a demand for immigration into the UK, and what the effects of it has been. Alan Manning is Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science and is Director of the Centre for Economic Performance’s research programme on Community. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of

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