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Boulting on bikes: Ned Boulting in conversation

°µÍø½ûÇø alumnus Ned Boulting discussed his career and all things cycling at a talk co-hosted by the Intellectual Forum and the Festival of Cycling on 24 September.

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Boulting on bikes: Ned Boulting in conversation
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Labyrinth: The path less taken

On 26 June, the IF hosted Labyrinth, a multi-sensory walk that leads participants to reflect on their lives, values, and goals by combining ancient reflective practice with interactive exercises.

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Labyrinth: The path less taken
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Art at the heart of Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical studies

At a talk at the Intellectual Forum on 16 May, heart surgeon Francis Wells dissected Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical studies through a contemporary lens.

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Art at the heart of Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical studies
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The Madman in the White House

Historian Patrick Weil gave a look into Sigmund Freud's lost psychobiography of American president Woodrow Wilson in a talk at the Intellectual Forum on 30 April.

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The Madman in the White House
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Global sanctions and Russia: Lessons for international business

As part of the TMT Lecture Series with The Moscow Times, the Intellectual Forum hosted Nabi Abdullaev to consider how Russia's sanctions have impacted international businesses.

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Global sanctions and Russia: Lessons for international business
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Leaders in Responsible AI Summit 2024

The 2024 Leaders in Responsible AI Summit, hosted by the Intellectual Forum, convened commercial, civil, defence, and academic leaders from around the world to discuss some of the most pressing questions surrounding AI and its place in society.

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Leaders in Responsible AI Summit 2024
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Power and the unWEIRDification of behavioural science

Catherine Angai and Bridget Gildea discussed how to make behavioural science less WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich, and Democratic) in a talk at the Intellectual Forum.

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Power and the unWEIRDification of behavioural science
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Law and the making of life: Regulating stem cell-based embryo models

Professor Emily Jackson spoke about the regulations surrounding brain organoids and stem cell-based embryo models at the Intellectual Forum for this year's Lisa Jardine Memorial Lecture.

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Law and the making of life: Regulating stem cell-based embryo models
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Rory Cellan-Jones in conversation

At the Intellectual Forum on 14 February, former BBC News technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones spoke with current MMLL students Aimee Jones and Asher Porter about how his undergraduate studies at Jesus served as a catalyst for a successful career in journalism.

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Rory Cellan-Jones in conversation
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Sentia: The science behind safe social drinking

Professor David Nutt introduced the science behind his mission to develop a new, safer alcohol alternative at a talk at the Intellectual Forum on 1 February.

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Sentia: The science behind safe social drinking
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Thrilling plots and chilling realities: Writing global thrillers

Thriller writer Mike Harrison discussed the art of creative writing and weaving real-world issues into his fiction at a talk on the Intellectual Forum on 25 January.

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Thrilling plots and chilling realities: Writing global thrillers
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Chris Boardman: How cycling can save the world

Sustainable mobility advocate and former professional cyclist Chris Boardman discussed the positive impact of active travel on our communities and the environment at a talk at the Intellectual Forum on 6 December.

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Chris Boardman: How cycling can save the world
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Ros Atkins on... The art of explanation

On 30 November at the Intellectual Forum, journalist and BBC presenter Ros Atkins shared his approach to communication and some of the personal and professional experiences which shaped it.

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Ros Atkins on... The art of explanation
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Behind the scenes of COP 28

On 30 November, the opening day of COP 28, the Intellectual Forum hosted an informal conversation between IF Director Julian Huppert and °µÍø½ûÇø Postdoctoral Associate Dr Nina Seega on the expectations for and realities of the 28th international climate conference.

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Behind the scenes of COP 28
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The afterlives of Caribbean slavery

On 22 November, historian Catherine Hall discussed her forthcoming book "Lucky Valley" in the third and final event of the Legacy of Slavery Working Party lecture series.

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The afterlives of Caribbean slavery
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Displacement and memories of loss with Prof Sheila Fitzpatrick

On 17 November, distinguished historian Prof Sheila Fitzpatrick discussed the former Soviet Union and its sphere of influence, within and beyond its borders during a talk at the Intellectual Forum.

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Displacement and memories of loss with Prof Sheila Fitzpatrick
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John Bercow: Speaking for change

On 10 November, John Bercow spoke at the Intellectual Forum about his time as Speaker of the House of Commons and the challenges facing the current Conservative government.

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John Bercow: Speaking for change
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Defending the History of Africa and the African Diaspora

On 1 November, historian Hakim Adi discussed his book "African and Caribbean People in Britain: a History" in the first event of the Legacy of Slavery Working Party lecture series.

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Defending the History of Africa and the African Diaspora
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Young women in policy in South Asia

At this panel event, four women from the policy worlds in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan shared their personal experiences and professional insight to shed light on women's negotiations with the state, politics, and law in male-dominated environments.

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Young women in policy in South Asia
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Time to Write: Emily Winslow's 49 lessons for writing a novel

Crime writer Emily Winslow visited the Intellectual Forum to give a packed audience a glimpse into a few of the 49 lessons on how to write a novel from her new book 'Time to Write'.

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Time to Write: Emily Winslow's 49 lessons for writing a novel
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Britain and the world: From Chagos to Ukraine and beyond

Philippe Sands KC, renowned barrister, spoke at the Intellectual Forum on 16 October about his career in international law and his views on some of the most pressing human rights issues of our time.

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Britain and the world: From Chagos to Ukraine and beyond
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Knock, knock! In pursuit of a grand unified theory of humour

Humour comes in many forms, from slapstick to sarcasm to knock knock jokes. Author and humourist William Hartston explained them all in this talk about what makes us laugh and why.

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Knock, knock! In pursuit of a grand unified theory of humour
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How to use Freedom of Information for the social good

Freedom of Information (FOI) has emerged around the world as a tool for openness and transparency. From cycle campaigns seeking...

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How to use Freedom of Information for the social good
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Writing American history in uncertain times

The United States of America's history and politics have always been closely connected, but in recent years we’ve seen extraordinary...

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Writing American history in uncertain times
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Embracing fashion sustainability with Riccardo Bellini

Since joining Chloé in 2018, Riccardo Bellini has focused on re-energising the brand with an emphasis on purpose and sustainability...

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Embracing fashion sustainability with Riccardo Bellini
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Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop

How can we improve relationships between the police and Britain's minority ethnic communities? What can we change to create a...

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Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop
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Julian of Norwich: mother, mystic, radical

What can a 14th century woman writer's story teach us about our own lives? The 14th century visionary Julian of...

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Julian of Norwich: mother, mystic, radical
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Would I Sci To You? Science comedy show

Relevant but irreverent: science, technology, engineering, and maths meets Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You...

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Would I Sci To You? Science comedy show
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Romanticism and the Black Atlantic

Romanticism is best known as a movement celebrating political and imaginative liberty - the human mind freeing itself from the...

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Romanticism and the Black Atlantic
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Enhancing vaccine uptake in an age of COVID-19

On 7 February, the Intellectual Forum hosted a critical discussion about how to make our communities - our world -...

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Enhancing vaccine uptake in an age of COVID-19
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Hacktivism and Black creativity

"This lecture series will cultivate a global community of change-makers that want to build at the intersection of disruptive innovation...

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Hacktivism and Black creativity
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The Falling of Dusk

Why should Christians embrace suspicious doubt? Can a suspicious Christianity challenge doubters? On 12 January, the Intellectual Forum hosted a...

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The Falling of Dusk
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Hostile Film Screening

On 29 November, the Intellectual Forum screened Hostile, an award-winning feature-length documentary written, produced, and directed by BAFTA-longlisted filmmaker Sonita...

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Hostile Film Screening
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Boy Actors in Early Modern England

What was life like for early modern boy actors, and what was it like to write for them? The Intellectual...

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Boy Actors in Early Modern England
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Lessons for the NHS from high-stakes decision making

What can be learned from situations where high-stakes decisions have to be made? “The route to making safe high-pressure decisions...

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Lessons for the NHS from high-stakes decision making
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Bridges or walls: a competitive or cooperative planet?

On 1 October the Intellectual Forum was joined by Intellectual Forum Senior Research Associate and former diplomat Farukh Amil. Farukh...

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Bridges or walls: a competitive or cooperative planet?
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An evening with Lemn Sissay

The Intellectual Forum was joined by renowned poet, playwright, memoirist, performer, and broadcaster Lemn Sissay OBE. Lemn read from his...

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An evening with Lemn Sissay
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College community environment forum

The Intellectual Forum hosted the College Community Environment Forum as part of Green Week Michaelmas 2022. In 2021, the College...

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College community environment forum
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The Great Post Office Scandal

How do you expose one of the UK's biggest ever miscarriages of justice? The Great Post Office Scandal is the...

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The Great Post Office Scandal
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Joined Up Thinking

At a time of existential global challenges, we need our best brainpower. How do we create genius environments, help our...

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Joined Up Thinking
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An Intimate History of Evolution

°µÍø½ûÇø Honorary Fellow Alison Bashford FBA came to the Intellectual Forum on Wednesday 5 October to discuss her book...

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An Intimate History of Evolution
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Here We Are: film screening and Q&A

On the 27th August, we screened the animated short film Here We Are, based on the award-winning book by Oliver...

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Here We Are: film screening and Q&A
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Communities in space: a one-day conference

On Friday 29th April, this one-day conference investigated the social, economic, cultural, legal, governmental, and other issues relating to future...

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Communities in space: a one-day conference
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Twitter: power and responsibility

On 27th April Twitter’s Senior Director of Global Public Policy, Nick Pickles, joined us to discuss the issues and principles...

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Twitter: power and responsibility
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Imaging in four dimensions

On 8th April, as part of the Cambridge Festival 2022, Dr Tiffany Harte led a turn-based game to help build...

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Imaging in four dimensions
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Productivity: does it really matter?

We spend a significant portion of our waking hours on our work, and “productivity†has become a ubiquitous term for...

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Productivity: does it really matter?
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Make your own medieval medical charms

On Sunday 3rd April 2022, as part of the Cambridge Festival 2022, Intellectual Forum Senior Research Associate Dr Kat Hindley...

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Make your own medieval medical charms
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The Lisa Jardine Memorial Lecture 2022

The 2022 Lisa Jardine Memorial Lecture was given by Professor Bill Sherman on Tuesday 15th March 2022. This illustrated lecture...

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The Lisa Jardine Memorial Lecture 2022
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The Voice of Sin

In conjunction with the Cambridge Film Trust and the Japan Foundation, °µÍø½ûÇø and the Intellectual Forum were delighted to...

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The Voice of Sin
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Real lives in science

On International Women’s Day (Tuesday 8th March 2022) we were joined by a number of university members including undergraduates, postgraduates...

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Real lives in science
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Should the police use more facial recognition?

On Friday 25th February, former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Bernard Hogan Howe, who argues for increased use of facial recognition...

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Should the police use more facial recognition?
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Tales from a reformed establishment lackey

On Thursday 10th February, Andrew Mitchell returned to his alma mater °µÍø½ûÇø, Cambridge to talk about his life and...

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Tales from a reformed establishment lackey
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What’s the worst that could happen?

Did you know that you’re more likely to die from a catastrophe than in a car crash? On Monday 17th...

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What’s the worst that could happen?
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Screening of experimental film: Lady Blackshirt

On Friday 22nd October 2021, the Intellectual Forum hosted a screening of the new experimental film Impermanence: Lady Blackshirt, followed...

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Screening of experimental film: Lady Blackshirt
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Creating an equitable future through education

On Thursday 7th October 2021, The Yidan Prize Foundation, the University of Cambridge (the REAL Centre at the Faculty of...

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Creating an equitable future through education
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The #MeToo movement in the UK and Australia

On 16 July, the Intellectual Forum, the Australian National University, and the Centre for Social Impact at the University of...

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The #MeToo movement in the UK and Australia
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Can positive psychology build a brighter future?

On Monday 21st June 2021, we were joined by Professor Felicia Huppert, Founding Director of the Well-being Institute, University of...

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Can positive psychology build a brighter future?
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Museums of the future

What are museums for? What will they be like in decades to come, and has the COVID-19 pandemic changed the...

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Museums of the future
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How should a government be?

For over a century, the most pressing question in political thought has been about the size and capacity of the...

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How should a government be?
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Business ecosystems of the future

Businesses are increasingly being challenged to solve problems and come up with new offerings that are way beyond the capabilities any company has in-house.

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Business ecosystems of the future
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Ripples: a live interactive event

How do ripples form the fabric of our world, and how do we make sense of them? From social media...

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Ripples: a live interactive event
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Young scientists gather for a workshop on atoms

The world is made of atoms, but what does this mean? College Postdoctoral Associate Tiffany Harte delivered an interactive workshop to young scientists.

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Young scientists gather for a workshop on atoms
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How can we fix the financial system?

How can university endowments, pension funds, and individual savers contribute to the mitigation of inequality and the climate crisis through their investments?

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How can we fix the financial system?
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Is social media changing your life? Watch the discussion

The Intellectual Forum and the University of Cambridge ThinkLab welcomed an expert panel to talk about the impact social media is having on our lives for the Cambridge Festival 2021.

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Is social media changing your life? Watch the discussion
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Why lifelong learning matters

Available to watch online: A virtual fireside chat with MasterClass Founder and CEO David Rogier.

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Why lifelong learning matters
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A big data approach to improving sleep

Sleep Cycle's CTO Mikael Kågebäck and Malin Abrahamsson, Director of PR and Partnerships, gave a talk for the Intellectual Forum and ThinkLab's Sleep Week.

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A big data approach to improving sleep
What do we know about sleep, health and technology? Dr Michael Grandner

How does sleep health affect society?

Internationally renowned sleep scientist Dr Michael Grandner gave a fascinating lecture for the Intellectual Forum and ThinkLab's Sleep Week - now available to watch online.

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How does sleep health affect society?
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Children's sleep: facts and myths

Sleep Week continues with a data-driven discussion on 'what works' when it comes to infant sleep - now available to watch online.

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Children's sleep: facts and myths
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What is 'normal' infant sleep?

The Intellectual Forum's Sleep Week started with a discussion of infant sleep with anthropologist Professor Helen Ball.

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What is 'normal' infant sleep?
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Watch the 2021 Lisa Jardine Memorial Lecture

How should historians study emotions to help them understand the past? The German Peasants' War of 1524-6 was the biggest...

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Watch the 2021 Lisa Jardine Memorial Lecture
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The experience economy with James Wallman

Available to watch online: former British Deputy Ambassador to the US Patrick Davies OBE discusses US politics.

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The experience economy with James Wallman
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How The Simpsons predicts the future

Available to watch online: The Simpsons writer and Producer Al Jean talks about Humour, Politics and how The Simpsons predicts the future.

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How The Simpsons predicts the future
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Yidan Prize Conference Series: Europe 2020

On Wednesday 11 March 2020 °µÍø½ûÇø hosted this year's Yidan Prize Conference, welcoming guests from around the world to...

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Yidan Prize Conference Series: Europe 2020
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Climate Finance Conference

On Tuesday 3 March 2020, the Intellectual Forum hosted the first Climate Finance Conference: an invitation-only gathering of key investors...

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Climate Finance Conference
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Lex Ex Machina: a conference on law's computability

On 13 December 2019, this conference brought together a diverse range of experts to explore the advances in artificial intelligence...

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Lex Ex Machina: a conference on law's computability
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Are British politics in turmoil?

On Tuesday 19 November, the Financial Times journalist and Jesus Alumna, Miranda Green, came to the Intellectual Forum to talk...

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Are British politics in turmoil?
Ellie Brown

Prisoners? Artists? Or Both?

PhD student Ellie Brown came to the Intellectual Forum to talk about her work with prisoners.

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Prisoners? Artists? Or Both?
James Clackson

Watch Professor James Clackson's history of taboo words

Professor James Clackson joined us at the Intellectual Forum to talk about taboo language as part of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2019.

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Watch Professor James Clackson's history of taboo words
Julius Grower

Is the law just "common sense with knobs on"?

°µÍø½ûÇø Fellow Julius Grower came to the Intellectual Forum to put the public through their paces with a number of tricky legal conundrums.

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Is the law just "common sense with knobs on"?
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Rustat Report on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Healthcare

On 31 January 2019, the Rustat Conferences brought together experts from across academia, industry, the NHS, government, and enterprise, to discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data (BD), and healthcare.

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Rustat Report on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Healthcare
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Book Launch of It Keeps Me Seeking with Andrew Briggs

Intellectual Forum hosted the Cambridge launch of It Keeps Me Seeking: The Invitation from Science, Philosophy and Religion, a new book by Andrew Briggs, Hans Halvorson & Andrew Steane.

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Book Launch of It Keeps Me Seeking with Andrew Briggs
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What should children learn?

The importance to the next generation of high quality education is undisputed. However, the substance of a good education is often less discussed. A half-day conference on 1 November debated this and more, challenging delegates to think about what and how children should learn.

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What should children learn?
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Influenza - 1918/19 and now

Take two authors and add one virologist to talk about pandemic flu and what do you get? A fascinating discussion about the 1918 Spanish flu outbreak and an insight into modern day preparations for a future pandemic.

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Influenza - 1918/19 and now
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Facebook under scrutiny at Intellectual Forum event

Professor Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects us and Undermines Democracy joined an expert panel to discuss the effects that social media is having on democracy and society.

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Facebook under scrutiny at Intellectual Forum event
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Ballet film premieres at Festival

The premiere of The Ballet of the Nations, a film by Bristol-based Impermanence Dance Theatre, has been screened as part of the °µÍø½ûÇø Intellectual Forum programme for the Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2018.

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Ballet film premieres at Festival
Dr Clare Chambers

Watch Dr Clare Chambers argue against state-recognised marriage

You can now see College Fellow Dr Clare Chambers critiquing state-recognised marriage in this livestream of the Against Marriage event hosted by the Intellectual Forum.

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Watch Dr Clare Chambers argue against state-recognised marriage
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Healthcare and data: how do we get it right?

On 13 September 2018, the Intellectual Forum co-hosted with Understanding Patient Data and Hal Hodson, a day-long public conference to explore, engage, discuss, and challenge, ideas around how we manage healthcare data.

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Healthcare and data: how do we get it right?
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Rustat Report on Generations

On 21 June 2018, this Rustat Conference explored 'is there such a thing as a generation gap?'.

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Rustat Report on Generations
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How science really works: the secret life of science

Professor Jeremy Baumberg FRS explored "Is the scientific enterprise truly as healthy as we tend to think? How does the system itself shape what scientists do?â€

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How science really works: the secret life of science
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Creating the coolest objects in the Universe

Intellectual Forum was pleased to host °µÍø½ûÇø Fellow, Ulrich Schneider, to explore how you can make things colder than anything in outer space.

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Creating the coolest objects in the Universe
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Using Materials to Think

Advances in science provide the means to probe matter on increasingly minute and vast scales, expanding human senses and calling into question what it means to know and perceive.

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Using Materials to Think
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Fashion and the circular economy: engineering biology for textile dyeing

The textile industry is a global environmental disaster. Everything from the production of both natural and synthetic fibres to making finished garments carry a negative environmental impact.

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Fashion and the circular economy: engineering biology for textile dyeing
Bioscience Panel

Hot topics in bioscience I wished I knew more about

Intellectual Forum hosted a panel of bioscientists from around the University of Cambridge to discuss the hot topics of the day for the Cambridge Science Festival.

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Hot topics in bioscience I wished I knew more about
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Jimmy Choo 'In Conversation' in College

World-famous shoe designer, Professor Datuk Jimmy Choo OBE, kept an audience entertained for over an hour last night as he shared personal stories and sage advice.

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Jimmy Choo 'In Conversation' in College
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China's Belt and Road from a European Perspective

China's economic Belt and Road Initiative was approached from a global and European perspective at a lecture given by Dr Danilo Türk.

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China's Belt and Road from a European Perspective
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Yidan Prize Convenes Educating for the Future Conference

Dr Charles Chen Yidan, founder of the world’s biggest education prize – the Yidan Prize – addressed leading global academics and educators on key issues facing the sector at the Yidan Prize Cambridge Conference held at °µÍø½ûÇø.

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Yidan Prize Convenes Educating for the Future Conference
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Cambridge Railway lecture features College archive material

Nineteenth Century plans from the College archives are just some of the never before published images that formed part of an illustrated lecture about the history of Cambridge Railway Station.

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Cambridge Railway lecture features College archive material
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Watch the inaugural Lisa Jardine lecture

Watch the inaugural Lisa Jardine Lecture - delivered by College alum and author of The Silk Roads, Professor Peter Frankopan.

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Watch the inaugural Lisa Jardine lecture
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Rustat Report on Global Mobility

On 30 November 2017, this Conference discussed human mobility, including Brexit, now and in the future.

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Rustat Report on Global Mobility
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My Year with Helen screening

A film following the Rt Hon Helen Clark, former Prime Minster of New Zealand, was screened at an Intellectual Forum on 24 November.

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My Year with Helen screening
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The automation of consensus: Democracy and the dark arts

The Intellectual Forum co-hosted with Byline Cambridge a discussion on whether the utopian promises of the sharing digital economy have now turned into a dark dystopian present.

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The automation of consensus: Democracy and the dark arts
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Italian town focus of earthquake recovery research

Effective ways to reconstruct and protect communities, buildings and cultural heritage in earthquake-prone areas are being explored by international academics, the Italian authorities and people from the town of Amandola in Italy.

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Italian town focus of earthquake recovery research
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Rustat Report on Ageing Well

On 23 March 2017, the Rustat Conference on Ageing Well discuss ageing in our society from a variety of perspectives.

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Rustat Report on Ageing Well
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Rustat Report on the Future of Work

On 22 November 2016, the Rustat Conference on the Future of Work considered pressing questions about the destabilising effects of new technology, and what they means for individuals and workforces.

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Rustat Report on the Future of Work
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Director's Discussion on the Rise of Trump

At this Director's Discussion, Dr Julian Huppert, the newly appointed Director of the Intellectual Forum, chaired a panel comprising of...

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Director's Discussion on the Rise of Trump

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    Ellie

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    °µÍø½ûÇø has been a great home for me during my PhD. I chose °µÍø½ûÇø for a number of reasons – first, the location. We are central enough to be within easy walking distance of most things, but far enough away to avoid the hustle and bustle (and tourists in summer!). The College also has extensive grounds, with amenities like the hockey pitch, football pitch and tennis courts all on site. Secondly, the accommodation is some of the best I’ve seen in Cambridge. My house was newly renovated when...

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    °µÍø½ûÇø has all the benefits of being large, historical and prestigious college, whilst also retaining fantastic welfare: the staff and other students all care about each other, and will be there to cheer you on when you are thriving, but also there to support you if you need any help. I chose Jesus due to several reasons, including its prime location, where it is very central, and easy to access everywhere, even if you work in one of the institutes further out. I also selected Jesus for its MCR...

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    There are many reasons why I’m so happy to be a part of °µÍø½ûÇø. The three biggest reasons for me are the opportunities to be involved in College sport, the support the College provides for me with for my research and the help in making sure that we have comfortable, affordable accommodation when we have needed it. °µÍø½ûÇø is so friendly and so it is incredibly easy to get involved in the sport and social side of the College. The MCR does a great job in welcoming new...

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    I chose °µÍø½ûÇø because of the great mixture of undergraduates and postgraduates, and when I first visited I thought it was the most beautiful place I had ever seen! The sense of community in Jesus has had an enormous impact on my experience here. Whether you need help, advice, cheering up or even just a chat there is always someone there to put a smile on your face. From the MCR committee to the Porters, the canteen staff to the gardeners, everyone is so friendly and welcoming. Jesus also...

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    Alison

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    What first attracted me to °µÍø½ûÇø was its reputation and history, central location without being touristy, and the postgraduate housing options. When I arrived at Jesus I was so pleased to find the partner accommodation was spacious, affordable, and situated very close to the college, allowing us to really take advantage of the facilities. We especially enjoyed The Roost, the nicest of all the college bars, doubling as a café during the day - ideal for studying or meeting up with groups - and a lively pub in the...

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