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| 1 | "Conflict resolution for the future of biodiversity conservation" with Dr Alexandra Zimmermann | Dr Alexandra Zimmermann, WildCRU, discusses the challenges of managing conflict between different groups in order to protect wildlife and natural resources | Alexandra Zimmermann | 01 Dec 2021 | |
| 2 | Book talk: 'Cogs and Monsters: what economics is and what it should be' with Prof Diane Coyle | Diane Coyle and Ian Goldin discuss Diane's new book 'Cogs and Monsters' and how economics can face the challenges of technological change. | Diane Coyle, Ian Goldin | 25 Nov 2021 | |
| 3 | Evaluating and investing in Nature-based Solutions | Join Nathalie Seddon and Cameron Hepburn as they discuss the need for increased investment combined with rigorous evaluation of activities undertaken, using metrics which consider the complex, long-term benefits that nature-based solutions provide. | Nathalie Seddon, Cameron Hepburn | 25 Jun 2021 | |
| 4 | Rethinking planetary prosperity: are we measuring what we value? | Professor Dame Henrietta L. Moore and Professor Sir Charles Godfray discuss how we can rebuild new economies in a way that ensures global prosperity. | Henrietta Moore, Charles Godfray | 25 Jun 2021 | |
| 5 | Putting a value on nature: Influencing global action on environmental challenges | Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, speaks to the implications of the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity, and how we can begin the journey to re-shape our economies, working with nature, not against it. | Inger Andersen, Cameron Hepburn | 25 Jun 2021 | |
| 6 | Book Launch: 'Rescue: From Global Crisis to a Better World' | In the book launch for Rescue: From Global Crisis to a Better World, Ian Goldin, Author, and Nik Gowing, Founder at Thinking the Unthinkable, will discuss how the pandemic provides a unique opportunity to tackle today’s challenges. | Ian Goldin, Nik Gowing | 16 Jun 2021 | |
| 7 | The Great Health Dilemma: Is Prevention Better than Cure? | Join Professor Chris Dye, author of The Great Health Dilemma, and Professor Salim Abdool Karim, Director of CAPRISA, as they discuss ways to invest more money and effort in health promotion and prevention around the world today. | Chris Dye, Salim Abdool Karim | 16 Jun 2021 | |
| 8 | The Economics of Biodiversity Review | Join us for a conversation between the author of the Economics of Biodiversity Review, Sir Partha Dasgupta, and Professor Cameron Hepburn, where they will discuss the important messages from the review and the road ahead. | Partha Dasgupta, Cameron Hepburn | 15 Jun 2021 | |
| 9 | Emerging technology and systemic risk – maintaining a secure and resilient digital infrastructure as we build back better | Sadie Creese and Jamie Saunders discuss the steps that need to be taken by technologists, businesses, government and the international community to ensure that our digital infrastructure continues to provide the level of resilience and security we need. | Sadie Creese, Jamie Saunders, Charles Godfray | 08 Jun 2021 | |
| 10 | Leopards, mountains and politics | in most countries conservation of leopards is dependent on trans-boundary collaboration. In this talk, Dr Mohammad Farhadinia explores the critical role of mountains for biodiversity conservation amidst international political concerns. | Mohammad Farhadinia, David Macdonald | 08 Jun 2021 | |
| 11 | Roadmap to the Sustainable Development Goals | Ian Goldin, Kristalina Georgieva discuss how we can bring the Sustainable Development Goals in reach by 2030 | Ian Goldin, Kristalina Georgieva | 07 Jun 2021 | |
| 12 | CO2 solutions: ocean carbon storage options | The speakers explore the various approaches being proposed to store and preserve CO2 in the ocean, many inspired by mechanisms known to function naturally in the past, and assess the challenges and research hurdles for their implementation in the future. | Ros Rickaby, Sophie Gill, Roxana Shafiee, Myles Allen | 07 Jun 2021 | |
| 13 | The race to zero: action by cities, business and investors | Net zero targets are proliferating across the world, covering not only countries but also business, investors, cities, states and provinces, universities, and many others. But are these targets credible? And how can we ensure they lead to change? | Tom Hale, Aoife Brophy | 24 May 2021 | |
| 14 | Between a rock and a wet place: putting carbon back into geological storage | The cycle of carbon between the Earth’s surface and its deep interior is a key component of our goldilocks planet. In this discussion Professor Mike Kendall, Professor Joe Cartwright and Dr Tom Kettlety will discuss CO2 storage in geologic reservoirs. | Mike Kendall, Joe Cartwright, Tom Kettlety | 07 May 2021 | |
| 15 | National infrastructure for the recovery and the long term | In this conversation, Sir John Armitt, who is chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, joins Professor Jim Hall to explore the vision and practicalities of providing infrastructure systems that meets society’s goals. | John Armitt, Jim Hall | 07 May 2021 | |
| 16 | Beyond zero: the role of negative emissions | What are the different ways to remove carbon dioxide from air? How much potential do they have, and how can we scale them up? Perhaps most importantly, will negative emissions be a vital addition to action on emissions or a costly distraction? | Tim Kruger, Steve Smith | 18 Mar 2021 | |
| 17 | The stymieing effect of unresolved ethical issues on the conservation of biodiversity | In this presentation, Professor John Vucetich & Professor David MacDonald, will examine how the terms “ecosystem health” and “endangered species” are underdetermined to the point of being increasingly problematic for advancing real-world conservation | John Vucetich, David Macdonald | 18 Mar 2021 | |
| 18 | The challenge of anti-microbial resistance | In conversation with Chris Dye, Sally Davies will explore the major challenge of anti-microbial resistance and discuss whether people’s greater appreciation of medical risk due to the pandemic will help the development of effective countermeasures. | Dame Sally Davies, Chris Dye | 15 Mar 2021 | |
| 19 | Thinking again about the future and prospects for humanity | In conversation with Charles Godfray, Martin Rees will explore how the global experience of the COVID-19 pandemic might change the way societies and policymakers grapple with the major challenges of the 21st century. | Martin Rees, Charles Godfray | 15 Mar 2021 | |
| 20 | Greed is dead: politics after individualism | Economists Paul Collier and John Kay discuss their book, Greed is Dead, with Sir Charles Godfray | Paul Collier, John Kay, Charles Godfray | 09 Mar 2021 | |
| 21 | Zero carbon energy systems | Join Nick Eyre and Steve Smith for a discussion on a renewable energy, energy efficiency and carbon emissions. | Nick Eyre, Steve Smith | 04 Mar 2021 | |
| 22 | Net zero – why and how? | The first discussion in the Oxford Net Zero Series, hosted by the Oxford Martin School, hones in on the fundamental motivation of the research programme: ‘Why net zero? | Myles Allen, Kaya Axelsson, Sam Fankhauser, Steve Smith | 01 Mar 2021 | |
| 23 | Protein structure and AI: the excitement about the recent advance made by Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold Programme | Why is it important to understand the 3-D structures of protein, why are they difficult to construct, and what is the nature of AlphaFold’s advance? Why is this so exciting and what further advances in medicine and the other biosciences may result? | Yvonne Jones, Phil Biggin, Charles Godfray | 18 Feb 2021 | |
| 24 | Data work: the hidden talent and secret logic fuelling artificial intelligence | Professor Gina Neff discusses artificial intelligence and data work, and the ethical and social implications of integrating these tools into organisations. | Gina Neff, Ian Goldin | 16 Feb 2021 | |
| 25 | Rethinking diet, weight and health policy in and after the COVID-19 pandemic | Prof Susan Jebb and Sir Charles Godfray discuss the possible implications of the pandemic on health policy and tackling obesity. | Susan Jebb, Charles Godfray | 09 Feb 2021 | |
| 26 | Healthcare after the COVID-19 pandemic: the walls are coming down | Join Professor Chas Bountra, Professor of Translational Medicine and Professor Sir Charles Godfray as they discuss how the healthcare system has had to adapt due to the Covid-19 pandemic and what this means in the future. | Chas Bountra, Charles Godfray | 04 Feb 2021 | |
| 27 | The ages of globalization | Professor Jeff Sachs discusses his new book 'The Ages of Globalization' with Professor Ian Goldin. | Jeff Sachs, Ian Goldin | 01 Feb 2021 | |
| 28 | 21st century technologies for tackling 21st century pandemics | Christophe Fraser of Oxford’s Big Data Institute, who advises the UK’s NHS COVID-19 Tracing app, and Prof Oliver Pybus discuss the opportunities and challenges of successfully applying new technologies to pandemics past, present, and future. | Christophe Fraser, Oliver Pybus | 26 Jan 2021 | |
| 29 | Re-imagining urban mobility after COVID-19 | The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented disruptions to urban mobility systems across the globe yet also presented unique opportunities for people to drive less, walk/cycle more and reduce carbon emissions. | Tim Schwanen, Jennie Middleton, Jim Hall | 09 Dec 2020 | |
| 30 | Terra Incognita: 100 Maps to Survive the Next 100 Years | Professor Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development at Oxford University, discusses his new book 'Terra Incognita: 100 Maps to Survive the Next 100 Years' | Ian Goldin | 02 Dec 2020 | |
| 31 | A tale of two crises: COVID-19 and the financial system | Dr Julia Giese, Bank of England, discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the financial system and how banks can play their part in economic recovery. | Julia Giese, Cameron Hepburn | 02 Dec 2020 | |
| 32 | Baby steps: the gender division of childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic | Professor Sarah Smith, Professor Almudena Sevilla and Professor Cameron Hepburn discuss the gender division of childcare during the covid-19 pandemic, and the impact of this on welfare and employment. | Sarah Smith, Almudena Sevilla, Cameron Hepburn | 01 Dec 2020 | |
| 33 | Privacy is Power | Carissa Véliz discusses her new book 'Privacy is Power', focusing on the importance of understanding how our data is used and how we can protect our privacy. | Carissa Véliz, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen | 01 Dec 2020 | |
| 34 | Resetting our relationship with nature in a post-COVID world | Professor E.J. Milner-Gulland and Professor Sir Charles Godfray discuss our relationship with nature, how it relates to the Covid-19 pandemic, and what we need to do differently in the future. | E.J. Milner-Gulland, Charles Godfray | 17 Nov 2020 | |
| 35 | Supply and demand shocks in the COVID-19 pandemic: an industry and occupation perspective | In this recorded talk, Professor Doyne Farmer and Maria del Rio-Chanona talk about their new paper on supply and demand shocks, and the impacts on society, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic | Doyne Farmer, Maria del Rio-Chanona, Ian Goldin | 17 Nov 2020 | |
| 36 | After the lockdown: macroeconomic adjustment to the Covid-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa | In this talk, Professor Chris Adam, Professor of Development Economics looks beyond the public health aspects of the pandemic to examine the medium-term macroeconomic adjustment challenge confronting domestic policy-makers and international donors. | Chris Adam, Cameron Hepburn | 13 Nov 2020 | |
| 37 | Global macroeconomic cooperation in response to the Covid-19 pandemic | Professor David Vines, Professor of Economics at INET Oxford, discusses the need for international cooperation to support emerging economies after the covid-19 crisis. | David Vines, Cameron Hepburn | 13 Nov 2020 | |
| 38 | Globalisation in the post-COVID world | Professor Beata Javorcik, Chief Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, discusses the recent developments in international trade and the link between trade finance and resilience of trade flows ready for a post-COVID world | Beata Javorcik, Cameron Hepburn | 06 Nov 2020 | |
| 39 | Lie machines: misinformation in a Post-COVID world | Phil Howard, author of Lie Machines and Nicola Aitken, Policy Manager at Full Fact, discuss the implications of fake news and misinformation. | Phil Howard, Nicola Aitken | 06 Nov 2020 | |
| 40 | Recipes for transforming food production and beyond | Paul Clarke, Ocado's Chief Technology Officer, will focus on the disruptive ingredients and recipes at the heart of Ocado's ongoing journey of self-disruption and reinvention. | Paul Clarke | 05 Nov 2020 | |
| 41 | What is life? | For this year's James Martin Memorial Lecture, Sir Paul Nurse will consider some of the fundamental ideas of biology with the aim of identifying principles that define living organisms. | Paul Nurse | 05 Nov 2020 | |
| 42 | Better doctors, better patients, better decisions: Risk literacy in health | Can every doctor understand health statistics? Gerd Gigerenzer will describe the efforts towards this goal, a few successes, but also the steadfast forces that undermine doctors’ ability to understand and act on evidence. | Gerd Gigerenzer | 18 Mar 2020 | |
| 43 | Powering the future: switching on the renewables | Globally, renewable energy has a foot in the door. But significant challenges remain. | Malcolm McCulloch | 18 Feb 2020 | |
| 44 | Road to somewhere? Resilient infrastructure for sustainable development | Professor Hall will share experiences of establishing long-term plans for sustainable infrastructure in many countries around the world. | Jim Hall | 17 Feb 2020 | |
| 45 | British politics after Brexit: reflections on the last three years and the next fifty | Lord Sumption will discuss the impact on our constitution and political system of the referendum of 2016 and its aftermath. | Lord Sumption | 07 Feb 2020 | |
| 46 | A world without work: technology, automation and how we should respond | Daniel Susskind discusses ideas from his new book 'A World Without Work' | Daniel Susskind | 03 Feb 2020 | |
| 47 | Clouds and climate | Tapio Schneider discusses the influence of clouds on climate, and how advances in the modelling of clouds can help us predict our climate future more accurately. | Tapio Schneider | 06 Jan 2020 | |
| 48 | Creative Commons | Nano comes to life: how nanotechnology is transforming medicine and the future of biology | n this book talk, Professor Sonia Contera will talk about how Nanotechnology is transforming medicine and the future of biology. | Sonia Contera | 06 Dec 2019 |
| 49 | Why we need a fourth revolution in healthcare | William bird discusses how healthcare focused on communities and acitve lifestyles can lead to greater wellbeing. | William Bird | 06 Dec 2019 | |
| 50 | Creative Commons | Psychologically informed micro-targeted political campaigns: the use and abuse of data | Data-driven micro-targeted campaigns have become a key part of political strategy. As personal and societal data becomes more accessible, we need to understand how it can be used and whether it is relevant to regulate political candidates' access to data. | Jens Koed Madsen | 04 Dec 2019 |
| 51 | Creative Commons | The technology trap - capital, labour and power in the age of automation | Carl Frey discusses his book 'The Technology Trap' | Carl Benedikt Frey | 04 Dec 2019 |
| 52 | Creative Commons | Migration: the movement of humankind from prehistory to the present | Robin Cohen discusses migration throughout history and in the present day. | Robin Cohen | 02 Dec 2019 |
| 53 | Ending energy poverty: reframing the poverty discourse | The President of the Rockefeller Foundation discusses the need for new solutions for energy transformation and economic development. | Rajiv J. Shah | 27 Nov 2019 | |
| 54 | Creative Commons | New economic and moral foundations for the Anthropocene | Prof Beinhocker will argue that by changing the ideologies, narratives, and memes that govern our economic system, we can create the political space required to rapidly transform to a sustainable and just economic system. | Eric Beinhocker | 24 Jun 2019 |
| 55 | Creative Commons | From pollution to solution: will China save the planet? | Barbara Finamore discusses whether China will take the lead in saving our planet from environmental catastrophe. | Barbara Finamore, Radhika Khosla | 24 Jun 2019 |
| 56 | Creative Commons | The future of the corporation, economy and society | Professor Sir Paul Collier and Professor Colin Mayer CBE will share the latest thinking and research into the future of capitalism and the corporation to understand how business might be changed to make it work better for society. | Colin Mayer, Paul Collier | 19 Jun 2019 |
| 57 | Creative Commons | Protecting the high seas (Oxford Green Week talk) | As part of Oxford Green Week, Prof Alex Rogers and Dr Gwilym Rowlands discuss the importance of protecting the high seas, and how marine protection areas can be enforced. | Alex Rogers, Gwilym Rowlands | 19 Jun 2019 |
| 58 | Creative Commons | Changing technology, changing economics | Prof Diane Coyle discusses how digital technologies are changing economics. | Diane Coyle | 14 Jun 2019 |
| 59 | Creative Commons | Is the human species slowing down? | Prof Danny Dorling discusses the idea that that humanity is slowing down in almost everything that we do, and what this means for our future. | Danny Dorling | 14 Jun 2019 |
| 60 | Creative Commons | Navigating knowledge: new tools for the journey | Like the wind, knowledge can be difficult to see or grasp, but if well-harnessed, it can help us do extraordinary things. | Penny Mealy | 11 Jun 2019 |
| 61 | Creative Commons | Unlocking digital competition | Is competition in the digital economy desirable? Does it currently exist? Is it possible? Is there anything policy can do? | Jason Furman | 11 Jun 2019 |
| 62 | Creative Commons | From global to local - the relationship between global climate and regional warming | Professor David Battisti, The Tamaki Endowed Chair of Atmospheric Sciences, will be talking about global climate sensitivity controlling regional warming uncertainty and its role in impacting on human health, particularly heat stress. | David Battisti | 04 Jun 2019 |
| 63 | Creative Commons | City region food systems: potential for impacting planetary boundaries and food security | Dr Mike Hamm will explore the opportunity for regional food systems in-and-around cities for mutual benefit. | Michael Hamm | 30 May 2019 |
| 64 | Creative Commons | How complexity can resolve the crisis in economics | Professor Doyne Farmer will discuss the constraints of current economic models and propose complexity economics as a solution. | J Doyne Farmer | 30 May 2019 |
| 65 | Africa in transformation: economic development in the age of doubt with Prof Carlos Lopes | Carlos Lopes will deliver an overview of the critical development issues facing the African continent today. | Carlos Lopes | 13 May 2019 | |
| 66 | What now? Next steps on climate change | The Paris Agreement was a seminal moment in the world's struggle to fight climate change, but Christiana believes that the climate agreement was just a staging post in what remains a long, hard process. So what are the next steps? | Christiana Figueres | 19 Nov 2018 | |
| 67 | 'The global refugee crisis and what to do about it' - Rt Hon David Miliband | At a time of heightened political tension and policy confusion about the refugee crisis, this lecture explores why record numbers of people are fleeing their homes; what conditions they are living in; and what should be done to help them. | David Miliband | 27 Feb 2017 | |
| 68 | Creative Commons | Climate change: what science and the IPCC report has to say | Nick Eyre and Myles Allen give a talk for the Oxford Martin School on climate change and the IPCC report. | Myles Allen, Nick Eyre | 18 Aug 2015 |
| 69 | Creative Commons | Biodiversity and climate change: what happens when we turn up the heat on nature? | Dr Nathalie Seddon, Director of the Biodiversity Institute, gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School. | Nathalie Seddon | 18 Aug 2015 |
| 70 | Creative Commons | The ‘perfect storm’ revisited: food, energy and water security in the context of climate change | Sir John Beddington, Senior Adviser at the Oxford Martin School, gives a talk on climate change | John Beddingham | 18 Aug 2015 |
| 71 | Creative Commons | Climate change and our oceans | Professor Gideon Henderson, Professor of Earth Sciences, and Professor David Marshall, Professor of Physical Oceanography, will explore the role of oceans in climate change. | Gideon Henderson, David Marshall | 18 Aug 2015 |
| 72 | Creative Commons | Hopes and fears: why people disagree about how to tackle climate | In this seminar Dr Rob Bellamy, James Martin Fellow at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, will explore how and why people disagree about how to tackle climate change. What hope then is there for a global political agreement in Paris 2015? | David Marshall | 18 Aug 2015 |
| 73 | Creative Commons | Climate change: dealing with uncertainty | In this talk Professor Tim Palmer CBE, Co-Director of the Programme on Modelling and Predicting Climate, gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School. | Tim Palmer | 18 Aug 2015 |
| 74 | Creative Commons | Rich and poor: a cause for social unrest? at the Oxford Literary Festival 2015 | John Kampfner and Katrine Marçal discuss the growing gap between rich and poor and its implications for society, chaired by Professor Ian Goldin. | John Kampfner, Ian Goldin, Katrine Marcal | 18 Aug 2015 |
| 75 | Creative Commons | The future of Africa at the Oxford Literary Festival 2015 | Three authors with recent books on Africa discuss the future of the continent and answer questions from the audience under the watchful eye of the director of the Oxford Martin School, Professor Ian Goldin. | Martin Meredith, Jonny Steinberg, Tom Burgis | 18 Aug 2015 |
| 76 | Creative Commons | The limits of human performance and artificial intelligence | In this new Oxford talk, Garry Kasparov, Senior Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Martin School, turns his attention to the rapidly evolving relationship between humans and technology. | Garry Kasparov | 18 Aug 2015 |
| 77 | Creative Commons | Philae at the comet: a scientific adventure | Professor Chris Lintott, Professor of Astrophysics, University of Oxford and presenter of the BBC’s Sky at Night will talk about the history and the science of the voyage. | Chris Lintott, Ian Goldin | 18 Aug 2015 |
| 78 | Creative Commons | The metabolism of a human-dominated planet | Yadvinder Malhi, Director of the Oxford Centre ofr Tropical Forests, gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School. | Yadvinder Malhi | 18 Aug 2015 |
| 79 | Creative Commons | Living in a quantum world | Vlatko Vedral, Co-=Direct oof the Oxford Martin Programme on Bio-Inspired Quantum Technologies, gives a talk for theOxford Martin School. | Vlatko Vedral | 18 Aug 2015 |
| 80 | Creative Commons | Quantum life | Professor Seth Lloyd, Principal Investigator in the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School. | Seth Lloyd | 18 Aug 2015 |
| 81 | Creative Commons | The fight for women's rights: learning from success | Baroness Helena Kennedy QC gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School on women's rights. | Helena Kennedy | 24 Feb 2015 |
| 82 | Creative Commons | Capital failure - restoring trust in the financial system | Professor David Vines gives a talk onthe financial system. | David Vines | 17 Feb 2015 |
| 83 | Creative Commons | Oxford and the next-generation of mobile health | David Clifton, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, gives a talk for Oxford Martin School. | David Clifton | 17 Feb 2015 |
| 84 | Creative Commons | The butterfly defect: how globalization creates systemic risks, and what to do about it | Professor Ian Goldin gives a talk on globalization and systemic risk. | Ian Goldin | 17 Feb 2015 |
| 85 | Creative Commons | Is the Planet Full? | Charles Godfray, Ian Goldin, Sarah Harper, Toby Ord and Yadvinder Malhi discuss whether the planet is full. | Charles Godfray, Ian Goldin, Sarah Harper, Toby Ord | 17 Feb 2015 |
| 86 | Creative Commons | Well fed? The health and environmental implications of our food choices | Mike Rayner, Susan Jebb and Tara Garnett give a talk about food and feeding the population. | Mike Rayner, Susan Jebb, Tara Garnett | 17 Feb 2015 |
| 87 | Creative Commons | World population and human capital in the 21st century | Andrew Dilnot, David Coleman, Francesco Billari, Sarah Harper and Wolfgang Lutz give a talk about world population. | Andrew Dilnot, David Coleman, Francesco Billari, Sarah Harper | 17 Feb 2015 |
| 88 | Creative Commons | Eradicating Hepatitis C and HIV: progress and challenges for the next ten years | Dr John Frater, Principal Investigator, Institute for Emerging Infections and Dr Ellie Barnes, Principal Investigator, Institute for Emerging Infections. | Ellie Barnes, John Frater | 17 Feb 2015 |
| 89 | Creative Commons | New strategies for disease prevention and management from infancy to old age | Professor Terry Dwyer, Executive Director, The George Institute for Global Health and Dr Kazem Rahimi, Deputy Director, The George Institute for Global Health. | Kazem Rahimi, Terry Dwyer | 17 Feb 2015 |
| 90 | Creative Commons | Why do we need to reconstruct drug discovery? | Dr Javier Lezaun and Professor Chas Bountra give a talk about drug discovery. | Chas Bountra, Javier Lezaun | 17 Feb 2015 |
| 91 | Creative Commons | Strategies for vaccines for the 21st century | Professor Susan Lea, Professor Christoph Tang, Professor Jeffrey Almond and Dr Ian Feavers discuss strategies for vaccines for the 21st century. | Susan Lea, Christoph Tang, Jeffrey Almond, Ian Feavers | 17 Feb 2015 |
| 92 | Creative Commons | Superintelligence: paths, dangers, strategies | Professor Bostrom on his book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. | Nick Bostrom | 17 Feb 2015 |
| 93 | Creative Commons | Science and the future: Death - nothing more certain? - Oxford Literary Festival | From Neolithic burials to Mozart's Requiem and the novels of Martin Amis, humans have fashioned cultural responses to the inevitability of each individual's demise. | Donna Dickenson, Adam Rutherford, Anders Sandberg, Georgina Ferry | 18 Jun 2013 |
| 94 | Creative Commons | Innovation or stagnation - Oxford Union Debate | The Innovation Enigma - Is the current growth crisis a result of decades of technological stagnation in a risk-averse society? | Ian Goldin, Peter Thiel, Seung-yoon Lee, Mark Shuttleworth | 22 May 2013 |
| 95 | Creative Commons | The Transformation of Humankind | With Dr James Martin, Founder, Oxford Martin School. | Andrew Hamilton, Ian Goldin, James Marrow | 22 May 2013 |
| 96 | Creative Commons | The Future of Energy and Transport | With Elon Musk, CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors and the CEO/CTO of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX). | Elon Musk | 22 May 2013 |
| 97 | Creative Commons | Ethics and infectious disease - navigating the moral maze of pandemic control | With Professor Paul Klenerman Principal Investigator, Institute for Emerging Infections. | Paul Klenerman, Bennertt Foddy | 22 May 2013 |
| 98 | Creative Commons | Ethics and plant science - improving food yields in a changing environment | With Professor Liam Dolan and Professor Jane Langdale, Co-Directors, Plants for the 21st Century Institute. | Liam Dolan, Jane Langdale, Julian Savulescu | 22 May 2013 |
| 99 | Creative Commons | Resource stewardship - can we develop a new common sense morality? | With Professor Myles Allen, Co-Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Resource Stewardship. You can show people all the evidence in the world about climate change, but if the policy debate is framed in an intractable way, it won't make any difference. | Myles Allen, Ian Goldin | 22 May 2013 |
| 100 | Creative Commons | Killing with computers - the ethics of autonomous and remote controlled weapon | Remote controlled and autonomous robotic weapons are bringing new levels of complexity to modern warfare. It's when such robots are designed as lethal weapons that the threshold for moral justification gets higher. | Alex Leveringhaus, Dapo Akande, Bennett Foddy | 22 May 2013 |
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