Speakers

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  Max Tegmark

  Consciousness Decoder (zoom)

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  Martha Fiennes

  Award-Winning Filmmaker

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  Maurice Glasman

  The political theorist behind Blue Labour

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  Diane Abbott

  Mother of the House of Commons

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  Terry Eagleton

  Legendary literary theorist

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  John Mearsheimer

  America's most influential realist (zoom)

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  Yascha Mounk

  Champion of Liberalism

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  Joanna Moncrieff

  Psychiatrist and Author of Chemically Imbalanced

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  Curtis Yarvin

  The Philosopher Behind J.D. Vance

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  Alex O'Connor

  Host of Within Reason Podcast

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  Anna Lembke

  Leading psychiatrist and author (zoom)

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  Susan Schneider

  AI Philosopher and Ex-NASA Chair

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  Sabrina Pasterski

  Trailblazing theoretical physicist

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  Sohrab Ahmari

  Post-Liberal Polemicist

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  Neil Kinnock

  Former Labour Party Leader

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  Michael Buerk

  Leading British broadcast journalist

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  Tommy J. Curry

  Critic of the Liberal Orthodoxy

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  Hilary Lawson

  Post-postmodern philosopher

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  Sheila Jasanoff

  Harvard scholar redefining science

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  Zoltan Istvan

  Pioneer of Transhumanist Thought

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  James Ladyman

  Reality’s Rule Defier

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  Kenneth Roth

  Former Director of Human Rights Watch

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  Annunziata Rees-Mogg

  Journalist and former MEP

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  Aaron Bastani

  Fully automated luxury communist

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  Karl Friston

  Pioneer of the Predictive Brain

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  Priya Natarajan

  Pioneering Astrophysicist

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  Denis Noble

  Leading Critic of Genetic Determinism

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  Farha Khalidi

  TikTok Feminist Firebrand

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  Seyla Benhabib

  Theorist of Democracy and Migration

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  Rachel MacLean

  Opposition Leader’s Strategy Chief

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  Babette Babich

  Nietzsche Expert

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  Joseph Silk

  Oxford University Astrophysicist

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  Hélène Landemore

  Architect of Empowered Democracy

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  Anders Sandberg

  The Philosopher of the Post-Human Era

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  Timothy Garton Ash

  Acclaimed historian of Europe

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  Johnny Mercer

  Outspoken defender of veterans

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  James Bacchus

  Former United States Representative

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  Catherine Hakim

  Pioneer of "erotic capital" theory

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  Nathalie Tocci

  Architect of European Diplomacy

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  Carl Benedikt Frey

  Economist decoding the AI economy

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  Bhaskar Sunkara

  Founder of Jacobin and President of The Nation

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  Dan Sperber

  Anthropologist Redefining Reason

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  Sarah Wilson

  Bestselling author and social philosopher

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  Tim Maudlin

  Guggenheim Philosopher of Physics

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  Paul Dolan

  World-Renowned Happiness Researcher

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  Carissa Véliz

  Defender of Digital Freedom

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  Stuart Kauffman

  Rebel Evolutionary Biologist

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  Ivette Fuentes

  Pioneering Quantum Physicist

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  Mark Littlewood

  Strategist for Popular Conservatism

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  Christoph Schuringa

  The philosopher bringing Hegel to life

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  Nigel Warburton

  Voice and co-founder of Philosophy Bites

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  Anne McElvoy

  Executive Editor and Head of Podcasting at POLITICO

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  Avantika Chilkoti

  Host of The Modi Raj Podcast

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  Timothy Williamson

  Philosopher of Knowledge and Logic

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  Güneş Taylor

  Award-winning geneticist

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  David Pearce

  Philosopher Declaring War on Pain

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  Carmody Grey

  philosopher and theologian

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  Àlex Gómez-Marín

  Radical neuroscientist

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  Genia Schönbaumsfeld

  Leading Expert on Wittgenstein and Kierkegaard

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  Nick Fletcher

  Former Tory MP

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  Andy Owen

  Writer and former Intelligence Officer

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  Elizabeth Oldfield

  Broadcaster and former Director of Theos

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  Philip Ball

  Sceptic of Scientific Objectivity

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  Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven

  Economist challenging development orthodoxy

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  Naomi Goulder

  Philosopher of Human Action

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  Nick Enfield

  Expert on How Language Shapes Reality

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  Miriam Schoenfield

  leading epistemologist

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  Phil Halper

  Cosmologist and Big Bang critic

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  Kai Heron

  Theorist reclaiming abundance from capitalism

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  Minna Salami

  Open Society Foundation Fellow

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  MV Ramana

  The physicist exposing the politics of nuclear power

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  Ben Chu

  Senior BBC Newsnight Journalist

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  Erik Swyngedouw

  Professor of geography

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  Tim Gregory

  Staunch defender of nuclear power

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  Barry Smith

  British philosopher

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  Kiran Sidhu

  Philosopher of the Countryside

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  Joanna Kavenna

  Award-winning novelist

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  Luis Bettencourt

  Engineer of Urban Change

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  Roger Hearing

  Veteran Journalist and Presenter

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  Isabel Hilton

  Leading Expert on China

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  Steve Fuller

  Leading post-truth philosopher

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  Leah Downey

  Democracy’s Advocate in the Age of Technocracy

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  Gawain Towler

  Reform UK board member and strategist

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  Christina Lamb

  Leading foreign correspondent

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  Isabel Woodford

  Leading financial host and journalist

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  Danielle Sands

  Continental Philosophy Specialist

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  Adam Goldstein

  Co-founder and Chairman of AI firm Softmax

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  Mary Ann Sieghart

  Pioneer of the 'Authority Gap'

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  Josh Cohen

  The Psyche’s Storyteller

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  Adrienne Buller

  Leading critic of green capitalism

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  Jack Symes

  BBC New Generation Thinker

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  Jay Shapiro

  Award-winning filmmaker

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  Pam Cox

  Labour MP for Colchester

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  Greg Hands

  Former minister for trade policy

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  Jan Westerhoff

  Oxford Professor of Buddhism