LTE - lunch time event

£££ - entrance fee applies

tue 6 may Telling the Story of a Peace Movement: 50 Years of CND Campaigning. Speakers Aled Fisher, Kate Hudson, Claire McMaster, Marjorie Thompson, Walter Wolfgang LSE, New Theatre, East Building, 6.30pm

tue 6 may. News on the Roll. Christopher Cook Gresham College, Barnard's Inn Hall 4pm

tue 6 may Streetwise Robots Meet Snake, a human-size robot who can dance with you. Leading designers for the 21st century will be here to help you explore how adaptive robots are changing our world. Where could you see robots in your life? Danacentre 7pm

wed 7 may God Be in My Head Is Religious Belief Hard-Wired Into our Brains? Scientists argue over whether there is a region in the brain responsible for spirituality, known as the ‘God spot’. Join Colin Blakemore for a discussion on the biology and evolution of mystical experience. Danacentre, Kensington, 7pm

thu 8 may The Pirate’s Dilemma: How Youth Culture Reinvented Capitalism. This new book by Matt Mason explores how youth culture and its relentless innovation has changed the way the world works by transforming underground scenes into global industries. Matt Mason is an author who began his career as a pirate radio and club DJ in London, going on to become editor in chief of the seminal music magazine RWD. LSE Shaw Library, Old Building, 7pm

sat 10 may1968 and All That / Be Realistic! Demand the Impossible! An international conference and bookfair to celebrate the hopes and dreams of May 1968 - forty years after. With talks, films, food, art, debates and books – plus speakers from France, USA, Russia, Germany, Eastern Europe and Britain. Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1 10am – 10pm

tue - thu 13 - 15 may The Takeaway Festival of do-it-yourself media returns for a three-day extravaganza of talks, workshops, performances and exhibitions. Get hands-on and discover emerging technologies and software that open up new avenues in art practice, design and communication. Danacentre 6.30pm

tue 13 may New Innovations in the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases Professor Peter Hotez, The

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wed 14 may Miriam Hyman Memorial Discussions: Citizenship – Diverse Backgrounds, Common Ground Can Communities in the UK Coexist? Chair: Baroness Julia Neuberger; speakers: Professor Michael Keith, Director of Urban Studies, Goldsmiths College and Steven Douglas, Director of the Housing Corporation UCL, J Z Young Lecture Theatre, Anatomy Building, 7pm, £6

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thu 15 may ID: The Quest For Identity in the 21st Century Join RI Director Baroness Susan Greenfield for the launch of her new book exploring the threats to our individuality from modern living and what we can do about it. This event will explore what it means to be human in a world of rapid change, where we face an inspiring challenge to embrace creativity and forge our own identities. Royal Institution, 6.30pm

mon 19 may The Pursuit of Justice Lord Woolf will express his personal views and offer insights into the main law reforms over the past four decades. The event marks the launch of his new book, The Pursuit of Justice Lord Woolf was Master of the Rolls and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales LSE, Old Theatre, Old Building, 6.30pm

tue 20 may Breaking the Silence Environmentalist Rachel Carson fought a global war against pesticide use. On the centenary of her birth, Liz Rothschild revisits her life in a provocative play. Watch the play then discuss the issues raised. Danacentre 7pm

wed 21 may Tune In Humans have been making and enjoying music for thousands of years. Enrich the soundtrack of your life with good food and debate at Dinner@Dana as we discover more about the science behind our favourite tunes. Danacentre 6.30pm

thu 22 may Beat the Panel: Save the Planet Root for the hottest environmental entrepreneurs as they try to get their carbon-cutting innovations past a panel of climate change and business experts. Hear the straight-talking feedback and cast your vote for the best idea. Danacentre 7pm

thu 22 may Why Civilisations Can’t Climb Hills: a Political History of Statelessness in Southeast Asia. Professor James Scott argues that the hill peoples of mainland Southeast Asia are fugitive,

thu 22 may Grantham Institute Annual Climate Change Lecture Sir Brian Hoskins presents the Inaugural Gratham Institute Annual Climate Change Lecture. Clore Lecture Theatre, Huxley Building, South Kensington Campus. 6.30 pm

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tue 27 may War in the 21st Century. How has the prosecution of war changed in the first years of the 21st century? With Philip Bobbitt and Eyal Weizman. ICA, The Mall, London, 6.45pm

wed 28 may Making Life Craig Venter’s announcement of the first man-made genome this year heralded a new era for biology. So is synthetic life ‘real’? How do we define ‘life’ anyway? Consider the potentials and pitfalls of synthetic life with those creating it. Danacentre 7pm

thu 29 may Makeshift Minds Is the rational human mind an impossibility? Are our brains just a makeshift solution that somehow works? Might this view of the human brain help us improve? Reconsider human nature with author Gary Marcus and others, and have your own say. Danacentre 7pm

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thu 29 may The Dark Side of Globalisation Does the global balance sheet account for the more disturbing aspects of the global economy, from international mafia networks to terrorism and slavery? ICA, The Mall, London 7pm

sat 31 may Demonstration At Heathrow - A spring carnival of resistance to airport expansion. Called by Campaign against Climate Change, HACAN, NOTRAG and others. Details to be announced - HACAN, NOTRAG

sat 31 may Morality: Relative or Absolute? This talk will explore two fundamental and opposing impulses in our moral thinking: the impulse towards the idea that morality is utterly objective, because morality can require things of us regardless of our personal inclinations; and the impulse towards the idea that morality is relative, because of how variable moral attitudes are across history and culture. Birkbeck College B01, Clore Managment Centre 4pm