Tim Mitchell (Physiological Sciences, 1983), President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and BNC alumnus in conversation with John Bowers, discussing his career and NHS reform.
Original event date: Thursday 17 October 2024 at 5.30pm
Generously supported by Robert & Lynne Krainer
We live in a world of fake news, misinformation, facts that abruptly become fictions (and vice versa). How can we fathom what is real and unreal? Who can we trust? What place do the creative arts have in a reality that is (far) stranger than fiction? A panel discussion with Eliane Glaser (BBC producer, author, books include Get Real), Joanna Kavenna, Benjamin Markovits (novelist, books include A Weekend in New York) and Phil Tinline (documentary maker, author, books include The Death of Consensus).
Original event date: Thursday 16 May 2024 5:30pm
Is novelty always required for art, literature and ideas to be important, or can we find value in traditional forms? What of AI art, post-modern irony, deep fakes and metatext? Is it possible to have a truly original thought? Are we condemned to retromania, or is there still a possibility of the New?
Original event date: Friday 10 May 5:30pm
Con Coughlin (Modern History, 1974), Defence and Foreign Affairs Editor at the Daily Telegraph, joins Principal John Bowers KC and the Oxford International Relations Society for a Principal’s Conversation looking at world events.
Original event date: Wednesday 8 May at 5.30pm
Generously supported by Robert & Lynne Krainer
What the hell is going on with the AI Apocalypse? A panel discussion with Eliane Glaser, Joanna Kavenna (2024 Frankland Visitor), David Malone and Laurence Scott
2023 has been hailed as 'the year AI ate the internet'. Are we heading for an AI apocalypse or are Terminator-style prophecies overblown? Is the AI revolution already here? What about questions of democracy, transparency, ethics and freedom? Who decides the future?
Recorded on: Wednesday 28 February 2024 at 5:30pm | Amersi Foundation Lecture Room
Principal John Bowers KC talks to alumnus James Johnson (History & Politics, 2010), political adviser and pollster, former Senior Opinion Research and Strategy Adviser to PM Theresa May Presented with The PPE Society Original event date: Wednesday 28 February 2024 We apologise for the poor sound quality on this recording.
Generously supported by Robert & Lynne Krainer |
Recorded on: Tuesday 30th January at 5:15pmRLF Fellow Kirsty Gunn will be hosting a superb evening with visiting writers and critics Gabriel Josipovici and St Hughs' Professor of English Peter McDonald. They will be discussing the state of contemporary fiction in a spirited and informal event entitled “No More Stories!”.
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Recorded on: Thursday 23 November 2023 5.30pm | Amersi Foundation Lecture Room
Principal John Bowers KC introduces a discussion between our current Frankland Visitor Jo Baring (Modern History, 1996) and Melanie Gerlis, Art market columnist at the Financial Times, and Editor at large at The Art Newspaper. Thursday 23 November 2023 5.30pm Generously supported by Robert & Lynne Krainer |
Recorded on: Thursday 12 October 2023 5.30pm | Amersi Foundation Lecture Room
Principal John Bowers KC talks to Sir Dave Ramsden (PPE, 1983), Deputy Governor, Markets and Banking, Bank of England Presented with The PPE Society Thursday 12 October 2023 5.30pm Generously supported by Robert & Lynne Krainer |
Recorded on: Thursday 4 May 2023 5.30pm | Amersi Foundation Lecture Room
Principal John Bowers KC talks to Ambassador Andrzej Antoszkiewicz (EMBA, 2021) the Director at the Centre for International Dialogue, formerly with OECD, FIFA and NATO Presented with The PPE Society Thursday 4 May 5.30pm Generously supported by Robert & Lynne Krainer |
