Come along to hear about a new edition of On Liberty, meet its editors, and explore Stolen! Theft in the Archives.

6:30pm Wed 7 Oct | Dr Julie Elie, Dr Irene Pepperberg, Professor Yossi Yovel | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

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The laws of physics that concern heat and work could gain a firmer mathematical footing thanks to “gauge theory”, which already helps us understand quantum fields

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The laws of physics that concern heat and work could gain a firmer mathematical footing thanks to “gauge theory”, which already helps us understand quantum fields

Abstract. Philosophy now resembles, in many ways, a mature scientific discipline. There is extensive division of increasingly specialised cognitive labour.

AI in farming could help us better understand what animals need. But a clear policy framework is needed to ensure AI improves rather than harms animal welfare.

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The Prime Minister, Theresa May, has repeatedly asserted that Brexit is “the will of the British people”, and that the government, therefore, has a duty to “deliver” it. But is Brexit really the will ...

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5pm Sat 20 Jun | Dr Chris Bryant, Dr Tara Garnett, Dr Natalia Lawrence, Dr Feiyang Wang, Anthony Warner | Ticket required

The American Veterinary Medical Association’s Farm Bill support is strong evidence of capture within the US veterinary profession by the pork industry.

An evening with Dr Roman Frigg Cyclones, Forecasts, and Uncertainty: How Model-Ensembles Can Be an Effective Guide to Anticipatory Action"

What can we be doing to save the Earth, its people and environment? A programme of free events from Monday 15 to Saturday 20 June. Tickets released on 18 May.

What drives scientific discovery? Alexander Krauss makes the case for the central role of new tools and scientific infrastructures.

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Tom Sterkenburg joins the LSE Philosophy Department as as Assistant Professor of Philosophy with focus on AI.

There is now a considerable body of analytic work examining the norms of criminal conviction at trial, integrating contemporary legal theory, political philosophy and epistemology to consider when a j...

Science of Science by Alexander Krauss examines how scientific knowledge advances, arguing that methods & tools (rather than theories or genius) drive progress.

Kate Nicole Hoffman will join LSE as Assistant Professor of Philosophy with focus on sustainability. She will be based in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method and engage in extens...

6.30pm Tues 5 May | Kieran Oberman, Jonathan Parry, Paola Romero, Somayeh Tohidi | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

Religious freedom allows for an exception to the legal requirement of animal stunning, but it doesn't justify the high levels of non-stun slaughter.

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6.30pm Tues 5 May | Kieran Oberman, Jonathan Parry, Paola Romero, Somayeh Tohidi | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

While religious freedom reasons allow for an exception to the legal requirement of animal stunning, that doesn't justify the high levels of non-stun slaughter.

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The veterinary profession wields significant influence over food systems, public health and farmed animal welfare. And yet it lacks any meaningful scrutiny.