Previously at Salon
Salon London: Bringing ideas to life.
National Theatre
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Why Almost Everything We’ve Been Told About Food is Wrong with Tim Spector.
18th Jan 2022
We are all bombarded with advice about what we should and shouldn't eat, and new scientific discoveries are announced every day. Yet the more we are told about nutrition, the less we seem to understand.
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How Your Mindset Can Transform Your Life with David Robson.
5th Jan 2022
You’ve probably heard of the placebo effect and how sugar pills can accelerate healing. But did you know that your overall expectations of your fitness can influence your risk of an actual heart attack? That labels for diet foods can make you hungrier than if you had eaten nothing at all? Or that people who associate ageing with personal growth live for seven years longer than those who associate it with frailty and disability?
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A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres with Kelefa Sanneh.
21st Oct 2021
Join us on 21st October for a rigorous and celebratory journey through the history of pop music with the former New York Times music critic, Kelefa Sanneh.
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Human Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil with Kenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger and Francis de Vericourt
13th Sep 2021
From pandemics to populism, AI to ISIS, wealth inequity to climate change, humanity faces unprecedented challenges that threaten our very existence. But how we see them affects how we respond and lets us uncover hidden options that expand our thinking.
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Fierce Self-Compassion with Kristin Neff
21st Jun 2021
What do I need right now? What do I need to help alleviate my suffering?
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The Musical Human with Michael Spitzer.
17th Jun 2021
Today music fills our lives. How we have created, performed and listened to this music throughout history has defined what our species is and how we understand who we are. Yet music is an overlooked part of our origin story.
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The Rules of Contagion with Adam Kucharski
8th Jun 2021
We live in a world that's more interconnected than ever before. Our lives are shaped by outbreaks - of disease, of misinformation, even of violence - that appear, spread and fade away with bewildering speed. To understand them, we need to learn the hidden laws that govern them.
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How To Save Our Planet with Mark Maslin.
26th May 2021
How can we save our planet and survive the 21st century? How can you argue with deniers? How can we create positive change in the midst of the climate crisis?
