Previously at Salon
Salon London: Bringing ideas to life.
National Theatre
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Drug Wars with Neil Woods
26th Nov 2019
Over the past six decades, the changing British attitude to drugs has created the greatest criminal opportunity in the history of this country.
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Don't Look Back in Anger with Daniel Rachel
21st Nov 2019
The nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of the world. Not since the 'Swinging Sixties' had art, comedy, fashion, film, football, literature and music interwoven into an explosion of national self-confidence.
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Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity with Priya Basil
19th Nov 2019
After a year of division, we wanted to do a Salon that celebrates the joy in eating and drinking together and to shine a light on the kindness and generosity of the oncoming season. So on the 19th of November, we’re inviting you to Be My Guest for a heartwarming and thought-provoking discussion of hospitality, over a two-course dinner, with renowned author, and founder of Authors for Peace, Priya Basil.
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Messengers. Who We Listen To, Who We Don't, And Why
5th Nov 2019
When deciding whether or not someone is worth listening to, we think we carefully weigh their words and arguments. But those are far from being the only factors that hold sway with us.
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Experiencing the Impossible
31st Oct 2019
Why do we enjoy experiencing what seems clearly impossible, or at least beyond our powers of explanation? And how do magicians exploit huge gaps in our conscious experience, holes that we are typically unaware of?
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How to Have Feminist Sex: A Fairly Graphic Guide
29th Oct 2019
We talk about feminism in the workplace and we talk about dating after #MeToo, but women's own patriarchal conditioning can be the hardest enemy to defeat. When it comes to our sex lives, few of us are free of niggling fears and body image insecurities. Rather than enjoying and exploring our bodies uninhibited, we worry about our bikini lines, bulging tummies and whether we're doing it 'right'.
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Be More William Blake
16th Sep 2019
As London gets William Blake fever - ahead of the massive show at Tate Britain, this Salon with author John Higgs is the perfect way to get to grips with the visionary poet and painter.
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Understand The Dark Side of the Mind with Kerry Daynes
12th Sep 2019
Kerry Daynes is one of the UK’s most respected Consultant Forensic Psychologist and a trusted government advisor, for over 25 years she has managed the treatment of extremely high-risk criminals.
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Rage Inside the Machine
11th Sep 2019
Why are algorithms prejudiced? Is it a product of a hidden, bigoted, politically-activist brogrammer cabal in Silicon Valley? Is it that big data analytics are simply revealing the ugly truths about ourselves and the fundamental dysfunction of our social institutions? Or, could it just be something inherent in algorithms themselves?
