Previously at Salon
Salon London: Bringing ideas to life.
National Theatre
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Tales of Boomtown Glory with Sir Bob Geldof
11th Jun 2020
On 11th June, we will be joined by Sir Bob Geldof, whose latest book Tales of Boomtown Glory chronicles the musical life and times of this incredibly powerful singer, songwriter and communicator. Known as much for his humanitarian work as his music, he has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize an incredible 8 times.
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Book Club LIVE with Juno Dawson.
7th Jun 2020
Book Club LIVE is Salon Lockdown's venture to invite us all to a Book Club with the author. So please join us on Sunday 7th June for a Book Club LIVEstream with international bestselling author, Juno Dawson and her novel, Wonderland - a searing exploration of mental health, gender and privilege.
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Book Club LIVE with Sara Pascoe
31st May 2020
Book Club LIVE is Salon Lockdown's venture to invite us all to a Book Club with the author. So please join us on 31st May for a Book Club LIVEstream with the award-winning comedian and best-selling author, Sara Pascoe, as she turns her attention to the things that really matter to humans - Sex Power Money.
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Why Our Brains Want Power and Money.
27th May 2020
Join us on 27th May for the next in our Salon Lockdown series as we explore the human mind: the most powerful, complex and flexible computing machine on earth.
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Why We Eat (Too Much).
21st May 2020
Join us on 21st May for the next in our Salon Lockdown series as we explore ‘Why We Eat (Too Much)’.
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Book Club LIVE with Jackie Kay and Janie Brown.
17th May 2020
Book Club LIVE is Salon Lockdown's venture to invite us all to a Book Club with the author. So please join us on 17th May for a Book Club LIVEstream with Jackie Kay, the award-winning poet and national poet laureate of Scotland, and Janie Brown, author, counselor and nurse of thirty years. Together they’ll be discussing a new way of approaching how to live by considering the end of our lives through Janie's brilliant new book, Radical Acts of Love. How We Find Hope at the End of Life.
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Book Club LIVE with Robert Webb
10th May 2020
Book Club LIVE is Salon Lockdown's venture to invite us all to a Book Club with the author. So please join us on 10th May for a Book Club LIVEstream with the award-winning actor, comedian and best-selling author, Robert Webb and his debut novel, Come Again.
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The Psychology of Boredom.
5th May 2020
No one likes to be bored. We avoid boredom at all costs. It makes us feel restless and agitated. Desperate for something to do, we play games on our phones, retie our shoes, or even count ceiling tiles. And if we escape it this time, eventually it will strike again. But what if we listened to boredom instead of banishing it?
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Book Club LIVE with Robert E Smith
3rd May 2020
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?
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A Short History of Truth.
29th Apr 2020
How did we find ourselves in a "post-truth" world of "alternative facts"? And can we get out of it?
