A Conversation about the Edinburgh Conversations

Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

From their personal knowledge, our conversationalists will discuss the success of the original Edinburgh Conversations in the 1980s, and how in the context of the current global situation, the approach might be replicated.

The Future of Education: Crisis

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The intersecting, planetary-scale crises we face bring new urgency to the debate about the purpose of education. Climate catastrophe, widening inequalities, conflict, pathogen spillovers, new diseases, failures of governance and technology acceleration all challenge us to ask again what education might be, and what we need it to do.

Free

How Platforms Fail Democracy

Lecture Theatre A 40 George Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Join Professor Daniel Kreiss for an in-depth talk and discussion, hosted by the School of Political Science, on how platforms fail democracy. It will examine their role in political polarisation and disinformation, while advocating for democracy-worthy policies to safeguard elections and institutions.

Join us to challenge, create, and make change happen.

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