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ASI Forum 2019
What?
We're bringing together leading thinkers for a day of talks on the underappreciated ideas that explain the world around us.
When?
9.30am for 10:00am to 5pm, Saturday December 7th 2019
Where?
The Comedy Store, 1a Oxendon St, London SW1Y 4EE
Schedule
9:30-10:00: Arrival and registration
10:00-10:10: Introductory remarks
10:10-10:30: Anthony Breach on ‘Homes on the right track – how Green Belt reform can solve the housing crisis and save our environment’
10:30-10:50: Silkie Carlo on 'Why we must fight the surveillance state'
10:50-11:10: Sam Bowman on 'The most important tax cut you’ve never heard of'
11:10-11:30: Panel Q&A
11:30-11:50: Break for tea and coffee
11:50-12:20: Anonymous Mugwump on 'Should we be allies with autocracies?'
12:20-13:20: Lunch break (not provided)
13:20-13:40: Sophie Sandor on ‘Education and the state’
13:40-14:00: Oliver Walker-Jones on ‘Dude, where's my flying car?’
14:00-14:20: Refugee Action on 'Lift the Ban: why people seeking asylum should have the right to work'
14:20-14:40: Dr Ashley Frawley on 'Why are governments so interested in emotion?'
14:40-15:00: Panel Q&A
15:00-15:20: Break for tea and coffee
15:20-15:40: Robert Wiblin on 'In defence of political correctness'
15:40-16:00: David King on 'The science and legal status of psilocybin'
16:00-16:20: Tom Chivers on 'If a statistic is interesting, it’s probably not true'
16:20-16:40: Panel Q&A
16:40-17:00: Daniel Pryor on 'Politics is the mind-killer'
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