LSE: Public lectures and events

Shaping the future: Europe’s quest for technological leadership

One year on from receiving the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Philippe Aghion joins us at LSE to mark the official launch of the Huth Initiative for a Ne

Sustainable post-crisis development: the need for a human rights approach

The dialogue will bring together researchers from LSE's Department of International Development and practitioners from Amnesty International, International Secretariat (I

In conversation with Reni Eddo-Lodge

Join us this Black History Month for a thought-provoking conversation between acclaimed author and broadcaster Reni Eddo-Lodge and LSE President Larry Kramer.

Can we talk to animals?

In this special event, the 2026 winner of the Coller Dolittle Prize Julie Elie, will present her work on decoding the language of zebra finches.

Every last girl: a journey to educate India’s forgotten daughters

This public event celebrates Every Last Girl: A Journey to Educate India's Forgotten Daughters, a book by Safeena Husain. In conversation with Stephan Chambers, she will

Socialism after AI

The old socialist calculation debate asked whether markets or planners could allocate resources more rationally. But neoliberalism long ago shifted the terrain from calcu

America as a revisionist power (and what it means for the rest of the world)

We are witnessing something unique in history. The most powerful and technologically advanced nation in the world is tearing down the very international order that it con

Do social media platforms make people happy?

Many people use social media simply because everyone else does. While these platforms help us stay connected, some argue that society would be better off if social media

In conversation with Alberto Musalem, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Join us for a conversation between Ricardo Reis, A. W. Phillips Professor of Economics at LSE, and Alberto Musalem, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. L

The road to COP32: an African agenda for climate action and economic development

As the world looks ahead to COP32 in Addis Ababa, Africa has a unique opportunity to shape the direction of global climate negotiations. At a pivotal moment for internati

From the Archive: Why women won

How, when, and why did women in the US obtain legal rights equal to men’s regarding the workplace, marriage, family, Social Security, criminal justice, credit markets, an

What happened to liberal democracy?

In this conversation with Nobel Prize-winner and LSE alumnus Daron Acemoglu he will be talking about his new book, What Happened to Liberal Democracy?

The new supply-side era: the O-ring meets geopolitics

Lazard CEO and Chairman Peter Orszag sees a new supply-side era taking shape, in which supply shocks that are increasingly geopolitical in origin and rooted in the physic

From the Archive: F A Hayek's Nobel at 50: then and now

This podcast was originally published in November 2024 and is being republished as part of our Summer archive series of LSE's Public Lectures and Events.

From the Archive: How progress ends: technology, innovation, and the fate of nations

This podcast was originally published in October 2025 and is being republished as part of our Summer archive series of LSE's Public Lectures and Events.

In the realm of the last man

In this conversation with Francis Fukuyama he will be talking about his new book, In the Realm of the Last Man.

From the Archive: Wealth in people

This podcast was originally published in March 2025 and is being republished as part of our Summer archive series of LSE's Public Lectures and Events.

From the Archive: Taylor Swift and philosophy

This podcast was originally published in October 2024 and is being republished as part of our Summer archive series of LSE's Public Lectures and Events.

From the Archive: Addressing climate inequality

This podcast was originally published in May 2024 and is being republished as part of our Summer archive series of LSE's Public Lectures and Events.

From the Archive: Women in economics: progress, challenges and perspectives

This podcast was originally published in December 2025 and is being republished as part of our Summer archive series of LSE's Public Lectures and Events.