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So much of the recent focus of artificial intelligence (AI) has been on the quest to use massive data to build a single autonomous machine or agent that mimics and augments the human mind. And we only tend to think about AI on that one level – AI as single machine or agent.

On the 16th and 17th of October 2026 the LSE Phelan US Centre hosted the conference Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic.

On the 16th and 17th of October 2026 the LSE Phelan US Centre hosted the conference Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic.

On the 16th and 17th of October 2026 the LSE Phelan US Centre hosted the conference Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic.

On the 16th and 17th of October 2026 the LSE Phelan US Centre hosted the conference Taming polarization: Reforming the American federal republic.

Greece has travelled a remarkable path over the past decade, moving from deep economic crisis to a period of renewed stability and recovery. But what comes next? As geopolitical tensions intensify and the global economy becomes increasingly fragmented, the country once again finds itself navigating a shifting and uncertain landscape.

Join us for this talk and discussion with Andrea Lorenzo Capussela as he discusses his book, The Republic of Innovation.

In this public lecture, Rory Stewart explores how economic interdependence, technological networks and global supply chains have become instruments of geopolitical power.

Mangroves are more than trees growing between land and sea. They help protect coastlines from storms and flooding, provide habitats for fish, support coastal livelihoods and store carbon. But across the Philippines and Southeast Asia, these vital ecosystems have been cleared for aquaculture, agriculture and coastal development.

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 New Political Economy.

The dialogue will bring together researchers from LSE's Department of International Development and practitioners from Amnesty International, International Secretariat (IS) & UK Section (AIUK) to share knowledge on putting policy into practice while centring the human experience in development.

President Donald Trump’s two terms in the White House have seen the president take a range of actions with congressional approval, leading to warnings from many commentators that America is in a state of constitutional crisis.

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

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.

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 discuss the journey of Educate Girls and its mission to find and empower every girl in India.

Why do online adverts seem to know what you’ve just discussed?

The old socialist calculation debate asked whether markets or planners could allocate resources more rationally. But neoliberalism long ago shifted the terrain from calculation to creativity, experimentation and worldmaking — and AI now radicalises that shift by enclosing the infrastructures of knowledge, culture, judgment and imagination.

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 constructed eighty years ago.

Is America experiencing a constitutional crisis, or have we reached the point of constitutional failure? At this LSE Phelan US Centre event, leading scholar on American constitutional history, Professor Jack Rakove, explored this question

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 use were significantly reduced or even eliminated. This event explores why people continue to use products they may believe are ultimately harmful.

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. Louis, where they will talk about monetary policy and recent economic trends.

Data is incredibly important in predicting climate change and its impacts. Now, climate scientists are increasingly using AI to help them interpret climate data and to make more accurate predictions about climate change and its impacts.

Transforming the energy system is one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century. Meeting growing energy needs while tackling climate change will require not only new technologies, but also innovation across the energy system.

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 international climate policy, the continent is setting the agenda on how climate action can support sustainable and resilient economic development.

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, and other parts of the economy and society, decades after they gained the right to vote?