Intelligence Squared

Chasing Aliens, with Jon Ronson and Daniel Lavelle (Part One)

Has Far-Right Politics Entered The Mainstream in the UK? With Daniel Trilling

Love, Loss and Mourning Paul Auster, with Siri Hustvedt

What Would Happen If We Met Aliens? With Neil deGrasse Tyson

Humanity’s enduring quest to determine if we are alone in the universe hinges on statistical probability, as the vast age of the cosmos and the ubiquity of life-essential elements like carbon suggest extraterrestrial life is inevitable. While popular culture often portrays aliens as hostile, this trope reflects human h...

London Falling: Patrick Radden Keefe on How Money, Power and Corruption Shape Our City, with Emily Maitlis (Part Two)

London Falling: Patrick Radden Keefe on How Money, Power and Corruption Shape Our City, with Emily Maitlis (Part One)

What Do We Ask Google, and What Does It Tell Us About Human Nature? With Simon Rogers

How Is Predictive AI Shaping Our World? With AI Philosopher Carissa Véliz

Weimar and Hitler: How did fascism take hold in Germany’s historic town? With Katja Hoyer

An Evening with Kae Tempest (Part Two)

An Evening with Kae Tempest (Part One)

What Will Trigger the Next World War? With Peter Apps

Global conflict risks are rising, with the Asia-Pacific region, particularly Taiwan, serving as the most volatile potential flashpoint for a wider war. While Europe and the Middle East currently face active, kinetic engagements, these conflicts often follow patterns of gradual escalation rather than sudden, accidental ...

Lena Dunham: Famesick, with Dolly Alderton (Part Two)

Lena Dunham: Famesick, with Dolly Alderton (Part One)

The Age of Growth: Live in Partnership with IBM

Artificial intelligence serves as a critical catalyst for economic growth, yet its true value lies in transforming business workflows rather than merely automating existing tasks. Organizations achieve the most significant impact by shifting from personal productivity tools to agentic AI, which enables autonomous actio...

Demis Hassabis and Sebastian Mallaby on The Quest for Artificial General Intelligence (Part Two)

Demis Hassabis and Sebastian Mallaby on The Quest for Artificial General Intelligence (Part One)

How Does Chemistry Shape our World? With Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu

Why Did Elite Cambridge Graduates Become Soviet Spies? Revisiting the Cambridge Five, with Antonia Senior

How Will the Climate Crisis Reshape Global Politics? With Former Diplomat and Author, Arthur Snell