The History of Sex | The New Science of Breathing | Matthieu Ricard - The Neuroscience of Meditation | The Power of Talking to Strangers

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Thu, 5 August 2021

Sex: Lessons from History (https://howtoacademy.com/events/sex-lessons-from-history/?mc_cid=aa814eadeb&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Dr Fern Riddell In Conversation with Hannah MacInnes (https://howtoacademy.com/events/sex-lessons-from-history/?mc_cid=aa814eadeb&mc_eid=UNIQID)

Join one of the UK’s most prominent historians for an illuminating journey uncovering the sexual lives of our ancestors.
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Mon, 26 July 2021

Amartya Sen – Home in the World (https://howtoacademy.com/events/amartya-sen-home-in-the-world/?mc_cid=aa814eadeb&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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One of the most distinguished intellectuals of both the 20th and 21st centuries, Nobel laureate and Harvard Professor Amartya Sen has devoted his life to the betterment of humanity.
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Thu, 22 July 2021

The Twilight of Democracy (https://howtoacademy.com/events/the-twilight-of-democracy-2/?mc_cid=aa814eadeb&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Anne Applebaum In Conversation with Belle Donati (https://howtoacademy.com/events/the-twilight-of-democracy-2/?mc_cid=aa814eadeb&mc_eid=UNIQID)

Join the Pulitzer Prize winning historian Anne Applebaum for an investigation into the central political dilemma of our age: why did the wave of enthusiasm for liberal democracy come to an end?

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Mon, 9 August 2021

The New Science of Breathing (https://howtoacademy.com/events/the-new-science-of-breathing/?mc_cid=aa814eadeb&mc_eid=UNIQID)
James Nestor In Conversation with Hannah MacInnes (https://howtoacademy.com/events/the-new-science-of-breathing/?mc_cid=aa814eadeb&mc_eid=UNIQID)

Join the Sunday Times bestselling author James Nestor for a guide that will forever change the way you think about health and wellbeing.
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Sun, 11 July 2021

Brian Greene – Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe (https://howtoacademy.com/events/brian-greene-our-search-for-meaning-in-an-evolving-universe/?mc_cid=aa814eadeb&mc_eid=UNIQID)

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Mon, 12 July 2021

How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life (https://howtoacademy.com/events/how-anthropology-can-explain-business-and-life/?mc_cid=aa814eadeb&mc_eid=UNIQID)

Anthropologists excel in uncovering the rituals that govern how people act. How can their techniques transform how we do business? Gillian Tett reveals a new way of explaining human behaviour.
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Kate Mosse – How to Write a Novel (https://howtoacademy.com/events/kate-mosse-how-to-write-a-novel/?mc_cid=aa814eadeb&mc_eid=UNIQID)

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One of the greatest rugby players of all time, Martin Offiah joins us with stories from his life and career, tips for building a winning mindset, and advocacy for the green revolution.

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Mon, 2 August 2021

The Neuroscience of Meditation and Consciousness (https://howtoacademy.com/events/the-neuroscience-of-meditation-and-consciousness/?mc_cid=aa814eadeb&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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Why don’t we talk to strangers – and what wonderful things would happen if we did?

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** Tue, 27 July 2021
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Legendary photographer Rankin brings together leading thinkers to explore the difficult but crucial conversations around the inevitable – from digital afterlives to death across cultures.

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Join two of the leading scientists behind the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, marking this historic moment for science and humanity.
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** Thu, 15 July 2021
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In this playful but powerful manifesto, a leading plant neurobiologist presents the eight pillars on which the life of plants – and, by extension, humans – rests.

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Michael Pollan – The Mind-Altering Power of Plants (https://howtoacademy.com/events/michael-pollan-the-mind-altering-power-of-plants/?mc_cid=aa814eadeb&mc_eid=UNIQID)

Exploring the culture and science of three mind-changing molecules – caffeine, morphine and mescaline – Michael Pollan is here to completely rethink our relationship with what we call ‘drugs’.
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How can we prosper in a world more dangerous than ever? Join the former foreign secretary and one of Britain’s most experienced diplomats for lessons for an uncertain future.
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Leonard Lauder joins us with business and life lessons learned transforming his mother’s business into an iconic and beloved global beauty brand.

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Mary Portas – How To Thrive in the New Kindness Economy (https://howtoacademy.com/events/mary-portas-how-to-thrive-in-the-new-kindness-economy/?mc_cid=aa814eadeb&mc_eid=UNIQID)

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Join us for a wild journey through culture, philosophy and religion to better understand the mercurial genius William Blake in the twenty-first century.
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