Independent Thinking, from Foyles and Faber
‘Independent Thinking’ is a programme of events in which experts from a range of fields present new ideas and perspectives on the subjects close to their heart. Each month one author will outline their take on a subject in a short manifesto which will be followed up at the end of the month with a thought-provoking talk or debate.
The Opening Manifesto
Robin Dunbar, author of How Many Friends Does One Person Need?, will be giving a talk on ‘Why People Can’t Have More than 150 Friends’ and Other Fascinating Evolutionary Quirks.
‘Writing that is dizzyingly multi-disciplinary but shows great generosity to the ordinary reader.’ Guardian
Where: The Gallery, Foyles, Charing Cross Road, London WC1
When: Tuesday 23rd February at 6.30pm
The Independent Thinking Programme
23rd February:
Robin Dunbar, professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford University, on ‘Why We Can’t Have More than 150 Friends … and Other Evolutionary Quirks’
25th March:
Kat Banyard, former Campaigns Officer at the Fawcett Society, on ‘The Equality Illusion: Why Women and Men Still Aren’t Equal’
31st March:
Phillip Blond, Director of Think Tank Respublica, on ‘Red Toryism: How Progressive Conservativism Can Rescue Britain’
27th May:
Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, on ‘It Isn’t Easy Being a Princess: the Pressures and Pitfalls of Being and Eighteenth-Century Royal’
24th June:
Marek Kohn, acclaimed science writer and visiting professor at Sussex University, on: ‘How Openness and Democracy Will Be as Vital as Solar Power and Carbon-neutral Buildings for the UK’s Response to Climate Change’
All events take place in the Gallery at Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London. Events start at 6.30pm. Tickets are free, but please email events@foyles.co.uk to reserve a place.
