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Researching human computer interaction at LSE!

Researching how society and culture shape minds at LSE.

Researching economic policy, globalisation and sustainability at LSE!

Sharks have survived for 450 million years, yet in the past 50 years their populations have dropped by 71%. An estimated 80 million sharks are killed every year, driven by global demand for shark fin soup, a dish with no taste or nutritional value that became a symbol of prestige in Ming Dynasty China.

Can AI systems go rogue? How and why might they be harmful to humans and society? Can AI think and understand in the way that people do? What is really going on behind the screen when you ask an AI bot a question or to perform a task for you?

In this talk, Professor John Sidel discusses these key features of infrastructure politics in the region through the lenses of rent capitalism and railway and telegraph imperialism, with a focus on the Philippines.

Join us for the launch of Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State, the new book by acclaimed author and LSE alumnus Michael Lewis.

On the 4th of November 2026 the LSE Phelan US Centre hosted the event Making sense of the US midterms 2026.

What does it truly mean to achieve a sustainable future — and what kinds of change will get us there?

Since its origins, sociology has shaped—and been shaped by—multiple political traditions, including liberalism, radicalism, progressivism, and conservatism. This lecture examines the conservative tradition in sociology, a tradition central to yet insufficiently recognised within the discipline’s formation.