BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/whats-it-going-to-t ake-us-to-save-the-planet/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:da5c3af0-2144-4aee-9f8e-a597e28a3f80 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260619T213124 DTSTART:20260620T173000 DTEND:20260620T183000 SUMMARY:What’s it going to take us to save the planet? LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person and online public event (Gr eat Hall\, Marshall Building) DESCRIPTION:Saturday 20 June 2026 6.30pm - 7.30pmSpeakersDr Denise BaronPr ofessor Nick CouldryNish KumarChairNeil LeeWe live in polarised times\, wh en global problems seem to be turning us against each other\, not bringing us together. Over Festival week we will explore ways of tackling the enor mous challenges we face\, but there will be no solutions without cooperati on.Is society as divided as it seems? How can we overcome our differences and work collaboratively towards a better future?Meet your speakers and ch airDenise Baron is a political psychologist\, researcher\, and strategist. She holds a PhD in Political Psychology and Social Science Research Metho ds at the London School of Economics where she is currently a Visiting Fel low. Denise has over a decade of experience working on political campaigns in the US\, UK\, and Europe.Nick Couldry is a sociologist of media and cu lture\, professor emeritus and professorial research fellow at LSE\, and a faculty associate at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center. He has authored 17 books\, including The Mediated Construction of Reality (2016) and Why Voi ce Matters (2010). His latest books are The Space of the World: Can Human Solidarity Survive Social Media and What If It Can't?(2024) and Data Grab (2024). Nick co-founded the Tierra Común network and was awarded the 2025 Dallas Smythe Prize by the Union of Democratic Communications.Nish Kumar is a leading political comic\, co-host of the hugely popular podcast Pod S ave the UK and former host of spoof news series The Mash Report for BBC. H e has achieved huge success on the stand-up circuit with five rave reviewe d solo stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival\, two of which have been nominated for the prestigious Comedy Award for Best Show in both 201 5 and 2016. Alongside stand-up\, Nish is a frequent voice and face across both television and radio. He is currently touring with his show Angry hum our from a really nice guy.Neil Lee (@ndrlee\, @neillee.bsky.social) is Pr ofessor of Economic Geography in the Department of Geography and Environme nt at LSE. His research considers economic development\, innovation\, and public policy. Recent studies have included work on institutions and econo mic development in Africa and China\, regional inequality and political po larisation in Europe and the United States\, and innovation policy in Kuwa it. He is working on a major ESRC funded project constructing new measures of regional inequality. His book on innovation and inclusive growth is pu blished by University of California Press.More about this eventThis event is part of the LSE Festival: How to save the planet running from Monday 15 to Saturday 20 June 2026. This year's Festival explores how existential t hreats including the climate crisis\, conflict and AI are affecting all pa rts of the world\, transforming the way and where we live\, and how our so cieties function. With a series of events asking what can we be doing to s ave the Earth\, its people and environment? 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