Oxford Martin School

17 January 2008 - 28 February 2008

Conveners: Peter Taylor and Rafaela Hillerbrand

How can we make decisions in times of uncertainty and under risks of extreme consequence? What are the scientific, social and practical means of making decisions and assessing risk? What are the ethics of decision making? What role do academics, politicians and business people have to play in contributing to arguments for action (or inaction)?

This seminar series will bring together academics and experts to assess and inform on the kinds of challenges we face in the 21st century. The discussions will contribute to the broader agenda of addressing the need for developing new ways of thinking to understand and analyse the future.

The 21st Century School Seminars are open to everyone, but please be advised that space is limited.

Date/Time: Thursdays, 3.30-5.00pm

Venue: Old Indian Institute, 34 Broad Street

Events in this series:

• 17 Jan 2008

  15:30 Seminar: Professor Didier Sornette, "Endogenous versus Exogenous Origins of Crises: catastrophic 'kings' and predictability"

• 24 Jan 2008

  15:30 Seminar: Professor Leonard Smith, "Model Error, Real World Risk: Probabilistic Pathways but Probably not Probabilities"

• 31 Jan 2008

  15:30 Seminar: Professor Sarah Harper, "Youth - a scarce commodity in an ageing world"

• 7 Feb 2008

  15:30 Seminar: Dr Sabine Roeser, "The relation between cognition and affect in moral judgments about risks"

• 14 Feb 2008

  15:30 Seminar: Sir David King, "Managing the environmental challenges of the 21st century"

• 21 Feb 2008

  15:30 Seminar: Professor Steve Rayner, "Political culture and risk"

• 28 Feb 2008

  15:30 Seminar: Helen Ghosh, "Hard Choices - Handling Environmental Risks in a Political Environment"