Talks and readings in London this week

The Blood Libel, Furio Jesi: launch with Toscano and Leslie.

A People's History of Music: music under dictatorships.

The big baby bust: a talk on falling fertility worldwide.

Philosophy Masterclass Day: a morning of talks and debate.

Free valuations of your fine art by Lyon & Turnbull.

Sir Peter Parker Awards: Japanese speech contest.

How algorithms shape everyday life: panel talk.

Using AI responsibly for university applications.

How to scale social innovations: talks and discussion.

Vannessa Hearman: Australia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste.

First Look at First Light: the Observatory's new design.

Screen Talks: Sound in Film, a panel for 18–30 year olds.

Councillors surgery: raise issues with your councillors.

Fostering info event with Lambeth carers online.

Sovereign Transition 2026: panel on sector climate plans.

Magic as the Science of the Imagination with Andrea Aste.

Life: informal Jesus discussion with meal, all welcome.

Bible Study Group: reading the gospel of Matthew together.

The Lit: literary talks at St Mildred's Church.

Officer Drop-Ins: share your uni views with officers.

Forum for disabled residents and local services.

Webinar for Year 12 students on choosing a geography course.

Postgraduate Open Event: explore master's study in London.

NextGen Networking for early-career professionals.

Chester graduation ceremony for 2026 graduates.

From Dancer to Doctor: queer health research talk.

Research in Focus: Biting Flies, a talk by Maria Dragoi.

Lydia Corbett: My Dance With Picasso, artist talk.

People's Emergency Briefing: film on the climate crisis.

Talk with Annabelle Aventurin on film preservation as care.

Cracking the code: how HTLV embeds itself in our DNA.

Eden at Dawn: Karim Kattan's queer novel, with Tareq Baconi.

Conversations by IF: AI triage, ten years of IF.

Resonance Open Mic Poetry Night: read one poem of yours.

Magnifica Humanitas: Talk on AI and Pope Leo's encyclical.

Voices of democracy: music, readings and discussion.

Open mic for poetry and performance, guest Cia Mangat.

Ronan McGreevy launches the lost memoir of Seán Lemass.

Kim Ghattas and Clarissa Ward: The Best Kind of American.

BIS Evening Lecture: a trip to SpaceX's Starbase, Texas.