OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
In his 2018 book, On the Future, Martin Rees argued that humanity has reached a critical moment.
Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various outcomes – good and bad – are possible. Yet our approach to the future is characterised by short-term thinking, polarising debates, alarmist rhetoric, and pessimism. Achieving the best prospects for humanity will depend on our taking a very different approach to planning for tomorrow than we do at present.
In conversation with Charles Godfray, Martin Rees will explore how the global experience of the COVID-19 pandemic might change the way societies and policymakers grapple with the major challenges of the 21st century.
To register and watch this talk live: www.crowdcast.io/e/future-and-prospects-for-humanity
The talk will also be streamed via YouTube here: youtu.be/6GXktcUNoew, but please note you will not be able to take part in the interactive Q&A session unless you join the talk on CrowdCast.
