What鈥檚 going on? The greatest concerns worldwide, for the future of where we live, is not climate change and its impacts; it is not extinction and loss of biodiversity, it is not artificial intelligence or asteroids 鈥� none of these worries come close to what concerns us most.
More than any other future issue, most people in the world worry about inequality, poverty, and the cost of living; and they worry, above all else, for their children. Are they right to be most concerned in this way and, if so, what is to be done?
About the speaker
Danny Dorling works in the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford. His most recent three books are titled: Seven Children, Peak Injustice, and The Next Crisis.
Danny is a patron of the road crash charity RoadPeace, of Heeley City Farm in Sheffield, and of the educational campaign group Comprehensive Future. In his spare time, he makes sandcastles.
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This lecture is aimed at A level students. Students can attend with or without a teacher. There is no limit on the number of tickets each School Member can book.
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Venue information
This event will be held at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR.
Doors open at 4.30pm.
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