Scientists have made embryos from human skin DNA for first time - wondering what that might mean? Watch the video to learn more from Professor Emily Jackson 👇

New blog by my dad, worth a 👀 “Search engines and LLMs are very useful without the need to appear as a ‘faux human’” Drawing on a recent project with colleagues testing ChatGPT’s ethics, common sense and cultural sensitivity in conversation.

❓What's best way to drive innovation around the world, in an equitable and ethical way 🗣️Join the debate at our next World Café, 23 Oct, 6pm with @asvalero.bsky.social, Max Herbertson, Tina Saheb & Youngjin Yoo. Interesting chats over free 🍷 🎟️ events.lse.ac.uk/58JYzR6/g/LS...

🌳Join us on September 22nd to launch the LSE Green Skills Lab that will produce academic research on the labour market dynamics of the green and digital twin transition and the development and evaluation of industrial policy to achieve a Just Transition.

🗣️ Speaking up can save lives — but only if others listen. Alyssa Pandolfo, Tom Reader & Alex Gillespie studied flightdeck transcripts before crashes and near-misses to reveal how safety listening behaviours shape outcomes. Read the #OpenAccess paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I really enjoyed this conversation on INDIGNITY with David for @ppfideas.bsky.social - it is even better if you listen to the whole series (previous two episodes were on philosophical and then legal/political interpretations of dignity)!

"There are many ways in which Reform UK’s immigration policy could end in failure, even on its own terms." Alan Manning @cep-lse.bsky.social sets them out in @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

The huge leaps forward in developmental biology🧫have social, ethical, legal & cultural implications just as important to consider as AI. This revolutionary science will need public support to transform medicine. 👇Latest film in our 'AI, tech & society' series with Emily Jackson @lselaw.bsky.social

Over last 12 months Times&Telegraph have published nearly 1 article a day on the VAT changes for private schools! But in spite of the uproar, the policy has not weakened the power of Britain’s most elite schools. @aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social suggest what might actually do it.

Charging #VAT on the UK's #PrivateSchools is a mostly symbolic move by the Labour Government: their mission of “smashing the class ceiling” needs to target elite university admissions. @aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

Come and work with us! It's a brilliant team, doing brilliant things for social science research, with lots of exciting plans on the horizon.

Summer is a great time to catch up with LSE's 'AI, technology and society' series - videos, articles, blogs & podcasts asking ❔What if AI is already conscious ❔Is AI destroying the planet ❔Could AI prevent disasters And lots more (and more to come) www.lse.ac.uk/DSI/AI/

🔅It's hot outside! This is becoming increasingly common in the UK, but the state response remains temporary and disjointed. This is why we need more proactive heat risk management, argue Sara Mehryar and Declan Conway of @granthamlse.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

How do you engage young Londoners in local politics? LSE Cities has the answer, through this heart-warming project with @islington-council.bsky.social, involving young people in decision-making around their liveable neighbourhoods policy 🌳 and what a more sustainable future would look like.

@kbayliss.bsky.social & Gwyn Bevan write on the #water crisis in England & Wales for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social, arguing that public ownership is the only solution. This piece draws on themes from How Did Britain Come to This? by Gwyn Bevan. Available now via #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.31389/lse...

We are offering up to £10k for researchers to upgrade their skills - e.g. in AI/machine learning; or a language; or something else! Think about it over the summer and apply by early October www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/tale...

The collapse of Robert Maxwell’s media empire after his death in 1991 laid bare the informality of the institutional framework in the City of London. @lsepress.bsky.social

"Addressing real psychological & sociological needs is something those false, misinformed beliefs are doing. We actually need to try to tackle the underlying social problems, like alienation, people are grappling with" My in-depth essay with brilliant insights from LSE's Prof J McKenzie Alexander ⬇️

One of the most thought-provoking films our "AI, technology and society" series. Have you watched it yet? My take away - we shouldn't make the mistake of anthropomorphising AI. If it's sentient, it will be a type of consciousness we have never seen before.

🌐What is #truth in changing social & political contexts? 👉At "The Future of Truth panel" our speakers @charliebeckett.bsky.social, @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social, & Jason Alexander discussed misinformation, #AI, & group identity 🎥 Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=biIw... #LSEPhilosophy #LSEFestival

Listen to Suhair Khan at #lsefestival as she opens your mind as she has done to me youtube.com/clip/Ugkx1am...

📢 Find out on Wed 25 June, 4-6pm (Marshall Building), who has won our inaugural #LSE #Impact Prizes! These certificates will have the names of Winners and Runners Up across seven categories from Impact Culture to Rising Star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Register to celebrate with 🥂: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/servic...

I’m thrilled to join this fantastic panel at the LSE Festival on the future of university education – especially in light of shifting politics and changing public attitudes toward higher education. Join us from 1.30–2.30pm, either in person or online

About half way through LSE Festival week, but so much more still to come, today we have Anthony Scaramucci, Lord Willetts, @ruha9.bsky.social, Nava Ashraf, Daniel Susskind - if you can't make it in person, you can watch online from anywhere in the world: lselive.eckoenterprise.net/festival/202...

💥 New: Climate change, political inertia and the power of protest – insights from the LSE Festival exhibition ✍️ @antvalentim.bsky.social‬ presents insights on climate change and politics from four studies featured at the 2025 LSE Festival exhibition

Really pleased to be speaking at the LSE Festival this Saturday on a stellar panel exploring truth in the digital age. Free tickets are still available!

If you are in or around LSE campus, don't miss the LSE Festival exhibition on display all week in the Great Hall of Marshall Building - with an amazing VR film and fascinating research projects. www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-F...

Is a university education still worth the investment? We'll be discussing the future of higher education at LSE Festival next week with @zhamilya-m.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social & David Willets @resfoundation.bsky.social Free tickets (in person/online) 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-F...

The latest film in our "AI, technology and society" series explores how technology might give time back to to NHS workers, and reduce waiting times for NHS users, by improving simple processes. With Laura Gilbert @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social

How best to spend public money to improve wellbeing? This LSE Festival event will explore what we know about making society happy Richard Layard Martin Knapp Laura Taylor Chair: Christian Krekel 📅 Fri 20 Jun ⏲️ 1.30pm www.lse.ac.uk/Events...

As the world of work evolves, so do our expectations, values, and definitions of success. How can we adapt to new ways of working while staying connected to purpose and meaning? Join this LSE Festival discussion on 19 June. FREE tickets (in person/online) 👇 @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social

Join us for the launch of the exhibition on Monday 16 June 12-2pm to meet some of the featured researchers, with free refreshments 🥤🥪

It’s hard to be cheerful about the future these days but we’re going to try! Come join us for a dose of hope on Saturday 21 June (and a free drink after if it fails!) Tickets still available via link below 👇🏻

1 in 3 internet users is a child, yet the digital world was not designed with them in mind. At LSE Festival find out what children think the future should look like & what we need to do to get there. With @sakshighai.bsky.social, LEGO and Information Commissioner's Office FREE | In person/online

Another LSE Festival highlight for you: Is a constitutional monarchy a good way of upholding democracy? Join this discussion with @pjthinker.bsky.social comparing different forms of government, followed by a performance of Mike Bartlett's brilliant play "King Charles III" Free tickets 👇

Choose your own adventure ⚔️ 🧌🏰 in the LSE Festival this year Tech is good: Stan Boland, Kanishka Narayan, and Robyn Klingler-Vidra on the 17th June Tech is bad: Hilary Cottam, Faiza Shaheen and @jackstilgoe.bsky.social on the 18th www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-F...

It's June! LSE Festival countdown has truly begun. Today's highlight: @metecoban92.bsky.social joins @rowchampion.bsky.social & young researcher Maanya Jones to discuss how young people's visions & values can be brought to the heart of London’s green transition 🌍 Book FREE tickets (in person/online)

Today's LSE Festival highlight: Know the story of 1971 Women's World Cup in Mexico? Women's football, watched by record crowds, but written out of history because it was "not commercially viable" What's the future for women in sport? FREE film screening +Q&A with director+ @janzglinski.bsky.social

My LSE Festival highlight for today: @ruha9.bsky.social's visions for the future - instead of dystopian/utopian narratives we are sold about AI, we must reckon the role it already plays in our lives. "Us"topias are what we create together when we are wide awake. FREE tickets (in person or online) 👇

"There's this fantasy about the ‘cloud’ – it’s clean, it’s ethereal, & it’s somewhere out there doing wonderful things. But what is visible to the public about AI is the tip of the iceberg. There’s a whole production line.. a materiality to AI that remains largely hidden."

My LSE Festival highlight for today: Michelin⭐ chef Adejoké Bakare, Dipo Faloyin, Edwini Kwame Kessie & David Luke explore the history of African cuisine, as well as the factors which may disrupt its production & distribution incl food security, food trade & climate risks. Book FREE tickets 👇

Today's LSE Festival highlight: Is there an alternative to a winner-takes-all model of innovation that creates billionaires while pushing many into low paid work? @hilarycottam.bsky.social @faizashaheen.bsky.social @jackstilgoe.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social FREE tickets (in person/online) 👇

Today's LSE Festival highlight is our closing event: Can we be optimistic about the future? @rogerhighfield.bsky.social, Suhair Khan, @isabel-losada.bsky.social & @michael.muthukrishna.com share some of the ideas, innovations & discoveries to give us hope 💡 FREE tickets (in person/online) 👇

How fragile is the AI supply chain? Latest video in our AI, technology & society series showcases research by Nils Peters @lsesociology.bsky.social on the 6 key stages behind today’s most powerful AI systems, and why understanding that "the cloud" is a physical manufactured thing is so important.

Today's LSE Festival highlight: @willdalrymple.bsky.social discusses his latest book "The Golden Road" with Mukulika Banerjee on Sat 21 June @lseanthropology.bsky.social How did ancient India transform the world, and what lessons can we learn for the future? Book your FREE tickets 👇

Today's LSE Festival highlight: Google DeepMind COO Lila Ibrahim shares her visions for the future with @lsedatascience.bsky.social's Cosmina Dorobantu Friday 20 June, 12-1pm (in person and online) Book your free tickets 👇

Looking for something fun (& FREE) to do with the family, Sat 21 June? Book now for LSE Festival family day, 10am-3pm Fun activities for children aged 3-16 including: 🌍 Sustainable crafts 🍰 Biscuit decorating 🎨 Mono print posters 💻 AI adventures @lsedatascience.bsky.social @lselibrary.bsky.social

Today's LSE Festival highlight: In a world of mass information and misinformation, truth seems both easier and harder to find than ever before. What's the future for informed debate? with @lsephilosophy.bsky.social, @charliebeckett.bsky.social, @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social, @liverpoolecho.co.uk

With (free!) LSE Festival tickets released today and 4 weeks to go, I thought I'd share an event highlight every day for those with no time to browse the programme.

LSE Festival tickets are live! And some are going super fast, so don't miss your chance to see some amazing speakers discussing what the future is going to look like. Monday 16 - Saturday 21 June, all free and open to all. There really is something for everyone this year!