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Sarah LeFanu
Thu 20 February 2020
19:00 - 20:00
Waterstones
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Kipling, Kingsley, Conan Doyle and the Anglo-Boer War

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Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Tue 25 February 2020
19:30 - 21:00
Foyles
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Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Emma Geen, Cheryl Morgan, Emma Newman and Liz Williams

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Stephanie Flanders Talk, Festival of Economics 2017, Bristol

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Ziya Tong
Thu 06 February 2020

The Reality Bubble: What Are We Not Seeing?

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Richard Layard
Wed 05 February 2020

Can We Be Happier?

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Mon 03 February 2020

Agency: What Does the Future Hold?

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Wed 13 November 2019

True Travels to the End of Europe

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