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How to Prevent World War Three | Tobias Ellwood In Conversation As the global order fractures, conflict is returning and we are not prepared. Former Defence Minister @Tobias_Ellwood offers an urgent call-to-action. Mon, 28 Sep | 6:30pm | London Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/how-to-…

Steven Pinker – Live in Conversation Across the UK The Harvard Professor and bestselling author of #EnlightenmentNow @sapinker joins us to reveal the power and perils of thinking alike. 17th - 19th Sep | UK Tour Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/steven-…

Daron Acemoglu: What Happened to Liberal Democracy? The Nobel Prize winning author of #WhyNationsFail and most cited economist in the world, @DAcemogluMIT, joins us with a plan to fix our broken political paradigm. Mon, 14 Sep | 7:30pm | London Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/daron-a…

LAST TICKETS: Professor Mariana Mazzucato – The Common Good Economy: A New Compass Join Professor @MazzucatoM as she presents a rigorous reimagining of economics and a manifesto for a future economy that serves people and the planet. Final tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/mariana…

Joined by former MI6 head of station in Iran, Ian McCredie, multi-million-selling historian @BenMacintyre1 reveals the unknown Cold War story of how one spy saved the world from nuclear war. Tue, 8 Sep | 7:30pm | London Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/ben-mac…

@johnkampfner joins ITV’s political editor Robert @Peston for a groundbreaking exploration of the countries solving the world’s most pressing problems – and what we can learn from them. Mon, 6 July | 6:15pm | London and Online Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/braver-…

Curator and educator @CathyHaynesUK joins @hannahmacin to reveal the forgotten art of understanding how nature marks time, and a call to notice the daily wonders of the natural world. Mon, 15 June | 6:00pm | Online Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/how-to-…

He has worked as a swineherd, punk musician, and taxman, but @Beathhigh will forever be known as the master of hard-boiled noir. Now the UK’s greatest living crime writer invites us on a journey to the dark side... Wed, 7 Oct | 7:30pm | London Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/ian-ran…

In conversation with @MatthewdAncona, the award-winning, bestselling historian @aroberts_andrew shares the story of Napoleon and the elite generals who built him up… and ultimately led to his ruin. Sun, 25 Oct | 7:00pm | London Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/andrew-…

Banned in China, #JungChang’s #WildSwans defined a generation. Now she is back to share the hugely affecting story of her family’s lives through China’s rise to a global superpower. Tue, 27 Oct | 7:30pm | London Tickets at howtoacademy.com/events/jung-ch…

Join @simonmontefiore for a spellbinding new history of the epicentre of our tumultuous world: the story of how the Middle East of 1900 became the Middle East of today… and tomorrow. Tue, 8 Sep | 7:30pm | London Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/simon-s…

Leading endocrinologist Dr Saira Hameed uncovers the miraculous and often misunderstood signalling system that makes us who we are: hormones. Thu, 4 June | 6:00pm | Online Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/signals…

Dame @MeeraSyal joins us to share the hilarious and heartwarming true stories that have shaped her life and work as one of Britain’s most beloved comedy legends. @FaneProductions 7th - 29th Sep 2026 | UK Tour Tickets and details at howtoacademy.com/events/meera-s…

Great to be appearing shortly at the HowTo Academy @howtoacademy revealing the stories behind my new book, SAS Great Escapes 5. See you there. Link here: howtoacademy.com/events/damien-…

In conversation with @MatthewdAncona, broadcaster @IainDale and former Commander of the Joint Forces Command General Sir Richard Barrons take us across human history to answer the question: what makes a military leader? Sat, 18 July | 7:30pm | London howtoacademy.com/events/the-gen…

In conversation with LOCKE & KEY's #JoeHill, the creator of #TheDarkKnightReturns @FrankMillerInk takes us on a journey into his life and art, revealing the inspiration behind his iconic comics and his secrets of storytelling. 30 July | 7:30pm | London howtoacademy.com/events/frank-m…

Join Stanford’s @nireyal in conversation with @edielush for a pragmatic, science-backed guide to dismantling the hidden beliefs that hold us back. Thu, 11 June | 6:00pm | Online Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/the-sci…

How Slavery Made the Roman Empire Join acclaimed historian #EmmaSouthon for a groundbreaking account of the millions of forgotten enslaved people who built the Roman Empire. @hannahmacin Mon, 8 June | 6:00pm | Online Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/how-sla…

How should we parent in a climate emergency? Climate activist #BenRawlence shows how we can navigate the uncertainty of our changing times together. Thu, 28 May | 6:00pm | Online Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/how-to-…

The 'public good' in economics has been framed as correcting for what the private sector doesn't do. But you cannot do good without a new theory of what good actually is. Presenting my next book, The Common Good Economy at @HowToAcademy—a practical 'common good compass' to navigate our economies in a radically different direction. How do we value each other? Set up innovative collaborations? Share knowledge, risks and rewards? The how matters as much as the what. 2 June | 19:00 | St Martin-in-the-Fields | Ticket link below