Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, gave a lecture on 5 November at the School of Oriental and African Studies entitled ‘Peering into the Future: The Bumpy Road Ahead’. The meeting was co-hosted by CISD, and British Pugwash.
Archive | 2017
Artificial Intelligence: An Existential Threat? (Warwick Pugwash, 28th November)
Warwick Pugwash and Warwick Philosophy Society are excited to be hosting a joint event discussing AI and its implications for the future of international security! They will be hosting a couple of speakers who will deliver a short presentation each, followed by lots of time for discussion and debate. Speakers: – Dr. Anders Sandberg (University […]
Sir Joseph Rotblat honoured by Polish Heritage Society plaque
Members of British Pugwash were delighted to participate in a ceremony on 6th November 2017, in which a plaque honouring Sir Joseph Rotblat was unveiled on the corner of Bury Place and Great Russell Street, London (WCIB 3BJ). The event was organised by Polish Heritage Society UK, to commemorate Sir Joseph’s life and his important […]
Nuclear North Korea and China: Capabilities, diplomacy and peace? (November 2017, Warwick event)
Warwick Student / Young Pugwash held their first event of the year on a very timely topic – the North Korean nuclear crisis. The speakers covered both the technical capabilities of North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme and the role of China in North Korea’s ongoing dispute with the U.S. In this informal, yet informative, event […]
Report of COMEST on Robotics Ethics
A new report adopted by The World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) in September 2017 addresses the ethical and legal issues of armed robotic systems and their implications for the changing nature of warfare.
The 10th International Student/Young Pugwash (ISYP) conference
The 10th International Student/Young Pugwash (ISYP) conference, Nuclear World Order: Global and Regional Security Issues and Prospects for Cooperation, was held in Astana, Kazakhstan on 23-24 August 2017.