There is no consensus among Europeans on the need to address climate change. A careful analysis of how protagonists are using social media suggests that not only are they not engaging with each other, but that there is huge potential for climate change policy making in Europe to further fragment our political landscape. Fieschi's latest research suggest that it could leave the way open for populists to take up the mantle of freedom fighters while climate supporters become more authoritarian. Unpack the meaning and political consequences of the latest research with us.
View detailsUpdate your knowledge and engage in a conversation with an expert on Middle Eastern politics and society.
View detailsJoin Full Circle and 'historian of the present' Professor Timothy Garton Ash to discuss EU politics and whether countries that violate key EU rules can and should continue as members. And if so, on what basis.
View detailsRoger Kneebone, the expert on experts, combines his own experiences as a doctor with insights from extraordinary people and cutting-edge research to tell a story that resonates with us all - the story of how we can become expert. Whether you're developing a new career, studying a language, learning a musical instrument or simply becoming the person you want to be, Expert reveals the path to mastery and shows what lies ahead. What could a lacemaker have in common with vascular surgeons? A Savile Row tailor with molecular scientists? A fighter pilot with jazz musicians? Join the conversation to find out!
View detailsMeet Gabriella Coleman - anthropologist, dedicated ethnographer, academic and author whose work focuses on hacker cultures and online activism, particularly Anonymous.
View detailsJoin political philosopher Roman Krznaric and find out how to be a Good Ancestor
View detailsLaura blends the most intimate stories about love that she has gathered around the world with enlightening scientific insights, for a compelling and entertaining evening.
View detailsIn this talk, Stephane Detournay will take you on a guided tour through some of the most gripping theories in physics: from Galileo and Newton to Einstein, Hawking and beyond; all of which led to the discovery of black holes. What are they? Can we observe them, and how? Can black holes really destroy everything that they encounter? Why is it believed that they hold the key to the mysteries of quantum gravity? All of these challenging questions, some of which have been answered only recently and some others which remain unsolved, will be addressed in this engaging evening of intelligent discussion.
Please note that this is an online only event.
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Experience the magic of a virtuoso classical pianist in the intimate setting of Full Circle's salon.
View detailsThis season Brussels Muzieque offered you a deep dive into the clarinet repertoire, a unique bassoon piano duo recital, and now we end the season with another wind instrument experience.
View detailsLearn how to love your leftovers & give them that funny twist to surprise your friends! We provide the jars, produce and ingredients. Recipes will be put online and sent around after the workshop.
View detailsDelight in a bewitching array of cocktails against the backdrop of our atmospheric members' bar.
View detailsPepa combines a soulful repertoire full of blues and jazz, combined with stories of love, family and immigration, to create a sincere and personal work.
View detailsJoin us for a cozy and intimate chamber music session on Thursday 29th October to enjoy some much-needed warmth and musical poetry.
Learn how to love your leftovers and enjoy a premium, carbon neutral dinner made by well-known Belgian Chef Elliott Van de Velde.
View detailsExperience an exquisite afternoon tea, full of sweet and savoury delights, homemade using the finest organic and locally sourced ingredients.
View detailsThe Spanish singer and composer Pepa Niebla and Belgian pianist Maxime Moyaerts come together for a moment of pure fusion.
View detailsWhy, in a West that has become increasingly doubtful of religion’s claims, do so many of its instincts remain irredeemably Christian? Join the conversation.
View detailsExperience the magic of live classical music with extraordinary musicians - as if they were playing in your own living room. Spacious and elegant Full Circle House is the ideal place to listen and relax.
View detailsVermeersch is one of the brightest contemporary Belgian public intellectuals. He reflects on violence, on the true value of punishment and justice today, and shares his penetrating insights on what better forms of justice and fairer laws might look like.
View detailsDiscover the magic of Chamber Music in an inspiring setting. Join our partner, Brussels Muzieque and their award-winning musicians.
View detailsJoin us to celebrate the launch of the eighth season of Full Circle ideas. Grab a drink and hear a little bit about the fantastic speakers we have lined-up for the coming months.
Join Full Circle for a special evening of conversation, live poetry reading and collective listening with the epic poet, playwright and performer Inua Ellams (online event).
View detailsJoin us for our first full-length live concert since the lockdown with the prominent Belgian harpist and harp teacher Emma Wauters. She'll be playing a full programme and explaining some of the secrets of her tradecraft.
View detailsJoin us for a cosy chamber music session to enjoy some summer warmth and musical poetry.
Healthcare workers are on the frontline of the COVID-19 battle. While we have to stay home, they have to be at work. To support and thank them for their dedication, two Full Circle members, Sibylle and Pablo, have launched the ‘Meals 4 healthcare ‘ campaign.
View detailsIn the third of our e-salon series looking at our post-COVID world, we're hosting Guy Standing who'll be speaking on whether the COVID-19 pandemic has created a chance make radical economic change. Esther Lynch, Deputy Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation will be providing a contrasting view as will our audience no doubt!
View detailsJoin us for our first e-concert with Monika Mlynarczyk (viola) and Eduardo Tonietto (cello). They will perform 8 short duets for cello and viola by Reinhold Glière.
View detailsJoin us for an evening with composer Nigel Clarke to unveil the creative process behind making music for the movies. Nigel will show clips and illustrations from his soundtracks to stimulate discussion on the role of music in film and TV.
Join us for a conversation with writer and philosopher Julian Baggini to consider how philosophy can help each of us get to grips with our unprecedented circumstances - and even prevent us from slipping back into old ways.
View detailsPerspectives from Social Anthropology, Political science and communications with Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Albena Azmanova & Stephen Coleman.
View detailsIvan Krastev’s latest work is one of brilliant political psychology. In investigating the reasons why the West, after winning the Cold War, lost its political balance, he comes to the conclusion that this purported end of history turned out to be the beginning of a twisted ‘Age of Imitation’.
Book launch of Brussels journalist Emily von Sydow’s latest book 'Till Europas Försvar - Värden att värna'
View detailsJoin us next Thursday 20th January for a Speakeasy evening at Full Circle House.
Exquisite cocktails in a vibrant atmosphere. Sense of fun compulsory. Good time guaranteed.
View detailsBrussels Muzieque is a brand new platform that invites some of the finest international musicians in Brussels to create transformative performances and experience the shared passion for chamber music in an intimate setting.
View detailsGina Rippon explores new, cutting edge neuroscience and unpacks the gendered stereotypes that bombard us from our earliest moments moulding our ideas of ourselves and even shaping our brains.
View detailsNewsweek exclusively brings Yuval Harari to Belgium for a one and only appearance in the Benelux. Full Circle has partnered to offer its members and network special ticket rates! Jump on board for a memorable evening.
Join us next Thursday 16th January for a Speakeasy evening at Full Circle House.
Exquisite cocktails in a vibrant atmosphere. Sense of fun compulsory. Good time guaranteed.
View detailsJoin us for a relaxed discussion of this insightful novel at our next Full Circle book group.
View detailsA selection of some of the finest local, sustainable, designer fashion, luxury beauty products, gourmet food and drink, thoughtful books and more.
View detailsJoin us for a festive drink & mince pies at the one and only Full Circle Christmas party.
View detailsLinsey McGoey, sociologist and proponent of ignorance studies, talks about her publication The Unknowers and explores relations between power and willful ignorance.
View detailsA hands-on workshop to get to grips with some keys skills of zero-waste living in ways that will conveniently fit into your busy lives.
View detailsWith robots and basic income, will work become play?
View detailsJoin us for a relaxed discussion of this beautiful novel at our next Full Circle book group.
How to deal with Trumpism, low wages, weak growth and more? Ask the great economists. Economist & broadcaster Linda Yueh tackles our topical problems with key ideas from history.
View detailsJoin us next Thursday 24th October for a Speakeasy evening at Full Circle House.
Exquisite cocktails in a vibrant atmosphere. Sense of fun compulsory. Good time guaranteed.
View detailsTechnology has disrupted the way we live and work. The reality of a changing job market pushes us to rethink our very idea of work. Do we work for necessity, duty, habit, identity or fulfilment? Robotisation and AI advance apace and old ideas such a Universal Basic Income are now regaining a new life. In a not so distant future we might all be recipients of a basic income, while a robot does the work we used to do. How will these transformations affect the way we understand, value and do work?
In changing the conventional job market and allowing people potentially to take up more creative endeavours, will they benefit society and improve work-life balance, or act to its detriment in harming economic productivity? And if work becomes a choice rather than a necessity, how will we find meaning in our lives and fill our days if we need to work less, or not at all?
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An evening of combative debate in the company of compelling speakers and an engaged audience.
Professor Josh Cohen is an academic, practising psychoanalyst, and writer.
Cohen is a prolific writer, and his latest book, Not Working: Why we have to stop (2019), radically rethinks our obsession of constant work and seek to live a more fulfilled existence through inactivity. Exploring exhaustion through both literary portrayals and the real burned-out patients he meets in his practice, he investigates the interactions between psychoanalysis, literature and philosophy – and how they all can improve society.
Dr Margaret Heffernan is an international businesswoman, an entrepreneur, Chief Executive and best-selling author. She was born in Texas, raised in Holland and educated at Cambridge University.
The author of five books, Margaret's third book, Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at our Peril was named one of the most important business books of the decade by the Financial Times. In 2015, she was awarded the Transmission Prize for A Bigger Prize: Why Competition isn't Everything and How We Do Better, described as "meticulously researched…engagingly written…universally relevant and hard to fault."
Over nine million people have watched her popular TED talks, and in 2015 TED published Beyond Measure: The Big Impact of Small Changes.
Dr Aaron Bastani is a political commentator, senior editor, author, and social media influencer. He regularly appears on television in political debates, and holds a strong social media presence online.
He is one of the co-founders of Novara Media, a radical left-wing news website. This started with a podcast by Bastani in 2011 and is now an independent media organisation, providing an alternative information platform to the traditional media channels for 10,000 regular visitors. Bastani is now the Senior Editor and Digital Officer at Novara Media.
Alison Tate is the Director of Economic and Social Policy of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
The ITUC is the global peak body of labour unions and represents 210 million workers in 165 countries. Alison’s current role includes representing unions at the United Nations, the G20 and international financial institutions.
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