Welcome to the LSE Events Podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Get ready to hear from some of the most influential international figures in the social sciences.
I'm glad to see that 33 degrees didn't preclude you to be here today.
It's wonderful to see so many of you and welcome to the LSE's panel.
The Future of Truth, which forms part of the LSE Festival, Visions of the Future,
taking part this week, and this is the final day of very interesting events.
My name is Dr. Paola Romero, and I am a guest teacher of the Philosophy,
Logic, and Scientific Method at the LSE.
I'm pleased to be here to welcome our speakers for today and to introduce them to both the people in the audience,
but also our online audience.
I will start by introducing Jason McKinsey Alexander.
He's a professor of the Department of Philosophy, Logic, and Scientific Method at the LSE.
Jason's research interests include evolutionary game theory,
the philosophy of social science, and the philosophy of society.
His most recent book, The Open Society as an Enemy,
a critique of how free societies turned against themselves, was published by the LSE.
Pressing 2024 is open access and Jason will be kindly signing copies at the end of this event.
Charlie Beckett is Professor of Practice in the Department of Media and Communications at the LSE and the founding director of POLIS.
LSE's think tank for research and debate around international journalism and society,
and he was lead commissioner for the LSE Truth, Trust and Technology Commission.