About this Event
The MOTH Festival of Ideas is dedicated to exploring the rich and rapidly evolving field of inquiry and action that seeks to bring the more-than-human world into the sphere of moral, legal, and social concern.
With creativity and interdisciplinarity at its heart, the Festival includes keynote talks and conversations, film screenings, and performances of various kinds by prominent scientists, lawyers, Indigenous leaders, artists, advocates, and scholars from around the world.
MAY 14, 2026
Modes of Communicating Ideas for the more-than-human world
Program starts at 4:00 p.m.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
- Barnaby Steel
- César Rodríguez-Garavito
- Kate Raworth
- Patricia Gualinga
- Rob Macfarlane
MAY 15, 2026
Perceptions of the more-than-human world
Program starts at 2:00 p.m.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
- Ahlay Blakely
- David Abram
- Modern Biology
- Monica Gagliano
- Suzanne Simard
MAY 16, 2026
Thinking with the more-than-human world
Program starts at 4:00 p.m.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
- Alex Lucitante
- Alexa Firmenich
- Aperahama Edwards
- David Gruber
- Diana Obando
- Merlin Sheldrake
The Festival will be held across two venues in London.
- Events on May 14 and May16, 2026 will take place at London School of Economics.
Old Theatre, London School of Economics, Houghton St, London WC2A 2AE, UK - Events on May 15, 2026 will take place at the Nave at St. John’s Waterloo.
The Nave, St. John’s Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY, UK
Organizer: More-Than-Human Life (MOTH) project
Full event: MOTH 2026 Festival of Ideas
The Festival will include concert on May 15, 2026 by musician and field recordist
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London, United Kingdom
USD 81.88 to USD 215.26
