Turi Munthe in conversation with Jenny Kleeman - Gower St

Thu May 14 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm UTC+01:00

Waterstones | London

Waterstones
Publisher/HostWaterstones
Turi Munthe in conversation with Jenny Kleeman - Gower St Turi Munthe will be in conversation with Janet Kleeman author of Sex, Robots and Vegan Meat.
About this Event

Turi Munthe will be in conversation with Janet Kleeman author of Sex, Robots and Vegan Meat.Why We Think What We Think – The unexpected origins of our deepest beliefsWithout knowing it almost all our opinions – whether we believe in God or in ghosts, our views on sex or animal rights or immigration, our basic sense of what’s right – are shaped by a mesmerizing web of hidden factors. We are influenced by everything from the quirks of distant history to the geology of where we grew up.Packed with surprising stories and counterintuitive insights, Why We Think What We Think will transform the way you see the world and your place within it.Turi Munthe is a journalist and policy analyst turned media entrepreneur, who has written for the Economist, the Guardian and the TLS and appeared on the BBC, CNN and Fox News. He founded Demotix, the largest network of photojournalists in the world, and Parlia, an encyclopaedia of opinion. He lives in Milan.Jenny Naomi Kleeman is a British journalist, author and broadcaster. She presents programmes on BBC Radio 4 and has reported for Channel 4's foreign affairs series Unreported World[1] and BBC One's Panorama.[2] She regularly writes for The Guardian[3] and The Sunday Times Magazine.

Event Venue

Waterstones, 82 Gower Street, London, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 7.00 to GBP 25.00

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