LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2014 - 'Knowing How: tacit knowledge in medicine, business and the arts . (360G-Wellcome-103700_Z_14_Z)

For the last 5 years, the London School of Economics and Political Science has been hosting an annual Literary Festival designed to explore the links between the arts, sciences and social sciences, and encourage these traditionally separate disciplines to reach out to one another. All events in the Festival are free of charge, and open to all. This Festival forms part of the LSEs prestigious public lecture programme. The Festival brings thousands of people to LSE each year, including students, academics and members of the general public. For the opening event of the 2014 Festival, we are hosting a panel discussion Knowing How: tacit knowledge in medicine, business and the arts with Fiona Bevan (singer/songwriter), Professor Harry Collins (Cardiff University), Professor Roger Kneebone (Engagement Fellow, Wellcome Trust) and Fiona Sampson (Professor of Poetry, Roehampton), chaired by Richard Bronk (Visiting Fellow, LSE). This will be followed by a poetry reading from Fiona Sampson, ending with a drinks reception open to all the audience to attend. We believe this is an excellent way to engage a diverse audience in an interesting, but little explored, area of both the sciences and the arts, and explore the connections between them.