The two authors will talk to Bennett Professor of Public Policy Diane Coyle about the urgent need to use stories to improve public reasoning. They will share a theory and practice of listening to narratives where decisions are strongly influenced by contentious knowledge and powerful imaginings in areas such as climate change, artificial intelligence, the economy, and nuclear weapons and power.

Professors Genevieve Liveley, Peter Gluckman and Mike Hulme will then reflect on the roles of stories in the public humanities, scientific advice, and climate change debates.