11:00 am, June 21 2026
Backyard Comedy Club, Bethnal Green
Speaker: Chris Jackson
Science shapes almost every part of our lives, from the technologies we use to the resources we depend on – yet many scientific spaces still remain shaped by exclusion and racism.
Speaker: Chris Jackson
Chris Jackson is Technical Director at WSP, Visiting Professor at Imperial College London, and an internationally recognised geologist whose work explores how we can safely and sustainably use the Earth’s subsurface to access critical resources and store hazardous waste.
Drawing on personal experiences from his own career alongside a wider look at the culture of science, Chris reflected on why representation matters, what is lost when voices are excluded, and what it might take to build a more open, inclusive and human scientific community.
Our singalongs
As usual, there were four pop songs performed by our Sunday Assembly London band and reflecting today’s themes:
- Wonderful World – Sam Cooke (1960)
- Rhinestone Cowboy – Larry Weiss (1974; made famous by Glenn Campbell, 1975)
- Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan (1963)
- Radioactive – Imagine Dragons (2012)
The lyrics will be projected on screen and everyone was welcome to sing (and dance) along.
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