Seven of Clubs: Spring '24

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Tue 23 April 202423 Apr 2024

07:00—09:30 PM

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Description

Pushkin House presents a new edition of Seven of Clubs – an interdisciplinary event series on the cross-section of arts, sciences, society and entrepreneurship.

The unique format of this info-tainment salon will allow guests to hear speakers candidly share insights into their area of passion and expertise within the intimate setting of Pushkin House.

The event series aims to ignite curiosity, forge collaborations and celebrate strangeness. Bringing people together over in-depth stories of hard work, artistic expression and intellectual curiosity will provide a friendly forum for inspiration, discovery and human connection.

Seven of Clubs has been hosted quarterly by Zima Bar in Soho. Since its launch in 2015, Seven of Clubs has brought together over 80 speakers including poets, cyborgs, sperm scientists, digital artists, archaeological choreographers, speculative designers, copyright lawyers, librarians and many more.

Doors: 7pm. Talks: 7:30 pm.

Speakers

Simon Hunter

Simon Hunter is a London-based product leader who's spent the past decade working on improving the standard of care for people with musculoskeletal conditions. He is a founding member of the team behind Hinge Health, now one of the largest digital health companies in the US.

Simon will talk about how over the past decade technological advances have enabled significant improvements in how we're able to deliver care for people with chronic pain. He will share the story of how a startup founded in a Camden coworking space harnessed these technological advances and figured out the weirdness of the US healthcare system to build a company that to-date has helped over 1 million people.

Kirsty Jennings

Executive Producer at Anagram, Kirsty is a strategic leader and multidisciplinary producer with a proven track record in securing international commissions and partnerships, leading organisational change and producing award-winning works of high quality and artistic ambition.

Emmy-nominated Anagram is an award-winning creative studio specialising in interactive storytelling and immersive experience design that challenges the status quo. Experimenting at the edges of technology, Anagram’s mission is to make thought-provoking and playful experiences that bring profound new perspectives.

Prior to joining Anagram, Kirsty worked as Business Director for the internationally renowned artist group Blast Theory for eight years.

Talia Eilon

Dr. Talia Eilon, a UK-trained medical doctor since 2017, has a profound interest in neuropsychiatry and functional neurological disorders. With experience as a clinical fellow at St George's Hospital's specialist neurology center and four years within psychiatry across North London, Talia's diverse clinical exposure underscores her emphasis on holistic care. Her research contributions in the field of interoception, and her first-author publication in the journal Seizure on the management of non-epileptic status, demonstrate her dedication to advancing our understanding of complex neuropsychiatric conditions. In her talk, Talia will delve into somatic symptoms, illuminating how the mind and body can sometimes counteract each other, and where current medical practices may fall short.

Moshe Raphaely

We perceive reality first as a cross sensory singular effect and then, roughly after 150 ms, fragment it into known definitions. It's a bit of a paradox: our initial perception is closer to the true reality of the experience but it's not verbal and cannot be defined. Yet, as we start defining experience and understand it, we move further away from the true nature of it. This talk will focus on the most disorienting experience of all- the perception of 'self'.

Location

5a Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2TA

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