20 April, 6:30 for 7:00 pm
St Martin’s in the Fields, Trafalgar Square

Science’s ability to understand, control, modify and “improve” the human genome is greater now than ever before. And, with the tech money and AI power now in place, the speed of change is set to become even faster.

What does the future hold when rapid scientific advance meets enduring questions of meaning, purpose and hope? What does it mean to be human in an age of genetic modification? Are we, as some have claimed, heading towards a “post-human” future? Should we be worried?

Join Francis Collins, former Director of Human Genome Project and author of The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith and Trust, and Nick Spencer, senior fellow at the think tank Theos, and co-author of Playing God: science, religion and the future of humanity as they discuss topics from genetics and artificial intelligence to human identity and the soul.

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Doors will open from 6.30pm for a 7pm start. The conversation will run from 7pm – 8.30pm and will be followed by canapés in the Crypt Café.

The evening is part of an upcoming series of events celebrating 20 years of Theos’ work at the intersection of faith and public life, bringing together leading voices to explore how religion, values, and moral reasoning can help shape a flourishing society in a changing world.