Predict the Future

Free ticket with RSVP. Light refreshments provided.

In an age of AI summaries and social feeds, how do we keep our critical thinking alive?

Join us for Cauldron’s launch event exploring how prediction, evidence, and play can reshape how we engage with and understand world events.

What you’ll do

• 🎮 Play a live prediction game on real stories (phones out!).
• 🧠 Learn how probabilistic thinking cuts through hype.
• 🎤 Hear from leading researchers and practitioners.
• 🗣️ Discuss: How do we keep our critical thinking alive?
• 🤝 Meet people building the next wave of responsible AI and civic tech.

Who it’s for

Students, researchers, and anyone curious about smarter news habits, no experience needed.

Speakers

Prof Jane Hillston- Professor of Quantitative Modelling, Dean of Research Culture and REF, and former Head of the School of Informatics

Dr Claudia Pagliari - Director of Global eHealth at the University of Edinburgh

Dr Björn Ross - Reader in Computational Social Science, Deputy Director of the ILCC, Co-director of the SMASH group

Dr Robin Hill - Co-Director of the Centre for Design Informatics and Lecturer in Cognitive Science

Prof Walid Magdy - Professor computational social science and NLP. Founder and Director of the SMASH group.
Ojasvi Jalal - Founder of Cauldron and Alumna of School of Informatics

Try Cauldron: www.cauldron-labs.com. Cauldron is a new platform that’s changing how we consume and interact with news. Instead of passive scrolling, you predict events in geopolitics, climate, and the economy, then learn from curated sources and the crowd’s collective foresight.