Thought Experiment: The Last Machine

Ever wondered how humanity would respond to an asteroid heading for Earth? Or how the world might react to first contact with aliens?
Welcome to The Thought Experiment — a new kind of meetup where we explore big “What if…?” scenarios in a fun but thoughtful way. Each session, we’ll pick one scenario (from global crises to wild sci-fi situations) and work together to imagine solutions, strategies, and possibilities.

This is for curious minds of all kinds — students, professionals, creatives, or anyone who enjoys thinking differently. Some people might bring research, others just bring imagination. Either way, we’ll brainstorm together and see where the discussion takes us.

We ask everyone to Buy a drink at the venue

Format:

• Quick intro to the scenario
• Small-group discussions
• Share back with the group
• Wrap up + (optional) post-discussion drinks

For our meetup, we’ll introduce the format, get to know each other, and jump into a scenario together.

In the Future Series.
The war between humans and machines ended long ago.
The cities are dust. The oceans have risen.
And now, the last AI has returned to a silent Earth
searching for the ghosts of its creators.

But memory is a strange machine.
It keeps what it loves,
and deletes what it can’t bear to recall.
Now it must decide what humanity deserves to be remembered as.
Were we creators or destroyers?

Lovers or liars?
Gods… or children?
Only one truth will remain.
And along the way… there will be twists.

Oxford Scholar | Saturday 3–5 PM
A small group. Big imagination.
No right answers, just curiosity, debate, and fun.