How much can we ever really foretell what is likely to happen to the population of Scotland in the future, and to the numbers of deaths and births, and people moving in and out of the country?

And, in particular, how, if at all, are Covid-19 and Brexit likely to change our views?

Following the success of our last Firestarter event, The David Hume Institute is once again working in partnership with National Records of Scotland to bring you Professor Michael Anderson and Dr Esther Roughsedge in conversation.