Life On Mars

• Speaker
• Dr. Louisa Preston

Louisa’s talk is a fascinating  tour of the red planet complete with an exploration of the future potential it could hold.

Say YES More

• Speaker
• Dave Cornthwaite

Dave, a former x-Box addict gives this empowering talk about making the most of your days. He takes us through his ‘yes!’ list (Like a bucket list, but less morbid)…

Zero Degrees of Empathy

• Speaker
• Simon Baron-Cohen

In this harrowing talk, Simon looks at notorious incidents of 20th Century evil. He argues for a more scientific understanding of the problem, seeing so-called evil in terms of a…

Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium

• Speaker
• Lauren Pears

Lauren tells us how a stray kitten inspired her to pack in her job and embark on a new life as an entrepreneur: an inspirational talk featuring some of the…

Sane New World

• Speaker
• Ruby Wax

“It doesn’t matter if your famous or live in a mud hut or what culture you’re from: depression loves everyone”. Characteristically candid, Ruby discusses her own experiences of mental illness…

Modifying Mosquitos

• Speaker
• Hadyn Parry

Hadyn talks about his collaborative effort with Brazil to reduce the population of Aedes Aegypti. This nasty breed of Mosquito targets humans and has advanced the spread of Dengue Fever…

An unruly look at the English language

• Speaker
• Mark Forsyth

In this fantastically entertaining talk Mark takes on what is considered ‘correct’ English: dispelling myths, highlighting inconsistencies and generally poking fun at what all our teachers taught us to be…

Banknotes, backlash & the rise of a role model

• Speaker
• Caroline Criado-Perez

In this harrowing talk, Caroline explores the current state of gender equality in the UK and abroad. She describes her campaign to improve female representation and the horrific backlash that…

2014: NY – Perrier

A.D.D and the voice.

• Speaker
• Reeps One

Reeps One takes to the ring to give one of the standout performances of the series. Part lecture, part jaw dropping demo of vocal dexterity, he showcases his ridiculous beatbox…