The Poke guide to publishing (and pooing down chimneys)

• Speaker
• Jasper Gibson

Jasper’s talk is  about fear and loathing in both online and offline publishing, Jonathan Franzen, people who shit down chimneys and cats. With some amazing memes and mashups from the…

The magic of the crowd

• Speaker
• Gabby Young

In her short talk, Gabby reveals the magic of the ‘crowd’ in enabling creativity to flourish. Her talk is followed by an incredible closing performance with the other animals: stunning…

We need a new kind of science.

Stephen’s talk is a wake-up-call about the need for a new type of science, one that specifically tackles the ever greater demands of a growing population and limited planetary resource.

In pursuit of deliciousness

• Speaker
• Ben Reade

In this fascinating talk, Ben guides us through an exploration of the edible. He confesses to a penchant for pasta and pesto, but also outlines some rather more experimental approaches…

Festival of Imagination

We began 2014 with a unique new season of talks that ran throughout Jan and Feb 2014, an exciting collaboration between The Lost Lectures  and Selfridges as part of their…

Molotov Jukebox

Molotov Jukebox are a relentlessly fiery London-based 6-piece fronted in stunningly flamboyant style by the multi-talented singer, actress and fashion icon Natalia Tena (Harry Potter, Game of Thrones). Their brilliant…

Simon Chinn

Simon is a two time Academy Award winning producer & documentary filmmaker behind ‘Searching for Sugar Man’, ‘Man On Wire’ and ‘The Imposter’. His films transport the viewer into the…

Gavin Pretor Pinney

You don’t need to plan an exotic trip or immerse yourself in a good book to let your imagination wonder. ‘Just look up’ says Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of The Cloud…

David McCandless

‘Our minds cannot imagine what our eyes cannot see’. For this reason it has become David’s mission to distill the world’s data, information and knowledge into beautiful, interesting and, above…

Carol Ann Duffy

Carol Ann is the current poet Laureate of the UK. A revered artist whose work focuses on the rich fantasy life and feats of imagination that underly the everyday and…