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Being a showwoman
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- Marisa Carnesky
In her unique talk, Marisa reveals the secrets of The Ghost Train, shows how women can perform magic illusions (without being on the receiving end) and explains the many scrapes…
Up Trees
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- Henrik Dahle
In Herik’s talk we discover that UpTrees is the kind of idea that you start today and not tomorrow. A passion project that has grown into a touching and thought…
Building a conscious robot.
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- Prof. Owen Holland
Owen’s Talk is about the Why? How? and Why Now? of conscious robotics. Starting with man-kinds quest to understand oneself (and therefor consciousness) he takes us on a journey from…
Beatjazz
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- Onyx Ashanti
Onyx’s talk isn’t really a talk, it’s an electro-voice operated description of the technology behind beatjazz, followed by a no holds barred rasie-the-roof performance – both sound and light show.
An Olympic Journey
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- Ashling O’Connor
Ashling talk is a unique insight into the preparation for London 2012, a typically British Games. Though a little cynical she soon shows how every Olympic cloud has a gold,…
Undercover: Erotica and Sexism
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- Zoe Margolis
In this powerful talk, Zoe takes on the sexism within erotica: showing how publishers objectify women on book covers, market to men while forgetting the female gaze. She shows how…
Foodscapes
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- Carl Warner
Carl’s whimsical landscapes made entirely of food have seen him work with top ad agencies and food clients across the globe. From London’s sky-scape to salmon seas, Carl takes us…
The hive mind of Twitter
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- Moose Allain
In this hugely entertaining talk, Moose poses the question of whether a medium like Twitter could be used to build an ideal home or even an ideal city. His attempts…
Identity in the digital realm.
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- Sasha Wilkins
Having written her blog anonymously for 3 years, Sasha’s talk is a fascinating look at identity in the digital realm: dealing with the huge issues of identity, anonymity and trolling.…
Realtime World War II
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- Alwyn Collinson
In this incredibly powerful and compelling talk, Alwyn discusses the significance of his project in helping people connect and empathise with history through the people that lived (and died) during…