When Is Now?

• Speaker
• Chris Wild

In his fascinating talk, Chris Wild aka, the Retronaut poses the question ‘When is now?’ and uses incredible images to bring to life the history of ‘now’ arguing that time…

A Complete Joke

• Speaker
• Sixth Form Poet

In his first public appearance, Sixth Form Poet goes in search of ‘the perfect joke’. His journey leads him from clever to rude, silly to subversive (and pretty much everywhere…

How to make it on YouTube (if you’re not a piano playing cat)

• Speaker
• Tom Williams & Matt Lacey

Tom and Matt walk us through some of the stranger success stories on this platform, share some interesting stats (on a rather nice pie chart) and compare the whole thing…

A Cloudspotter’s Guide

• Speaker
• Gavin Pretor-Pinney

In his short and witty talk Gavin introduces us to the benefits of ‘cloud collecting’, talks us through some more interesting cloud varieties, argues against blue sky thinking in all…

Livestream demo

• Speaker
• Alastair Humphreys

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Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain

• Speaker
• Prof. Elaine Fox

In her enlightening talk she discusses how our fear systems and reward systems connect with higher centres to shape how positively (or negatively) we perceive life. She uses the analogy…

Tim Woolgar – Chess Boxing

We figured ‘The BIG FIGHT LIVE’ would not be complete without, well…a big fight. So we’re clearing the stage, dimming the lights, cranking up the entrance music as the ring…

Paul Steele

Paul Steele, (AKA the ‘bald hiker’) was recently voted the World most influential travel writer…quite fitting since he rarely does anything in half measures. A former British soldier who embarked…

Simon Baron-Cohen

Simon Baron-Cohen is a world leading neuroscientist and Cambridge professor — an altogether more serious sort than that other Baron-Cohen, his cousin. He’s spent his career conducting research into autism…

Lauren Pears

Lauren is an entrepreneur and as far as cat lovers are concerned, the cat that got the cream. In a few weeks time, Lauren will open doors to Lady Dinah’s…