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Rhian Lewis: Blockchains, Machines for Trust
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- Rhian Lewis
With zero jargon, accessible language and a visible passion, Rhian discussed the revolutionary potential of blockchain technology and it’s wide reaching applications. She also sets down the foundations of money…
Carla Valentine: Life and Death Behind Mortuary Doors
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- Carla Valentine
In this fascinating talk, Carla truly lives up to her ‘Doyenne of Death’ persona, by giving us a fascinating insight into her work. From dispelling myths (hair DOESN’T grow after…
Elizabeth Pisani: The Role of Corruption
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- Elizabeth Pisani
Elizabeth Pisani is one of the world’s leading epidemiologists, her incendiary book, The Wisdom of Whores, argued for a total reappraisal in our approach to AIDS (ruffling quite a few…
DENA, Money, Sex and Fun: Unlocking 90’s Chalga
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- DENA
Cash. Diamond Rings. Swimming Pools. Dena is a girl who knows what she wants. Her iconic, debut single became a global, Gen-Y anthem, and was ostensibly a massive ‘Fuck You’…
Val McDermid: The Magic of Forensics
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- Val McDermid
Where you see an innocuous wheel brace, Val McDermid sees a murder weapon, motive and killer plotline. Val has been keeping people on the edge of their seat for the…
The First Female Fight Club
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- Anna Konda
Anna Konda is strongwoman, wrestler and kick-ass co-founder of Berlin’s Female Fight Club, a no-holds-barred society for women who want to scrap. In the four years since its inauguration, the…
Adventures in Modern Russia
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- Peter Pomerantsev
Peter Pomerantsev has gone where few producers dare tread: Russia. Throwing himself headlong into a world of bureaucracy, corruption and brutality, Peter accepted a job making documentaries for network TV…
Beyond Perception
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- Helen Czerski
Helen demonstrates how human beings are missing out on at least half of the bounty of the cosmos we live in. She takes us on a flight of fantasy of…
Inventing the Future
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- Steve Vranakis
Steve offers an inside scoop, telling us what its like working within one of the most exciting companies on earth. He explores his team’s creative process, their emphasis on making,…
Is the Internet Getting Stupider?
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- Choire Sicha
Armed with a bundle of hand-drawn doodles, Choire sets out to answer the seminal question of our time: is the internet getting stupider? Despite a healthy degree of flippancy, be…