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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…
Sir Nigel Shadbolt: Ai Myth and Reality
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- Sir Nigel Shadbolt
Nigel is one of the world’s leading scholars in the field of artificial intelligence. Beyond exploring A.I. from a technological standpoint, his work also considers some of the broader, philosophical…
Our National Treasure, Our NHS
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- Dr. Sundeep Grewal
In this rousing talk, Dr Sundeep discusses the foundations upon which the NHS was built – an institution that he, like many other doctors have committed their lives to uphold.…
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…
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…
An End to Ageing
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- Aubrey De Grey
Aubrey offers an accessible guide to his research, outlining a future in which age related illnesses are removed from the picture and bodies are repaired and restored with the consistency…
The Drugs Don’t Work
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- Prof. Dame Sally Davies
Dame Sally’s talk (and recent book ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’) outlines a frightening vision of the world once antibiotics stop being effective . Resistance to our current range of antibiotics…
A Brief History of Boom!
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- Andrew Szydlo
Speaking a mile a minute, armed with a host of musical instruments and a bag of potions, Andrew delivers a chemistry lesson unlike any you’ve seen before. Expect a lot…
The Blonsky Device
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- Marc Abrahams
Marc tells the tale of the Blonsky Device and the couple who created it. Inspired by a trip to the zoo, they patented a device with offering a very unique…
Life On Mars
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- 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.