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Wilfred G. van der Wiel working on one of his machines

Talks and shows

Materialising intelligence: Information processing with intelligent matter

Mon 03 Oct 2022
Materialising intelligence: Information processing with intelligent matter Read more
Livestream
A stylised image of a black hole in space.

Talks and shows

What is dark matter?

Tue 06 Sep 2022

Hear about the latest cutting edge research into dark matter.

What is dark matter? Read more
In-person / Livestream
A car driving through a tunnel

Talks and shows

The Turing Lectures: Where next for self-driving vehicles?

Tue 27 Sep 2022

Explore the technology behind autonomous vehicles and the measures needed to ensure safety and accountability.

The Turing Lectures: Where next for self-driving vehicles? Read more
In-person / Livestream
A woman is seated on a sofa, facing another woman sitting in a wheelchair.

Discourses

Disability: From 'medical tragedy' to 'mere difference'?

Thu 29 Sep 2022

Discover the paradox of aiming to prevent impairments, yet believing that life with impairments can be good.

Disability: From 'medical tragedy' to 'mere difference'? Read more
Livestream
A drawing in green and black. On the left two hands hold up a phone. It has a neuron on the screen. On the right, a silhouette woman looks puzzled.

Talks and shows

Zero to birth: How the human brain is built

Mon 08 Aug 2022

Explore how our brain is built, with neurobiologist William A Harris.

Zero to birth: How the human brain is built Read more
In-person / Livestream
A pink and purple cloud of gas and dust, floating against the dark background of space.

Talks and shows

The origin of our universe from the multiverse

Wed 03 Aug 2022

Discover cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton's ground-breaking theory.

The origin of our universe from the multiverse Read more
Livestream
A red octopus lies on the bottom of the sea with its eyes closed.

Talks and shows

The hidden world of animal consciousness

Thu 28 Jul 2022

Explore behavioural and neuroscientific research on animal sleep, with philosophical theories of dreaming.

The hidden world of animal consciousness Read more
Livestream
A bookcase filled with books

Fiction Lab - August 2022

Mon 08 Aug 2022

Jennifer Rohn of Lablit.com hosts the monthly book club dedicated to great fiction books with a science theme.

Fiction Lab - August 2022 Read more
Livestream
Abstract picture involving clear spheres intersected by lots of different coloured curvy lines.

Talks and shows

Searching for new physics with low-energy techniques

Wed 12 Oct 2022

Learn how nuclear, particle and astrophysics intersect in the search for undiscovered phenomena that would herald new physics.

Searching for new physics with low-energy techniques Read more
Livestream
a honyecomb structure with poles and sheets reaching out from it

Talks and shows

Solar system science from the James Webb Space Telescope

Tue 12 Jul 2022

Join NASA scientist Naomi Rowe-Gurney as she explores the Webb telescope.

Solar system science from the James Webb Space Telescope Read more

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