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Talks and shows

Why light threatens life

Thu 19 Jan 2023

Johan Eklöf explores the importance of natural darkness to our environment, wellbeing and life on earth.

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A whale diving into the water

Talks and shows

The Turing Lectures: How to speak whale

Tue 14 Feb 2023

Inside the technology that’s decoding the voices of ocean giants.

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In-person / Livestream
Melting ice sheets

Talks and shows

The Turing Lectures: How much can we limit the rising of the seas?

Wed 16 Nov 2022

Explore how we can use AI to predict the fate of our planet’s glaciers and ice sheets

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Livestream
A picture of an eye in between two blue circles. It is an abstract picture of physics.

Talks and shows

The whole truth: The search for objective reality

Thu 13 Oct 2022

Nobel Prize–winning physicist P. J. E. Peebles explores objective reality in natural science

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 magnetic cobalt ferrite nanoparticles. tiny purple squares overlapping.

Discourses

Nanomaterials for the future of healthcare (Discourse)

Thu 24 Nov 2022

Discover the evolution of nanomaterials and their use in the future of healthcare.

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An abstract visualisation of what quantum biology may look like. Two gold wiggly circles floating against a black background.

Discourses

A future with quantum biology (Discourse)

Fri 28 Oct 2022

Discover the quantum phenomena happening at biomolecular levels.

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A picture of half the Earth from space. It is in shadow. The sun is just peaking above the horizon.

Talks and shows

What is the next global threat?

Tue 04 Oct 2022

Join a panel of experts discussing what is the next big global threat and how we can work to prevent it.

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In-person / Livestream
A picture of a yellow Lady's slipper orchid.

Talks and shows

Back from the brink: Genetics in plant conservation

Thu 17 Nov 2022

The 2022 Genetics Society JBS Haldane Lecturer is Michael Fay.

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In-person / Livestream
A stylised brain with computer chip markings on top of it.

Talks and shows

Brain-inspired computing: What's next?

Mon 14 Nov 2022

Yoeri van de Burgt explores organic materials used for brain-inspired systems.

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Livestream
A silhouette of a person in front of a starry night sky.

Talks and shows

The biggest ideas in the Universe

Thu 06 Oct 2022

Join Sean M Carroll as he explores deep questions about the cosmos.

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