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Instant Expert: Particle physics: Revealing the mysteries of matter Saturday 13 April, 10am - 5pm | Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL The Large Hadron Collider began smashing atoms together in 2009 and continues to throw up surprising insights into the fundamental building blocks of the universe. It’s via evidence from particle accelerators such at the LHC and its predecessors that we derived our best understanding of the nature of matter: the Standard Model of particle physics. But what is the Standard Model and is it complete? Is it the final answer to the question ...

Instant Expert: The Genetics Revolution Saturday 9 March, 10am - 5pm | Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL We are on the cusp of a revolution in genetics. The cost of sequencing a genome has tumbled, DNA testing has become routine and new technologies such as CRISPR are allowing us to edit the code of life like never before. But the genetics revolution is only just getting started. Join six leading experts who will be your guide to the rapidly evolving field of genetics. Since the time of Watson and Crick we’ve learned so much about our genetic code – from rea...

Instant Expert: Brain: The latest science behind the headlines Saturday 10 February, 10am - 5pm | Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL The human brain is often described as the most complex object in the known universe. But that doesn’t mean scientists are clueless about how it works. Join six leading brain scientists who will reveal, via the latest research in neuroscience, psychology and physiology, what is going on in our heads when we think, feel and communicate, and how we can maximise the power of our brains. NEW EVENT FORMAT FOR 2024 We are always seeking ways to ...

Online Event: Reality+: From the Matrix to the Metaverse with David Chalmers Virtual reality technology is advancing fast. Many predict that a "Metaverse" of virtual worlds will be the next stage of the internet. We may eventually have complete simulated universes as in *The Matrix*. In this talk, philosopher David Chalmers argues that virtual reality is genuine reality. Virtual worlds generated by computers need not be fake or fictional realities. We can live in meaningful life in VR. We could even be in a Matrix-style virtual world already. Drawing on science, technology, and scien...

New Scientist present … True crime: the science of psychopaths and forensics Join leading psychopath expert Mark Freestone, who helped create Killing Eve's Villanelle and forensic chemist Niamh Nic Daeid, forensic advisor to crime writers Ian Rankin and Val McDermid, for a darkly compelling evening of true crime. Talks The Psychopath Spectrum Mark Freestone Find out what truly makes a psychopath, from the leading expert who helped to create Killing Eve’s Villanelle. Mark Freestone has worked on some of the most interesting, infamous and disturbing psychopath cases o...