Science events and masterclasses from New Scientist

Science events and one-day masterclasses on subjects that affect us all and explain the world around us.

“… a great opportunity to hear from scientist of their recent research – communicated in a way that non-scientists can understand”

Evening Lecture:
The Dark Universe

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27th November 2019, Congress Hall, London

Almost all of our universe is missing – or at least, we’ve never seen it directly. Will we ever know what’s out there? Everything we see in the universe makes up only a paltry 4 per cent. The rest is “dark”. We know remarkably little about it other than what we call “dark energy” is causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate, and that “dark matter” is holding galaxies like our own Milky Way together.

Join leading astrophysicists Chamkaur Ghag and Kathy Romer, for a fascinating evening exploring the dark universe including a Q+A session with our speakers, all hosted by New Scientist Live creative director, Valerie Jamieson.

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Festive Special:
A sack full of science

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4th December 2019, Conway Hall, London

Hear from some of New Scientist’s finest as they take you on a journey through some of the more far-out seasonal science stories, including:

  • Boringology – explore the wonders of ditch water, the science of paint drying and watching grass grow
  • Eat yourself drunk – a sobering insight into what really happens to the booze we cook with
  • The science of hangovers – find out what science has to say about why you feel so rough
  • Fairy tales – the truth about Little Red Riding Hood 

Then join comedy legend Steve Cross  and the country’s funniest, nerdiest minds for the New Scientist Festive Fact-Fight, featuring:

Geomicrobiologist comedian Sarah Jones, New Scientist features editor Gilead Amitand, Writer and comedian Iszi Lawrence

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Instant Expert:
Artificial Intelligence

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8th December 2019, British Library, London

Like it or not, artificial intelligence is starting to impact your life. Machines that have learned how to perform a task – or a huge range of tasks – better than humans are proving to be an invaluable resource. AI is now assisting with your online shopping, answering your questions in virtual call centres, routing your deliveries, diagnosing disease from your medical scans, finding you a taxi and much more. Soon it may be driving your car and helping out around your home.

Some see this as a coming utopia; others as an impending disaster. Whatever the truth, we will soon have difficult choices to make. Do we let AI make decisions about firing weapons? Is it ok to let AI put people out of work? How far should we go in developing intelligent machines – should we aim to equip them with feelings and a sense of self?

Topics include, Introduction to AI, living with intelligent machines and AI and data privacy and much much more …

Join our speakers on a journey through the fascinating world of AI and give your own intelligence an instant upgrade.

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