How your mindset shapes your health, happiness and longevity

Manchester Live and Online: Combining the best of in-person and virtual experiences

A Mind-Blowing Science Festival of Ideas More than 70 speakers and exhibitors will come together in Manchester Central to create an unrivalled atmosphere and energy, packed with thought-provoking talks, ground-breaking discoveries, interactive experiences and hands-on activities, workshops and performances. Fun, entertaining, informative and inspirational, New Scientist Live stimulates the mind and senses like no other event . But if you can't join the event live in -person, why not join us online as we bring you two days of incredible content right to your screen, wherever you are in the world.  FIND OUT MORE | BOOK YOUR TICKET Featuring talks on technology and the earth to the universe, and the body and brain you will hear from the greatest minds in science. Renowned for their bold vision and daring ideas, our expert speaker line-up will discuss their transformative research.  MEET THREE OF THE BODY AND BRAIN SPEAKERS Jim Al-Khalili Professor of Theoretical Physics University of Surrey Towards a rational life: how thinking scientifically can help navigate today's world The modern world is complex and unpredictable, and we navigate through it the best we can.  But there are steps that can be taken that give us some control over the way we deal with the complexity of the world.  Jim Al-Khalili borrows from what is best about the scientific method and suggests ways to apply it to our daily lives to help us confidently navigate the modern life. FIND OUT MORE David Robson Science writer and author How your mindset shapes your health, happiness, and longevity Did you know that your overall expectations of your fitness can influence your risk of an actual heart attack? That labels for diet foods can make you hungrier than if you had eaten nothing at all? Or that people who associate aging with personal growth live for seven years longer than those who associate it with frailty and disability? Drawing on a pioneering new theory of the brain, David Robson will explain the power of your mindset to influence your health, fitness, happiness and longevity. FIND OUT MORE Giles Yeo Principal Research Associate University of Cambridge Why calories don't count A calorie is a calorie, so they say. It shouldn’t matter whether it comes from steak, a carrot or a doughnut. Except it does, as metabolic researcher Giles Yeo will explain. Our body works harder to extract calories from some food compared to others, which is why calories don’t always count. It all adds up to an important insight: we eat food, not calories. FIND OUT MORE Kip Heath, Lead Healthcare Scientist, Great Ormond Street Hospital Antibiotics in crisis: Can we stem the spread of bacterial resistance? Scientists estimate that there will not be any working antibiotics by 2050. Join Kip Heath to learn about the history of antibiotics and the ways bacteria have developed to defend themselves. Find out what this could mean for healthcare and the impact on all of our lives, as well as how we can slow the progress of antibiotic resistance.  FIND OUT MORE There are a limited number of in-person and online tickets available at our Super Early Bird rate. Get your ticket today to get the best rate. BOOK YOUR TICKET This email has been sent to submitpostforlive@gmail.com UNSUBSCRIBE from the New Scientist Events emails   MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT to select which emails you receive PRIVACY POLICY CONTACT US   Disclaimer This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any of its content by any person other than the Intended Recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the Intended Recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible.   We and our third party service providers may use cookies and other web technologies in conjunction with this email. These technologies are used to understand activity with this email and on certain portions of our website. This enables us to improve our site, your experience on our site, and the offerings that we may provide to you. If you do not want these technologies placed on your device, please opt-out of receiving emails from us. Copyright New Scientist Registered Office: New Scientist, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, Kensington, London, W8 5TT Registered in England under Company No. 10644366 Australian mailing address: PO Box 2315, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012, Australia Registered in Australia under ABN 22 621 413 170