Super early bird offer ends today | Hear from the world's best science speakers at New Scientist Live - online or in-person

Register today to get the best rate

LAST CHANCE TO GET A SUPER EARLY BIRD TICKET All remaining super early bird ticket offers end today at midnight GMT. Book your ticket now to get the best rate. FIND OUT MORE | BOOK YOUR TICKET Join us at Manchester Central or online from the comfort of your own home to hear thought provoking talks from the world’s best science speakers on topics from the universe to ground-breaking new technologies to the human body and brain. This is truly a festival of bold ideas, daring innovation and transformative research available wherever you are. Why calories don't count Giles Yeo, Principal Research Associate, University of Cambridge   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 DNA Family Secrets Turi King, Professor of Genetics, University of Leicester Turi King is the expert geneticist on the hit BBC series DNA Family Secrets. In this talk she will chart the rise in the use of DNA in genealogy and forensics for everything from tracing long lost family members to catching criminals. Her examples will include the first immigration case through to - of course - identifying the bones of King Richard III.   FIND OUT MORE Towards a rational life: how thinking scientifically can help navigate today's world Jim Al-Khalili, Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Surrey   The modern world is complex and unpredictable, and we navigate through it the best we can. Much of the information we are bombarded with can be confusing and designed to appeal to our pre-existing beliefs, values and ideologies, so it is hard to be objective about what to believe and whom to trust. 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 navigate modern life more confidently. FIND OUT MORE The Expectation Effect: how your mindset shapes your health, happiness, and longevity  David Robson, Science writer and author   You’ve probably heard of the placebo effect and how sugar pills can accelerate healing. But 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 on your health, fitness, happiness and longevity. FIND OUT MORE Just a few of the speakers that will be sharing their expertise and insights at New Scientist Live Manchester and Online  Michael Marshall Freelance science writer  The quest for life's origin  Emma Yhnell, Lecturer, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University Do you really want to know? The risks of personal genetic testing Dallas Campbell, Television presenter & author How to leave the planet: a rough guide to space travel MEET THE SPEAKERS Kat Arney, Science writer and broadcaster, First Create The Media Cancer: a modern lifestyle disease? Daniel Davis, Professor of Immunology, University of Manchester Your secret body Rebecca Smethurst, Astrophysicist, University of Oxford How to grow a supermassive black hole MEET THE SPEAKERS Daniel Jolley, Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University Why do people believe conspiracy theories? Kip Heath, Deputy Lead Healthcare Scientist, Great Ormond Street Hospital Antibiotics in crisis: Can we stem the spread of bacterial resistance? Dr Beth Singler, Junior Research Fellow in AI, Cambridge University AI: Friend or foe? Your online ticket to New Scientist Live also gives you on-demand access, so you can re-watch your favourite sessions and catch up on talks that you missed for up to 12 months.  FIND OUT MORE | 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