DNA family secrets, the hidden universe and Wonderdog! how we came to know that dogs are so smart

New Scientist Live | London & Online | 7-9 October 2022

Be part of the world’s greatest festival of ideas and discoveries Are you curious about our brains, our bodies, our planet and our universe? Do you want to know more about how to survive the climate crisis, how our ancestors lived, how researchers are discovering new forces of nature or how to live a healthier lifestyle? Then New Scientist Live science festival is for you! Join us at ExCeL London or online, for an incredible weekend of thought-provoking talks, ground-breaking discoveries, interactive experiences, hands-on activities, workshops and performances! FIND OUT MORE & BOOK YOUR TICKETS MEET THE LATEST SPEAKERS MIND AND BODY STAGE  DNA family secrets Turi King, Geneticist, 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 UNIVERSE STAGE The hidden universe Emma Osborne, Astrophysicist, University of York On the 14 September 2015, a new signal from the universe was detected. One of the last predictions of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, gravitational waves had finally been observed. Travelling through the universe at the speed of light, stretching and squeezing both time and space, interacting with everything that crosses their path, gravitational waves illuminate parts of the universe that are impossible to see with light.  The era of gravitational wave astronomy has begun. In this talk, Emma Osborne will take you on a gravitational wave journey from creation to detection, and the remarkable discoveries that are beginning to reveal the hidden universe. FIND OUT MORE OUR PLANET STAGE Wonderdog! How we came to know that dogs are so smart Rebecca Wragg Sykes, Archaeologist, University of Liverpool What do dogs really think of us? What do dogs know and understand of the world? Do their emotions feel like our own?  For more than 150 years, questions like these have enthralled ethologists, psychologists and cognitive scientists who developed a range of experiments to explore dog intelligence. Now, in the last ten years, dogs have become a vital resource for studies of non-human minds. Now, in the last ten years, dogs have become a vital resource for studies of non-human minds. Helping us understand fundamental questions about animal consciousness, emotions and language. Join zoological correspondent and Guardian writer Jules Howard, author of Wonderdog, in this lively celebration of the history of dog cognition science. FIND OUT MORE THE FUTURE STAGE  The pattern seekers Simon Baron-Cohen, Psychologist, University of Cambridge From the first musical instrument to the digital revolution, what is the unique ability that has driven human progress for 70,000 to 100,000 years? In this talk, psychologist and world-renowned autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen puts forward a bold new theory. He discusses humans' remarkable ability to identify 'if-and-then' patterns as the basis of generative invention, and which is tuned up in autistic people. By linking one of our greatest human strengths with a condition that is so often misunderstood, Simon challenges us to think differently about those who think differently. 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