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EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS ON 11 SEPTEMBER Are you curious about the human body? Do you want to know more about our species adaptability, or how researchers are discovering groundbreaking new treatments? Would you like to hear from the experts on what processed foods do to our bodies? and is arithmetic just something you learn, or fail to learn, at school? Or is it based on a mechanism for counting and calculating that we have inherited from our distant, or perhaps not so distant, ancestors? Then New Scientist Live is for you! Join us online or in-person for an incredible weekend of thought-provoking talks, ground-breaking discoveries, interactive experiences,  hands-on activities and performances! FIND OUT MORE AND BOOK YOUR TICKETS THE MIND AND BODY STAGE On the Mind and Body Stage we’ll be delving into your body to uncover the secrets of the immune system, a new view of cancer and even the science behind faecal transplants. Speakers will explore the mysteries of the mind to answer why we fall for conspiracies and how our conscious brains perceive our bodies.   NEW SPEAKERS CONFIRMED In the UK we get over half of our calories from ‘ultra processed food’. In general, this is food that contains ingredients you wouldn’t use at home, such as ready meals, breakfast cereals and sausages. Join Chris and Xand van Tulleken, stars of The Twinstitute and Operation Ouch, for the truth about what these foods do to our bodies. FIND OUT MORE JOINING CHRIS AND XAND VAN TULLEKEN ON THE MIND AND BODY STAGE  DNA family secrets Turi King, Geneticist, University of Leicester A brief history of your brain Emma Byrne, Author The body and self-consciousness Moheb Costandi, Science Writer The secret body Daniel Davis, Immunologist, Imperial College London Rebel Cell: A new view of an old disease Kat Arney, Science writer and broadcaster The human body: Design disaster Rohin Francis, Cardiologist, Medlife Crisis Believing the unbelievable: the science of paranoia and conspiracy thinking Nichola Raihani, Professor in Evolution and Behaviour, UCL   The dark history and troubling present of eugenics Adam Rutherford, Scientist, writer and broadcaster   Faecal Microbiota Transplantation from bench to bedside Blair Merrick, Infectious diseases specialist, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust FIND OUT MORE AND BOOK YOUR TICKETS HEAR FROM THE BEST-LOVED NAMES IN SCIENCE ALONGSIDE UP-AND-COMING RESEARCHERS  There's also three other themed stages: the  Future stage , our Planet stage and the Universe stage where you will hear from the greatest minds in science on a wide range of topics.   THE FUTURE STAGE OUR PLANET STAGE UNIVERSE STAGE NEW FOR 2022: A BRAND NEW FORMAT COMBINING THE BEST OF LIVE AND VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES  This year’s show will be streamed live, meaning that if you can’t attend physically, you can follow along digitally. With an online ticket, viewers can even send questions to the speakers, so wherever you are in the world, you won’t miss out on the excitement. Online  attendees will also have on-demand access to the talks for 12 months after the show. BOOK BEFORE 11 SEPTEMBER TO GET THE EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT FIND OUT MORE AND BOOK YOUR TICKETS Facebook Twitter Instagram Feature Partner  Feature Partner  Feature Partner  Schools' Day Sponsor Charity Partner  Media Partner  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