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EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT ENDS TODAY Are you curious about our planet, the universe and your mind and body? Do you want to know more about how to survive the climate crisis? Have you ever wondered what do dogs know and understand of the world? why do wasps' matter? or what processed foods do to our bodies? Then New Scientist Live is for you! Join us for an incredible weekend of thought-provoking talks, ground-breaking discoveries and performances. FIND OUT MORE & BOOK YOUR TICKETS THE BEST OF LIVE AND VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES This year’s show will be streamed live, so if you can’t attend physically, you can follow along digitally. Online viewers can also send questions to the speakers, so wherever you are in the world, you won’t miss out on the excitement. Online viewers will also have on-demand access to the talks for 12 months after the show, giving you the chance to re-watch any of your favourite moments from the show or catch-up on any talks that you missed. THE FUTURE STAGE  Speakers and talks include: Can science save the world? Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal   An ocean of salt Helen Czerski Associate Professor, University College London    The biggest number in the world Agnijo Banerjee, Mathematician   FUTURE STAGE TALKS MIND AND BODY STAGE Speakers and talks include: Believing the unbelievable: the science of paranoia and conspiracy thinking Nichola Raihani, Professor in Evolution and Behaviour, UCL   DNA family secrets Turi King, Geneticist, University of Leicester   Ultra-processed food Chris van Tulleken, UCLH and Xand van Tulleken, LSHTM MIND AND BODY STAGE TALKS OUR PLANET STAGE Speakers and talks include: The Earth: A biography of a living planet Elsa Panciroli, Palaeontologist, University of Oxford Exploring the deep sea Helen Scales, Writer, Broadcaster and Marine Biologist   Neanderthals: Exploring complex minds Rebecca Wragg Sykes, Honorary Fellow, University of Liverpool OUR PLANET STAGE TALKS UNIVERSE STAGE Speakers and talks include: The joy of abstraction Eugenia Cheng, Scientist in Residence, Art Institute of Chicago   Elusive: The story of Peter Higgs and his boson Frank Close, Professor Emeritus, University of Oxford   Black holes Jeff Forshaw, Professor of Particle Physics, University of Manchester   UNIVERSE STAGE TALKS EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT ENDS TODAY  FIND OUT MORE & 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