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David Farrier & Alex Riley: Life Unstoppable

Thursday 21 August 13:15 - 14:15

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Our planet teems with life – across four billion years of evolution, organisms have adapted to thrive in even the most inhospitable environments. This fascinating conversation will take you from the highest peaks to the ocean’s depths as David Farrier……
 

Sami Timimi: Searching for Normal

Thursday 21 August 14:15 - 15:15

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The approach to both mental health and neurodivergence in clinical settings has changed enormously in the 30 years that Dr Sami Timimi has been a practicing psychiatrist…
 

Lucy Mangan & Sam Leith: Why Reading Matters

Thursday 21 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Could literature have the power to heal us? In an event that provides a testament to why books matter, the authors chat with Daniel Hahn about the power of reading on young lives…
 

Diane Abbott: A Lifetime of Making a Difference

Thursday 21 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Diane Abbott's journey to Westminster as the UK's first Black female MP is borne of sheer determination. She speaks about her inspirational memoir, A Woman Like Me…
 

Become a Brainiac with Prof. Dr. Larissa Suzuki

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Thursday 21 August 16:00 - 17:00

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We use the internet every day to connect with friends, share information, and (let’s be honest) watch funny cat videos… but what exactly is it? And how does it work? Take a journey into the World Wide Web with computer scientist and inventor Prof. Dr…
 

Anshel Pfeffer, Ece Temelkuran & Shaun Walker: No Kings Here

Thursday 21 August 16:00 - 17:00

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How do we survive the era of the authoritarian strongman leader? Why do these men hold a monopoly on political power? And what are the alternatives to their rule?…
 

James Runcie & Fenella Humphreys: Life After Love, Love After Love

Thursday 21 August 17:00 - 18:00

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After his wife – theatre director and radio producer, Marilyn Imrie – died, author James Runcie wrote the intensely moving memoir, Tell Me Good Things. Runcie offers his poignant reflections on loss, bereavement, memory, and what it means to love again…
 

Deborah Frances-White: A Little More Conversation

Thursday 21 August 17:45 - 18:45

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Podcaster, comedian, and bestselling author of The Guilty Feminist, Deborah Frances-White wants to know when we stopped talking and, more importantly, listening to each other…
 

Karen Hao: Dispatches from the AI Arms Race

Thursday 21 August 18:45 - 19:45

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Where did the AI arms race begin, and where will it take us next? Few writers are better placed to explain the former and speculate on the latter than the Atlantic's Karen Hao, who has covered OpenAI and its founder, Sam Altman, since 2019…
 

Talking About the Things That Matter with Munroe Bergdorf

Thursday 21 August 19:30 - 20:30

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How do we talk about the really tough stuff? Luckily for us, Munroe Bergdorf is an expert in communicating across divides. The writer, activist, model, and contributing editor of British Vogue returns with her new book Talk to Me. Covering everything…