Asthma is a common childhood condition and one of the most common causes for childhood admissions to hospital. Medical understanding of underlying factors that trigger asthma symptoms has developed ...

Innovation is an integral part of science, but is it always good? Join ethics and technology expert Jeroen van den Hoven as he explores how to make sure our innovations and new technologies serve the ...

Over the past fifty years, astronomers have grown increasingly certain that most of the Universe is made up of a mysterious, invisible substance that defies our current understanding of physics. This ...

We often see art and mathematics as opposites—emotion versus logic—but in this Discourse, mathematician Marcus du Sautoy reveals a deep and surprising connection between them. He explores how ...

You've just been yanked through a wormhole into the wonderfully weird cartoon universe. The sky is technicolour, logic is optional, and the locals? Well, let’s just say they’ve got their own peculiar ...

Have you ever wondered how the universe will end? What about why we dream? Or even why are there so many beetles?! Join author Peter Gallivan to explore the curious and surprising corners of science ...

Join us for a mind-bending day of magic, mystery and marvels as we explore the science behind the sorcery. Discover how different illusions trick your brain and some of the science that makes magic ...

In the hidden world of forensic chemistry, miniscule molecules can tell us stories and invisible traces can provide key information for achieving justice. From fingerprints to fibres and even ...

Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to crunching numbers—it is beginning to propose original theorems, sketch proofs and reveal new and unexpected patterns in the abstract world of ...

The Ig Nobel Prize honours things that make people LAUGH, then THINK. Ten new prizes have been awarded every year since 1991 in topics from Astronomy to Entomology. At this special event, Ig Nobel ...

Physicist and renowned broadcaster Jim Al-Khalili takes a look back at a century of quantum mechanics, the strangest yet most successful theory in all of science, and how it has shaped our world. He ...

The Big Bang has long been accepted as the ultimate origin of our universe - but what if it’s just the beginning of the story? In this talk, astrophysicist Niayesh Afshordi will explore the fierce ...