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Health series

1 November 2023

Why do so many diets lead to more weight gain? Do more active people have faster metabolisms? Should we all be hitting the gym three times a week? Do you ever feel like everyone else copes with life’s problems better than you? Do you ever...


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New Scientist Live: a festival of ideas and discoveries

1 November 2023

7 - 8 October | Dedicated Schools' Day 9 October ExCeL London and Online SUPER EARLY BIRD TICKETS NOW ON SALE  Are you curious about our brains, our bodies, our planet and our universe? Do you want to know how thinking scientifically can help...


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Your physics questions answered

1 November 2023

Free subscriber-only event Want to know what’s hot in physics, cosmology, the quantum world and more? Join our panel of New Scientist writers and editors: Michael Brooks, Daniel Cossins, Anna Demming and Richard Webb as they tackle the biggest...


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FREE ONLINE EVENT: The Science of a healthier and longer life

1 November 2023

Our first new US event features two world-leading scientists exploring the ways that modern life is impacting our health.  There is no doubt that modern life – and modern medicine – has led to untold health benefits. From mRNA vaccinations...


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AI Unleashed: Revolutionising the future of your business

1 November 2023

Join us as we bring together senior business leaders, policymakers and scientists to discuss the impact of AI on business, understand what's next for AI and shape how we should regulate it. This half day conference on Thursday 28th September 2023 at...


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The first stars with Emma Chapman

1 November 2023

We are missing the first billion years from the timeline of the universe: ‘The Era of the First Stars'. The time when the very first stars burst into life, when darkness gave way to light. Hundreds of times the size of the Sun and a million times...


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The dark matters with Chamkaur Ghag

1 November 2023

Dark matter is holding galaxies like our own together, even streaming through our bodies right now, but we know very little about what it is. Understanding the nature of the mysterious dark matter is one of the most important scientific missions of our...


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A brief history of everyone who ever lived - updated

1 November 2023

Sex, death, murder, disease, warfare, invasion, migration and famine. Of all the historical texts available to us, none is richer than the one we carry inside every cell. in the last few years, we have made extraordinary progress in our ability to read...


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The Science of Self Help

1 November 2023

In this talk, Helen Thomson will guide you through proven ways to sleep better; explain the one kind of exercise you’re probably not doing, but that could save your life; reveal the four most corrosive behaviours in any relationship;...


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Information and the future of defence

1 November 2023

Having accurate information on the world and the forces within it, is a key part of our national defence and security. However, with the data that informs this understanding growing in volume and complexity, making sense of it quickly and accurately...


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