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New Scientist Live - Friday 7th October timetable

5 October 2022

5 Stages, 56 main stage talks, 80 exhibitors, one day for schools, one weekend for everyone, one amazing festival of ideas and discovery!


New Scientist Live - Saturday 8th October timetable

New Scientist Live - Saturday 8th October timetable

5 October 2022

5 Stages, 56 main stage talks, 80 exhibitors, one day for schools, one weekend for everyone, one amazing festival of ideas and discovery!


New Scientist Live - Sunday 9th October timetable

New Scientist Live - Sunday 9th October timetable

5 October 2022

5 Stages, 56 main stage talks, 80 exhibitors, one day for schools, one weekend for everyone, one amazing festival of ideas and discovery!


Exhibitors at New Scientist Live Manchester 2022

New Scientist Live 2022: What to know about our science festival

19 July 2022

Don't miss your chance to be part of New Scientist Live, the world’s greatest festival of ideas and discoveries, taking place at London's ExCeL and streaming online from 7 to 9 October 2022


New Scientist Live fans take a selfie at the show

Join us for a mind-blowing festival of ideas and experiences

11 February 2022

Our award-winning festival, New Scientist Live is back to stimulate, challenge and inspire with some of today’s biggest scientific discoveries and ideas.


Watch New Scientist Live talks for free on YouTube

Watch New Scientist Live talks for free on YouTube

3 April 2020

Add some science to your lockdown living routine, as we make some incredible talks from our flagship science festival New Scientist Live available for free on YouTube over the coming weeks.


Avi Loeb

When will we hear from aliens? We may already have done so

9 December 2019

It is just a matter of time before we hear from alien civilisations, argues Avi Loeb – in fact, we may already have done so


Michael de Podesta

How I made the world’s most accurate thermometer – using sound

9 December 2019

Join Michael De Podesta as he explains how he made the world’s most precise thermometer – and demonstrates its principle live on stage


Liz Bonnin at New Scientist Live

The problem with plastic - and how science can solve it

9 December 2019

Liz Bonnin reveals the full scale of the ocean plastic crisis and explores how science can offer solutions


Anna Machin

Anna Machin: Exploring the biology of being a father

9 December 2019

How does becoming a dad affect men? Evolutionary anthropologist Anna Machin explores the biological changes that manifest in male parents.


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