As a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physics, Dr Steve Barrett’s research interests span all aspects of imaging, image processing and image analysis. This includes medical imaging (biophysics), scanning probe microscopy of atoms, molecules and surfaces (nanophysics), microscopy of earth materials (geophysics) and astrophotography.

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In How to Make the World Add Up, Tim Harford takes us deep into the world of disinformation and obfuscation, bad research and misplaced motivation to find those priceless jewels of data and analysis that make communicating with numbers worthwhile. He reveals how we can evaluate the claims that surround us with confidence, curiosity and a healthy level of scepticism.

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If ghosts aren’t real, why do so many people believe that they’ve seen one? How can we explain the supernatural experiences people have reported? How do places develop a reputation for being haunted? Chris French will be intervieweing Richard Wiseman about the natural explanations behind the supernatural to show how the paranormal is perfectly normal.

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For three years, Britt Hermes practiced as a licensed “naturopathic doctor”. Most naturopathic care relies extensively on dubious alternative therapies, rather medical or scientific research. In this Halloween-themed talk, she shares the experiences that led to her interest in natural medicine, some spooky naturopathic practices, and how she became the most hated naturopath in the world.

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Skepticism and ethics are both essential features of a life of flourishing, but what should skeptics and critical thinkers know about ethics, and how should those beliefs motivate us to action? Philisopher Aaron Rabinowitz will put forward the case that skeptics should believe that ethics is real and free will is not, adopting these two beliefs gives us the tools we need to improve the world through applied skepticism in a way that’s compassionate without being toothless.

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As the US Presidential election draws near, the world has become fascinated with Qanon and other conspiracy theories taking over social media and mainstream politics. However, the genesis of these groups is years old and comes from a surprising place: the global anti-sex trafficking movement. Brooke Magnanti discusses what happens when well-meaning causes are sidelined by bad stats and bad faith actors seize the opportunity in the service of a more worrying trend.

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Seth Andrews is best known as host of the popular website, podcast, and online community, The Thinking Atheist. However, rewind a few years and you’d meet a very different Seth Andrews. As a former evangelical Christian he was once a captive of right-wing media, and Fox News in particular. Join us for an open discussion with Seth where we’ll dip our toes into this murky pond, and perhaps find out how he escaped.

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Recent global events have led many to ask how far right groups like the Proud Boys are linked to Qanon, Lockdown Protests, Save The Children, and other disinformation vectors. In "Take the Redpill" her latest publication with GJIA, Samantha Kutner answers a different question: how does the Proud Boys redpill entry into recruitment make them susceptible to conspiracy theories?

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The intriguing title of the talk pretty much speaks for itself, and absolves us of not knowing any more. However, if you've ever wondered which of them would win in a fight, then you'll finally get an answer!

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If you believe the rumours, Mark Zuckerberg is about to take over the world. But what about the actual internet: the servers, the routers, and the thousands of miles of fibre-optic cables that cross the world? Who controls them? And who makes the rules that govern how traffic flows, who can connect, and more – and why don't we talk about it more often?

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