Is seeing believing? Is believing seeing? How can we conduct experiments on things that only exist within our minds, and can scientists ever be trusted to study deception without being deceived themselves? What can we learn about the mind from the illusions developed by magicians? Join magician and experimental psychologist Dr. Matthew L. Tompkins, author of The Spectacle of Illusion, for a fascinating talk on the psychology of magic.

Fifty years ago this week, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. Professor Richard Wiseman presents a pioneering study of the mindset that took humanity to the moon, and shows how you can harness and use it to achieve the extraordinary in your everyday life.

Throughout history, notable cases have demonstrated how easy it is for ordinary individuals to be manipulated by their environment into carrying out unspeakable crimes. This talk will be discussing the situational factors that can turn good people evil.

Our May speaker is nutritionist, QED star, and wellness industry survivor Pixie Turner, dismantling the excesses of the diet industry.

Come to a pub that may or may not be in the EU for Michael Dougan's updated take on how we got into whatever mess we're in by then.

For March, we have Helen McCarthy, from the That's a Cult? podcast.

The projected growth in tourism and holidaymaking clearly has significant impacts for climate change - but no-one wants to mention them! Dr Chris Stone is here to do so.

What is this thing we call English? We certainly don’t all speak it in the same ways. Come along if you’ve ever wondered what it means to speak good or bad English, or if English exists at all.

Comedian, presenter and writer Robin Ince comes to tell us about I'm a Joke and So Are You, his new book looking at what makes us who we are.

Writer, comedian, singer and skeptical bus-wrangler Ariane Sherine comes in to talk about her new book, Talk Yourself Better, and the journey through therapy and medication that led — and allowed — her to write it.

CW: suicide mention in main blog post