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QED Fringe 2018
The night before the day before QED, we have a choice of two events for you.
Swearing makes you stronger — but how?
Psychologist and author Dr Richard Stephens is coming to tell us how swearing can make us stronger.
Save the Honeybee?
Save the Honeybee stories are never far from the news, but is the species really under threat? And should environmentalists be interested in them at all?
Atheism in ancient Greece
By Dr James Ford. Full title and blurb TBC.
Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
Following an animated discussion of Bitcoin at a social, we've invited some people with experience of it to give an inside perspective on what blockchain is, and why so many people trust it.
Playing with Mathematics
Mathematician and YouTuber Katie Steckles takes games and puzzles, and shows us how they fit into our understanding of mathematics — or our lack of it.
Crowd Safety and Risk Analysis
Prof Keith Still provides some background to crowd risks, crowd counting and the “behind the scenes” story of the Trump inauguration crowd size, which gave rise to the phrase “alternative facts”.
The pathway to intended violence for mass shooter Dylann Roof
Following her very popular previous talk, Clare Allely has agreed to come back and tell us more.
Witchcraft and the Law
Far from being a study in insanity, witchcraft laws can tell us about our ancestors' circumstances and their ways of looking at the world. Find out why we look for witches… and sometimes find them.
Do I actually need to worry about AI?
Is AI our biggest existential threat, or just naysayers drumming up doomsday scenarios? Well, as usual, it's a little bit more complicated than that.