{"id":92,"date":"2013-08-20T01:22:46","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T01:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.wordpress.com\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2024-01-12T11:44:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T11:44:21","slug":"public-lectures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/public-lectures\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Events &#038; Lectures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m regularly invited to deliver public events on all aspects of science and technology (which has been partly supported by my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stfc.ac.uk\/1840.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science in Society fellowship<\/a>) and have spoken at over 300&nbsp;venues around the world:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1AZglgeeYggXsHi4np8qyGWDS5Vs&amp;msa=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=37.19744169890545%2C24.960937999999942&amp;spn=101.728558%2C162.949219&amp;t=m&amp;source=embed&amp;z=2\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><small>View <a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.co.uk\/maps\/ms?msid=215137924268260509015.0004bb607501835a32c6b&amp;msa=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=22.43134,24.960938&amp;spn=101.728558,162.949219&amp;t=m&amp;source=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">larger map<\/a><br \/>\n<\/small><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve performed at prestigious venues including <a href=\"http:\/\/ted.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TED<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.royalalberthall.com\/tickets\/close-encounters\/astrobiology\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Royal Albert Hall<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rigb.org\/contentControl?action=displayContent&amp;id=00000002716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Royal Institution<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/about-us\/news\/2010\/april\/aliens-should-we-search-for-them-get-the-facts66085.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natural History Museum<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wellcomecollection.wordpress.com\/2010\/06\/23\/cold-nights-on-mars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wellcome Collection<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacecentre.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Space Centre<\/a>, as well as festivals including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hayfestival.com\/p-9836-lewis-dartnell.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hay Literary Festival<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/cheltenhamfestivals.com\/science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cheltenham Science Festival<\/a>&nbsp;and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmg.co.uk\/royal-observatory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">British Science Festival<\/a>.&nbsp;I&#8217;ve also designed and delivered full-dome planetarium shows at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmg.co.uk\/royal-observatory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Royal Observatory Greenwich<\/a>, and worked with outfits like <a href=\"http:\/\/guerillascience.co.uk\/contributor\/lewis-dartnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guerilla Science<\/a>. The most outlandish places I&#8217;ve spoken at include music festivals, Disneyland Paris, cinema premieres&nbsp;and even aboard a Cunard cruise ship on a transatlantic crossing and touring the Mediterranean coastline. Some of these lectures are available as videos on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLz47Rj260goy5bKQVcYwg3_JpqRP7W2qo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube playlist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The titles of talks I deliver most often at schools and science festivals are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/beinghuman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BEING HUMAN: How our Biology Shaped World History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/2019\/10\/origins-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ORIGINS: How the Earth Shaped Human History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/2019\/10\/knowledge-rebuild-world-scratch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Knowledge: How to Rebuild our World from Scratch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Astrobiology \u2013 The Hunt for Alien Life\" href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/2013\/11\/06\/astrobiology-the-hunt-for-alien-life\/\">Astrobiology: the Hunt for Alien Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Hacking the Brain: What optical and auditory illusions can tell us about how the mind works\" href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/hacking-brain-optical-auditory-illusions-can-tell-us-mind-works\/\">Hacking the Brain: what optical and auditory illusions teach us about the workings of the mind<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Sounds of the Cosmos\" href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/2013\/11\/sounds-of-the-cosmos\/\">Sounds of the Cosmos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Space:3D\" href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/2013\/11\/space3d\/\">Space:3D<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-938\" src=\"http:\/\/lewis.dsruptiv.net\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lewis_Dartnell-Cheltenham2012-Tom_Roberts_lowres-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis_Dartnell-Cheltenham2012-Tom_Roberts_lowres\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lewis_Dartnell-Cheltenham2012-Tom_Roberts_lowres-253x300.jpg 253w, http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lewis_Dartnell-Cheltenham2012-Tom_Roberts_lowres.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Alien Evolution\" href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/2013\/11\/02\/alien-evolution\/\">What would an alien look like?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"A Scientist goes to the movies\" href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/2013\/11\/01\/a-scientist-goes-to-the-movies\/\">A scientist goes to the Movies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;with descriptions of each of these given <a href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/category\/event\/\">here<\/a>. If you would like me to speak at your event or venue please <a href=\"mailto:lewis@lewisdartnell.com?Subject=Speaking%20invitation\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">get in touch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I also offer tailored <a href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/2022\/10\/problem-based-learning-pbl-workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Problem-Based Learning (PBL) workshops<\/a> to challenge your most able students.<\/p>\n<p>My up-coming events are posted <a title=\"Events\" href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/events\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a selection of images that are available for use on posters and flyers for an event, please see the <a title=\"Media Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/2013\/10\/media-gallery\/\">Media&nbsp;Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1285\" src=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/TED_talk.jpg\" alt=\"TED_talk\" width=\"1045\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/TED_talk.jpg 1045w, http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/TED_talk-300x140.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/TED_talk-1024x478.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1045px) 100vw, 1045px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; 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