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BRIGHTALKS: Questioning, Challenging, Stimulating

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Brightalk presentations aim to promote science, critical thinking, rationalism and scepticism, in a warm and welcoming environment. These events take place in the cosy confines of the Nightingale Room, upstairs at The Grand Central Pub, Brighton.

Events in this collection

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING with Kit Yates
Mon, Jun 22, 7:30 PM
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THE DEATH OF EXPERTISE? How Trust, Media and Politics Reshape Authority
Mon, Jun 29, 7:30 PM
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WHO ARE "THE PEOPLE"? Populism, Power and the Future of Democracy
Wed, Jun 3, 7:30 PM
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A SHORT HISTORY OF CONFLICT: Palestinians and Israelis
Tue, May 26, 7:30 PM
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THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO KNOW with Marcus Chown
Mon, Feb 23, 7:30 PM
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THE SECRET LIFE OF SHARKS
Thu, Nov 27, 7:30 PM
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THINK SMART: Discover Your Amazing Brain & How To Use It Wisely!
Mon, Oct 27, 2:30 PM
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A TRICK OF THE MIND: How The Brain Invents Your Reality
Mon, Jul 7, 7:30 PM
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DEMOCRATIC DELUSIONS
Mon, Jun 9, 7:30 PM
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THE HOAX OF THE CENTURY
Mon, May 19, 7:30 PM
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The Psychology of Time Perception: Time Expansion Experiences
Wed, Apr 23, 7:30 PM
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Science vs Religion: Are They Really At War?
Tue, Apr 8, 7:30 PM
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HUMANISE: How Knowing Ourselves Could Change The World
Mon, Mar 3, 7:30 PM
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THE LANGUAGE PUZZLE: How We Talked Our Way Out Of The Stone Age
Wed, Feb 19, 7:30 PM
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CHEMICALLY IMBALANCED: The Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth
Tue, Feb 11, 7:30 PM
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HOT MESS: What On Earth Can We Do About Climate Change?
Wed, Feb 5, 7:30 PM
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QUANTUM MIND: How Quantum Physics Could Help Decode Human Behaviour
Wed, Jan 22, 7:30 PM
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ANCIENT RITUALS & MAGIC TRICKS: The Origins of Occult Illusion
Mon, Nov 25, 7:30 PM
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THE NEW NORMAL: Is Autism A Disorder?
Wed, Nov 13, 7:30 PM
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THOMAS PAINE'S BONES: A Graphic Tale of the Cancelled Enlightenment Hero
Mon, Nov 4, 7:30 PM
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INSPIRATIONAL INSECTS: Why Flies Might Be The Answer To Everything
Mon, Oct 28, 7:30 PM
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THE UNIVERSAL HISTORY OF US with Tim Coulson
Tue, Aug 13, 7:30 PM
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EVERYTHING IS PREDICTABLE: How Bayes' Remarkable Theorem Explains The World
Wed, Jul 24, 7:30 PM
Free
FAITH to FAITHLESS: From Jehovah's Witness to Humanist
Mon, Jul 15, 7:30 PM
Free
EYES ON MARS: The Search for Life on the Red Planet
Mon, Jul 1, 7:30 PM
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AM I NORMAL? The 200 Year Search For Normal People
Mon, Jun 24, 7:30 PM
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