...including Mark O'Connell, Barbara Sahakian, Stephen Westaby, Jo Marchant, Adam Rutherford, Emily Shuckburgh and Tony Juniper....
Mark O'Connell, To Be a Machine
Forget The Matrix - Mark O'Connell's electrifying account of transhumanism, a movement that campaigns for the incorporation of technology into human bodies and minds, delves into the world of bioengineered humans, cyborbs, cryonics and immortality.
In conversation with Dr. Beth Singler, Research Associate at the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, University of Cambridge
Read the full review here. You might also like this article...
Sunday 23 April, 7-8pm, Palmerston Room Book Tickets
Barbara Sahakian, Sex, Lies and Brain Scans
If we can read minds, should we? Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Cambridge, Barbara Sahakian, explores a ground-breaking new technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) which allows us to observe brains in real-time: effectively 'read minds.' Can fMRI be used as a lie detector to solve murder cases? What do our sexual passions look like? What are the ethical considerations?
Read a review of the book here
Wednesday 19 April, 7.30-8.30pm, Old Divinity School Book Tickets
Stephen Westaby, Fragile Lives
Internationally respected heart surgeon Stephen Westaby is at the forefront of pioneering heart technology: he has helped develop the use of heart pumps and artificial hearts, carried out over 11,000 heart surgeries during his career and now offers exceptional insight into the fast-paced and exhilarating world of heart surgery, and what it feels like to hold someone's life in your hand.
Read the full book review here
Friday 21 April, 3.30-4.30pm Old Divinity School Book Tickets
Jo Marchant, Cure
Award-winning science journalist Jo Marchant was longlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2017 - and for good reason. Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind over Body, offers a ground-breaking look at the new science behind the mind's surprising ability to heal the body, with advice and tips on how to use the latest research to improve our health and lives.
Read the full book review here
Friday 21 April, 5-6pm, Palmerston Room Book Tickets
Adam Rutherford, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
Cambridge graduate, science writer and BBC broadcaster Adam Rutherford has also been long-listed for the Wellcome Book Prize 2017 with his exploration of human genes - and some myth-busting along the way.
Read what he has to say in the New Statesman here
Wednesday 19 April, 6-7pm, Palmerston Room, Book Tickets
Tony Juniper & Emily Shuckburgh, Climate Change Simplified
An opportunity to tackle the complicated - and urgent - issue of climate change in a digestible and accessible manner with University of Cambridge's Dr. Emily Shuckburgh and environmentalist and writer Dr Tony Juniper. Their new book is co-authored with HRH Prince Charles.
Read the full review here
Tuesday 18 April, 6-7pm, Old Divinity School Book Tickets