CURIOUS Liveis back for its first event of 2024 . We ’ll be put intriguing questions to the experts on some curious topics during IFLScience ’s secondly - ever virtual event , delving into nuclear state of war , the connection between genial and forcible health , worm detectives , and the search for liveliness elsewhere in the universe . We ’re speaking to experts in each of these field to rule out what science , account , technology , curious case studies , and experimentation have teach us about everything from the destruction of atomic bombs to the ongoing search for extraterrestrials .
What to expect at CURIOUS Live 2024
Atomic Bombs
First up , IFLScience author and producerRachael Funnellsits down withAnnie Jacobsen , newsman and Pulitzer - shortlisted writer ofNuclear War : A Scenario . Jacobsen obtain undivided interview with military expert to ascertain just what happens minute - by - minute , 2d - by - moment , follow a hypothetical nuclear eruption on Washington , and we want to have it away what such a scenario might look like , as well as what it would think of for the planet .
Immunopsychiatry
Next , IFLScience content creatorEleanor Higgsteams up withDr Monty Lyman , medical Dr. and author ofThe Immune Mind , to unravel the emerging field of immunopsychiatry . Ever enquire why you get ghastly when you ’re stressed ? Or why being inauspicious can make you feel depressed ? It rick out the divide between our mental and physical health has been historically overstated . In fact , there are mechanisms that link up the two , and affair like our bowel microbiomes may even explain why some people get more of a buzz from practice session than others .
Insect Detectives
Returning for our third talk of the town , Rachael conduct us into the mankind of forensic bugology alongsideDr Erica McAlisterandAdrian Washbourne , authors ofMetamorphosis : How Insects Are Changing Our World . Explore how louse detectives play a crucial role in forensic science , from estimating time of death to unveil hidden clew .
Alien Life
Lastly , IFLScience ’s space correspondentDr Alfredo Carpinetileads an geographic expedition of humanity ’ lookup for alien life in our final public lecture with astronomerProfessor Lisa Kaltenegger , who recently pennedAlien Earths . From laboratory filled with thousands of different worlds in toy to questioning what really delimit “ life ” , the search is a complex one . Some have even suggested that rather than finding “ little fleeceable man ” , we ’d more likely stumble acrosssome purple one …
Sign up to watchand you ’ll receive a funny Live booklet ahead of the outcome with more background entropy on these curious topic , experient experts , and even a quiz you may try out for yourself , quiz on your class , or take for a spin in a public house quiz .
So , join us on May 31 , and you just might learn something you ’ll never forget .
