Photos of all the action from New Scientist Live

There were big beasts, big crowds, and big ideas at New Scientist Live, an awe-inspiring three-day festival of innovation and discovery that took place in London last weekend. Visitors young and old enjoyed a wide range of exhibitions from leading research groups and companies working in STEM, including King’s College London’s Hospital of the Future and a pop-up planetarium.

Thousands of attendees experienced up-close encounters with insects, robots, and even fighter jets, as well as terrifying dinosaurs roaming the exhibit hall. Thanks to virtual reality, we also had the opportunity to go inside a nuclear reactor, drive a racing car and ride a roller coaster.

Five stages featured enlightening talks covering a wide range of topics, from the birth of the universe to the power of artificial intelligence. Speakers include Nobel Prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan on why we die, television anthropologist Alice Roberts on ancient infectious diseases, and psychologist Kimberly on eating to improve brain health.・Mr. Wilson and statistician David Spiegelhalter participated in the discussion on how chance controls our lives.

During the first day of school on October 14, paleontologist Mike Benton will talk in detail about dinosaur behavior, and biologist Camilla Pang will explain how to think like a scientist and psychologist Dean Barnett. , told the students why their parents were being hung up on.

In the ‘Future of Food and Agriculture’ area, visitors will learn how science is helping us improve soil health, tackle methane emissions from cows and discover new crop varieties. I learned how people are changing their eating habits.

Festival attendees also had the opportunity to come up with their own innovations to protect wildlife and build wildlife with Lego blocks. Master builders built the best ideas submitted to the Save the Gibbons competition, including a fruit-distributing ‘social hub’ and a solar-powered ‘skyspeaker’.

The festival will be held from October 18th to 20th next year. We hope you will join us and have an experience that enriches your soul.