New Scientist Live

08/09/2026

🚨 NEW SPEAKER ALERT! 🚨

He's back! 🎉

Join New Scientist Live favourite Chris Packham as he explores whether humanity's relentless drive to innovate is an inevitable part of our evolution, and discovers how science can help us build a better future. 🌍🔬

Chris Packham

Don't miss this inspiring and thought-provoking session!

07/09/2026

Come and see Jim Al Khalili at New Scientist Live next month

04/09/2026

Come and find out the answer at New Scientist Live next month. Hear Catherine on the Universe Stage - https://live.newscientist.com/

04/09/2026

Always a fantastic stand. Come and find out about the future of sustainable energy 💫

We're exhibiting at New Scientist Live! Join UK Atomic Energy Authority, and a whole host of other exhibitors at ExCeL London between the 10th - 12th October.

Packed with some of the biggest names in science, this year's show is a journey into the big ideas shaping our world and our future.

We'll be on hand to talk about fusion energy, robotics, and materials research. For further information, and to book tickets, go to https://live.newscientist.com/

04/09/2026

Join Hannah Critchlow for an electrifying journey into our brains to understand how we can build resilience in the coming wave of technological and societal change.

27/08/2026

Think dinosaurs are extinct? Think again!

Join palaeontologist Steve Brusatte at New Scientist Live to discover how one group of dinosaurs survived an asteroid impact and evolved into the birds we see today. 🐦️✨️

25/08/2026

Could AI ever be conscious? And if so, how would we know?

Join cognitive neuroscientist Megan Peters at New Scientist Live, where she will explore one of the biggest questions in science today: whether the tests we use to detect consciousness in humans could work for minds radically different from our own, from bees and octopuses to artificial intelligence.

Challenge your assumptions, expand your perspective and discover what the future of consciousness research could mean for all of us. 🤖✨️

22/08/2026

Come and learn about one of science and engineering’s biggest challenges, harnessing fusion energy. See you there!

We’re exhibiting at New Scientist Live! Join UK Atomic Energy Authority, and a whole host of other exhibitors at ExCeL London between the 10th - 12th October.

Packed with some of the biggest names in science, this year’s show is a journey into the big ideas shaping our world and our future.

We'll be on hand to talk about fusion energy, robotics, and materials research. For further information, and to book tickets, go to https://live.newscientist.com/

21/08/2026

DISCOVER...THE ROBOTS OF THE FUTURE

King's College London, Edinburgh Napier University and The Robot House from Hertfordshire University will be joining together in our new Robotics Zone.

🤖 Meet Euclid and Moira, lifelike humanoid robots pushing the boundaries of AI.

🎮 Meet the brilliant, bizarre and beautiful bots created as part of King's College London's Girls Robotics Challenge and take control in their robot arena

👀 Steer the Miro-E companion robot while seeing through its camera eyes

19/08/2026

New for 2026 - The Science Bites Stream

Join us at lunchtime for a creative take on the science shaping our world featuring an entertaining blend of art, comedy, music, and mind-expanding ideas.