We only have about 15 tickets left for this year's QED - hurry to QEDcon.org to get yours before it's too late!
QED is the UK's biggest grassroots celebration of science, reason and critical thinking. QED returns 19-20 October 2024 (with a free one-day Skepticamp event on the 18th!).
We only have about 15 tickets left for this year's QED - hurry to QEDcon.org to get yours before it's too late!
QED 2025: One Last Time
All good things must come to an end, and after fifteen years of running the UK’s largest celebration of science, reason and critical thinking, 2025 will see the final QED conference.
QED Returns 25th-26th 2025 with a free SkeptiCamp hosted by our friends at Skeptics in the Pub - Online on Friday 24th.
Mark your calendars for May 6th 3pm BST when tickets will go on sale and check the website for hotel discount details.
https://qedcon.org/news/2025/tickets-to-final-qed-on-sale-may-6
The event is right around the corner! Are you all ready to make new friends?
It's time to make difficult choices. What will you have to miss to see that speaker you're desperate to see? Which panel clashes with your favourite podcast? Who is most likely to tell you how to be in 2 places at once?
The QED 2024 schedule is now live: https://qedcon.org/updates/2024/qed-schedule-available-now
We are pleased to announce our FINAL unannounced session for QED 2024: From the pit to the palace – social class in Britain.
Join Andy Wilson as he talks to Dan Evans, Lizzi Collinge MP and Tracy Shildrick about the role of class in modern society.
The European Skeptics Podcast - live at QED 2024
The award-winning European Skeptics Podcast is about to enter its tenth year of covering skeptical news and promoting skeptical activism. Their back catalogue of around 450 episodes contains analyses of skeptical trends and concerns, as well as hundreds of interviews with people from all over the world.
https://qedcon.org/updates/2024/european-skeptics-podcast-live-at-qed-2024
You'll get access to 12 main stage talks, 8 panels, 5 live podcast recordings, 4 workshops plus Saturday night entertainment with two comedians & a magician!
🕑In Person Ticket Sales Closing! 🕑
Ticket sales close Monday 14th October at 9pm BST so hurry if you want to get your ticket for QED 2024.
If you can't make it in person grab a streaming ticket for £45 for access to 11 main stage talks & 8 panels!
If you can make it in person what are you waiting for? Head to http://qedcon.org now to grab your ticket for £189.
QED rewatch: UFOs, UAPs, and the Quest for Understanding (2023)
https://qedcon.org/updates/2024/rewatch-ufos-uaps-and-the-quest-for-understanding
📢Announcing...Beyond the virus: Living positively with HIV📢
With Shema Tariq, Matthew Hodson, LeaSuwanna Griffith and Yvonne Richards-Cooper hosted by Alice Howarth.
What's it like to live with HIV in the 21st Century? Find out at QED 2024.
https://qedcon.org/updates/2024/beyond-the-virus-living-positively-with-hiv
📢Announcing...📢 Do Robots Dream of Ethical Sheep?
AI use has surged over recent years as has related concerns.
The question is, what truly warrants concern, and how apprehensive should we be?
With Junaid Mubeen, Emily Collins, James Ball and Rick Owen.
https://qedcon.org/updates/2024/announce-do-robots-dream-of-ethical-sheep
It's almost three weeks until QED. We have a lot to share this week but let's start with two amazing talks from last year.
At QED 2023 we had a fascinating talk from
Colin Angus
who told us Almost Everything you (N)ever Wanted to Know about Alcohol:
https://qedcon.org/updates/2024/rewatch-almost-everything-you-never-wanted-to-know-about-alcohol
We also had a brilliant talk from
Joyce Harper
on What Everyone Needs to know about Reproductive Health:
https://qedcon.org/updates/2024/rewatch-what-everyone-needs-to-know-about-reproductive-health
Check back tomorrow when we'll be announcing something new for 2024's event!
📢📢Announcing...📢📢Labour Pains panel
Against a backdrop of recent heartbreaking scandals in labour care, what does it mean to give birth in 2024?
With Agnes Arnold-Forster, Catherine Roy, Annabel Sowemimo. Hosted by Nicola Throp.
Calling all volunteers!
If you are already coming to QED in October and think you can spare some of your time to help out we would love to hear from you! Please email volunteering@qedcon.org before Monday September 30th and we will be in touch.
📢📢Announcing...📢📢The Body of Evidence podcast - live at QED 2024.
The Body of Evidence is hosted by Jonathan Jarry and Dr. Christopher Labos.
In a special live episode at QED 2024, Jonathan will speak with Lewis Thorogood about radicalisation.
QED rewatch: Taboo or not Taboo? (2023)
With @KirstySedgman, Andy Wilson, Aaron Rabinowitz and James Wilson.
What exactly is a taboo, what causes something to be considered taboo, and why do taboos differ from society to society?
📢Announcing 📢 Professionally curious: The art of investigative journalism.
Our panel to talk through the professionally curious world of investigative journalism will be Meirion Jones, Rina Raphael, Layla Wright and Michael Marshall.
https://qedcon.org/updates/2024/professionally-curious-the-art-of-investigative-journalism
📢Saturday night at QED 2024 📢 – with Alasdair Beckett-King, David Alnwick, Abi Clarke & the Ockham Awards
Hosted by Robin Ince: an exciting evening of comedy & magic with Alasdair Beckett-King, Abi Clarke & David Alnwick plus The Skeptic's Ockham Awards!
QED rewatch: Chasing Empowerment - The Hidden Cost of Wellness (2023)
In this talk from QED 2023, Dr Alice Howarth spoke about the complex intersection between women's empowerment and the wellness industry and shines a spotlight on the pervasive influence of medical bias.
📢Announcing...📢 Skeptics with a K live for 2024
Skeptics with a K, the longest-running UK-based skeptical podcast, will be returning to the QED podcast room for a live show in 2024 with Mike Hall, Michael Marshall and Alice Howarth.
https://qedcon.org/updates/2024/announcing-skeptics-with-a-k-live-2024