Wonderful Minds

Join researchers from the University of York’s Speech Lab and discover why when it comes to hearing our ears are just the start!

Brains! We all have one, we all need one, but how much do we really know about the part of us that does all the knowing? Matthew Foxwell of the University of York explains how the brain works and why it is so special.

Join world-leading forensic psychologists Laurence and Emily Alison and find out how to get what you want from even the most difficult characters by creating instant rapport.

Join us for an interactive and entertaining show mixing magic and world leading science, and see if we can read your mind LIVE with our ‘innovative’ cardboard brain scanner.

Why can memories feel so real? Leading psychiatrist Veronica O'Keane shows how the mysteries of the brain are illuminated at the extremes of human experience.

Join award-winning psychology enthusiast Harriet Ennis for a fascinating talk with live Q&A, on altered states of consciousness. Topics range from terminal lucidity to the altered states of consciousness in dream.

Neuroscientist Russell Poldrack discusses why bad habits are so hard to break and examines how evidence-based strategies can help us change our behaviour more effectively.

Neuroscientist Dean Burnett explores why mental health problems are so widespread, and why there is still so much confusion and stigma surrounding them.

Take a whistle-stop tour of the psychology of thought with Helgi Clayton McClure and Scott Cole of York St John University as they tackle such slippery concepts as consciousness and mental freedom.