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Maximilian Gregor Hepach introduces the (historical) conceptual problems accompanying the measurement of weather’s impact on health.
21 July 2025
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Institute for Medical Humanities
ReaderBank returns to the Edinburgh International Book Festival
13 August 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Venue B
At the Edinburgh International Book Festival, join pioneering neuroscientist Adam Zeman and lead researcher for Durham University's ReaderBank, Ben Alderson-Day, as they unpack the latest scientific discoveries relating to the brain's creative powers, from the phenomenon of 'aphantasia' to what happens in our minds as we imagine.
14 August 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Spiegeltent
With foundations like Wellcome researching the benefits of tech solutions for mental health conditions, what moral considerations and safeguards are needed to embed these treatments in the mainstream?
15 August 2025
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
A roundtable on the transformations of motherhood, pregnancy, birth and reproduction, joined by guest speaker Dr Pragya Agarwal.
19 September 2025
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