16/06/2025
Information about the speakers:
* Adam Ashby Gibbard - Digital Empathy: A User Guide
Journalism grad Adam explores what happens when large language models start sounding more emotionally available than most humans. In this suspiciously heartfelt crash course, he breaks down how chatbots simulate empathy, why it works so well, and what it means when your primary source of comfort is a glorified predictive text engine.
* Zack Lowe - Professional Wrestling Lingo
A dive into the insider terms of professional wrestling. How the lingo began in the old-time carnival days and how it's still used today.
* Jeff Herzbach - Does light know when we are watching?
Does observation change reality? The simple experiment that has explored the nature of the universe and exploded heads for more than two hundred years.
* Osnat Katz Moon - If Spacecraft Could Talk
Space historian (and certified space nerd) Osnat wants to convince you to care about old space tech! She'll take you through what space tech can tell us about the people who build it and the world around us.
* Jess Otto-Davies - The science of swallowing
Jess serves up an easy-to-swallow cocktail of facts, figures and things you may not have considered from the world of swallow science. Let's hope she doesn't choke on her words or leave you with a sour taste in your mouths.
