Simon Singh: ‘Trick or Treatment, Alternative Medicine on Trial’
Simon is an author and journalist specialising in science and mathematics. He is the author of Big Bang, a history of cosmology, Fermat’s Last Theorem– the first mathematical book to be a UK No.1 bestseller, and The Code Book, a history of codes and code breaking from Ancient Egypt to the Internet. In this provocative talk Simon describes how he went down the rabbit hole into the murky world of libel laws in the UK after writing an article on alternative medicine. The talk covers the dangers of overdosing on homeopathic...
read moreRobin Norton-Hale presents ‘OperaUpClose’
Robin is an Olivier Award-winning director of OperaUpClose: an evolution in the artform that takes opera out of large auditoria into small, intimate venues, bringing audiences far closer to the experience. She is responsible for directing and writing the new librettos for La Bohème, Barber of Seville and Don Giovanni. Her introduction was followed by an excerpt from the 2011 Olivier Award-winning production of La Bohème (Anthony Flaum playing Rodolfo, Elinor Jane Moran playing Mimi with Elspeth Wilkes playing the piano)....
read moreBellatrix: ‘The Art of Noise’
Bellatrix is The World Female Beatbox Champion. In this dazzling talk and demo, she gives a fascinating insight into the history of hip-hop culture and the art of beatboxing: sharing secrets on hitting the bass notes, kick-drums, high-hats and snares, she transforms the audience into a giant human drum machine and quite literally stuns everyone with her vocal techniques. From hip-hop, dubstep to D&B this girl has to be seen to be believed.
read moreGuido Fawkes. ‘How to Break a Super-injunction’
Paul Staines (or ‘Guido Fawkes’ to you and me) is a prominent and acidic political blogger who’s blog has frequently been voted the most popular independent blog in Britain. He’s campaigned against political sleaze and hypocrisy (and mocking those involved) while creating a glorious hub of political scandal and gossip that’s read widely in the Westminster political village and in national newsrooms. In his wonderfully frank and revealing talk, Paul discusses how his blog has blown some of the biggest...
read moreShaun Usher. ‘Letters of Note’
Shaun runs the wonderful blog ‘Letters of Note’: an online homage to offline correspondence where he attempts to gather and share fascinating letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes, and memos for the world to enjoy. With a huge readership and staggering Twitter following, his incredible collection has captured the imagination of millions. In this stunning talk he highlights the strength of the written word by sharing some of the most powerful, tragic, emotional and funny letters and telegram from his collection. In his first...
read moreSteve Wheen: ‘Little Holes of Happiness’
Hackney-based Steve is a ‘guerrilla gardener’ who uses potholes as his canvas to create miniature gardens. Part art project, part labour of love, part experiment, part mission to highlight how shit our roads are – the pictures and gardens he creates are designed to put a smile on peoples’ faces while alerting them to potholes! In this supremely disarming talk, he describes how his little ‘holes of happiness’ offer Londoners an excuse to stop, just for a moment. In a world where everyone’s always going...
read moreAndrew Shoben: ‘A Public Approach to Art’
Andrew is a professor of public arts and the founder of Greyworld, a world-renowned artists’ collective creating art in public spaces. His work is all about creating art that holds up a mirror to the public, putting us right at the centre of it, whether it be musically, sonically, through systems or in other interactive ways. In this exceptional talk he takes on the ‘pomp’ of the art world by showing what ‘public’ art really means. He takes us through a fascinating array of his recent works, which...
read moreMay Speakers Announced!
Lost HQ is delighted to announce a brand spanking new line up of speakers ready to take to the Lost Stage on May 30th and 31st. As always, they are a truly eclectic bunch of thinkers, doers, innovators and true originals. There will be six speakers per evening, as well as a host of interactive performances and demonstrations to keep you tingling throughout the evening. So without Further ado, here they all are… May 30th 2012 (7.30 pm – Midnight) Ashling O’Connor is The Times Olympic and Sports News Correspondent. As well as...
read moreKerstin Rodgers (Ms Marmite Lover): The Rise of the Supper Club
Kerstin has been at the forefront of the underground food movement for many years, she’s the founder of ‘The Underground Restaurant’ – a supper club, paladare, anti-restaurant, guerrilla dining, shebeen, home restaurant concept that’s became a movement. Her blog and Twitter presence @msmarmitelover have earned her the accolade of ‘one of the 1000 most influential Londoners’. Her new book Her talk is a fascinating look (or as she describes it ‘a 15 minute Pinterest slideshow’) about the rise of...
read moreMark Forsyth: An ‘Unruly’ Look at the English Language.
Mark Forsyth is the author of The Etymologicon and writer of the Inky Fool blog. He is obsessed with the origin and meanings of words and his book, rather fittingly, is a circular stroll through the hidden connections of the English language. In this hugely entertaining talk he takes on what is considered ‘correct’ English: dispelling myths, highlighting inconsistencies and generally poking fun at what all our teachers taught us to be true. From prepositions to plurals he goes to the far reaches of the archives to tease out...
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