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 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 moreMad as a March Lecture.
While Shepherd’s Bush market was bathing in the first signs of the British sunshine…an old music hall was busy being transformed, ready for the return of The Lost Lectures. The space, soon to be a Victorian carnival of curiosities would serve as the canvas for our next instalment of enchanting talks from secret locations: we were so pleased to be back! As the doors opened on the first night, guests were greeted by a collection of Victorian artefacts, eccentricities and artworks that lined the public spaces of the...
read moreMarch Speakers Announced!
Lost HQ is delighted to announce that after months of searching, plotting and planning we have confirmed all of our fantastic speakers for our March events.  As ever, they are a truly eclectic bunch of thinkers, innovators and true originals ready to share their ideas with you.  We’re delighted to be welcoming them to the Lost Stage! March 21st 2012 (7.30 pm – Midnight) Prof. Anthony Dickenson:  A leading voice in the field of Neuro-pharmacology and the mechanisms of pain and how it’s controlled.  His mind-bending talk will be...
read moreThe beginning…
It’s day 1 of quite an ambitious little project. We’re all pretty excited at Lost HQ and hoping this is the start of something that people will really enjoy. The Lost Lectures is a simple concept. We find great speakers to give amazing talks in enchanting secret locations. We film these talks and make them available to everyone through the internet. Simple. It’s a new way for lectures to be told, far far away from the establishment of the conference hall or the intellectual echelons of academia. Our speakers have just 12 minutes...
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