Conversations

Join MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, Lizzi Collinge, and John Pye, Project Director for Eden Project North, in conversation with Dave Sapsford. They’ll explore the changing fortunes of our region and discuss how rural and coastal communities across the North West can work together to turn the economic tide in their favour.

Four iconic films. Four disciplines. One mystery: love. Explore the psychology of attraction, the biochemistry of desire, the data behind decision-making, and the bittersweet pull of unrequited longing. From When Harry Met Sally to Casablanca, journey through science, strategy, and emotion to understand why we fall, ache, and choose.

Deepfake technology can create convincing fake content of anyone, enabling political disinformation, financial fraud, and sexual digital forgeries. In this talk, Dr Sophie Nightingale explores her research into the realism and trustworthiness of AI-generated faces. Sophie, a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Lancaster University, studies how technology intersects with human cognition and behaviour.