The building blocks of science are based on explanation and testable proofs. So how does this apply to visions, beliefs and unexplained phenomena? How can proof change our beliefs, and what is the fundamental relationship between the unproven and the need to prove? This event asks what part scientific proof can – and, indeed, should – play for three inexplicable phenomena: alien encounters, near-death experiences and the so-called ‘God Particle’.

This event is FREE. 

This event is fully booked. Spaces may become available on the day of the event. You can register for the waiting list 90 minutes before the start of the event in Wellcome Collection.

Speakers

Mark Pilkington, author of 'Mirage Men: A Journey into Disinformation, Paranoia and UFOs' and 'Far Out: 101 Strange Tales from Science’s Outer Edge'.

Tara Shears, particle physicist and Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of Liverpool.

Penny Sartori, near-death experience expert.

Facilitator

Brian Dillon, writer, critic, and tutor for critical writing at the Royal College of Art.

 This event will have live speech to text transcription so that deaf, deafened and hard of hearing visitors can also follow what’s being said. For further information about speech to text, please contact Gemma Hopkins at access@wellcomecollection.org. Find out more about access at Wellcome Collection.