The Universe Under Our Noses: Inside the Minds of Animals

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Talks on Tuesdays is a live event series bringing big ideas, real experts, and curious minds together - at your favourite local venues. Think thought-provoking lectures, audience questions, and post-talk mingling over drinks and dinner.

This isn’t a uni lecture. It’s a social, intelligent night out.Come alone or with friends, leave with something to talk about.

Event Schedule:

6.30pm Arrival & Doors Open

7pm Lecture Starts

7.45pm Q&A

8pm Talk Concludes

8.30pm Event Closes.

*Please arrive close to 6.30pm

A La Carte menu and full bar available throughout the night - pay as you go.

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The Universe Under Our Noses: Inside the Minds of Animals.

We spend billions looking into space for intelligent life, while sharing this planet with creatures experiencing the world in ways we can barely comprehend.

After a lifetime training animals, from horses and camels to birds, reptiles and elephants, this talk explores the extraordinary world of animal cognition and senses.

Does your dog actually feel guilty, or is it simply reacting to your anger? When an animal seems to understand us, does it know what we mean, or has it become incredibly good at recognising patterns and predicting what happens next?

Through stories from decades of animal training, including working with elephants in Assam used to track poachers, we'll explore just how differently animals experience the world and some of the remarkable things they're capable of.