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Appearances
08.04.25: Last Tuesday Society - Online
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Talks
Seed Talks
'The Psychology of Monsters'
(Online), Oct 2026
(Online), Oct 2026
Seed Talks
'History of Mermaids, Sea Spirits & Women'
Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich; Hen & Chicken, Bristol; Cambridge Junction, Cambridge, Feb-March 2026
Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich; Hen & Chicken, Bristol; Cambridge Junction, Cambridge, Feb-March 2026
TEDX Warwick
‘How Society Makes Monsters’
Warwick, 2016
Warwick, 2016
Last Tuesday Society
'The Sorcerer and the Ice Age Imagination' (Online), April 2025
Cambridge Science Festival
'Making Monsters' (for 12+), Cambridge University, March 2025
Norwich Book Festival
Discussing Enchanted Creatures at Waterstones Norwich, Oct 2024
Geist Talks
‘Modern Monsters’
House of Koko, Oct 2024
House of Koko, Oct 2024
Tetrapod Zoology Conference
'Making Monsters'
Bush House, Sep 2024
Bush House, Sep 2024
Last Tuesday Society
'The History of Snake Women' (Online), Sep 2024
Geist Talks
‘Making Monsters’
Ladbroke Hall, March 2024
Ladbroke Hall, March 2024
CafeSci
‘Green Minds: A new understanding of plant intelligence’
Brighton, 2023
Brighton, 2023
Oxford Review of Books,
Guest speaker at ORB Welcome Drinks
Balliol College Oxford, October 2022
Balliol College Oxford, October 2022
Radio
BBC Radio 4’s Beyond Belief
Consulting for the episode and discussing ‘Monsters and Gods’ with Giles Fraser
BBC Radio 4’s Mythical Creatures series
Consulting for the series and exploring dragons and hobs in BBC Radio 4’s Mythical Creatures series, presented by Rhianna Pratchett, 2023
BBC Women's hour
Discussing unicorns with Jenni Murray for BBC Radio 4 Women’s Hour, ‘The unicorn - is it a symbol of our times?’, 2017
Times Radio - Ed Vaizey Show
Discussing Enchanted Creatures and monsters with Hannah Macin on the 1st November 2024
The Colin McEnroe Show
Discussing Monsters - Connecticut Public Radio -July 2025
KPFA Radio Letters and Politics
Discussing Enchanted Creatures with Mitch Jeserich, April 2025
Talk Radio Europe, Lifestyle Show
Discussing Enchanted Creatures and monsters, February 2025.
Podcasts
Many Minds Podcast
'Monsters and Their Makers' with Kensy Cooperrider and Surekha Davies - Oct '25
History Extra Podcast
From dinosaurs to Godzilla: a 15000-year history of monsters - Feb '25
How To Academy Podcast
'Why Monsters Matter' - Series 14, Ep.4 - Sep'24
Fabulous Folklore with Icy
'Monsters and Strange Creatures' - Sept '25
Talks at Google
‘Understanding plant intelligence’ with Paco Calvo - April ’23
IAI Podcast
The Philosophy of the Apocalypse - Oct 2025
Networking With Plants in the Anthropocene
'Networking With Plants in the Anthropocene' with Kate Brelje and Paco Calvo - March ’23
The Plant Initiative
‘Minding Plants’ with Paco Calvo - June ’23
Growing Joy with Maria Failla
‘Can Plants Feel?’ with Paco Calvo - episode 174, February ’23
Many Minds Podcast
‘Minding Plants’ with Paco Calvo - June ’23
Minneapolis Museum of Art The Object Podcast
‘Monsters and Marvels Pt.II: Finding Unicorns’ with Tim Ghiring - 2021
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