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Abstract It has long been clear that narrative played a central role in the Norse understanding and negotiation of reality, in poetic tales of gods, supernatural beings, and heroes. We see its legacies in the extraordinary richness of the medieval …

Abstract The third lecture will focus on the evolution of the human diet. What have we evolved to eat and not eat, and why have humans become the most omnivorous species on the planet? What role did food processing play in the evolution of the human diet? …

Abstract The static form in which Norse mythology has come down to us belies its original, fluid and highly contextualised setting as spoken tales, and we thereby risk misunderstandings in their interpretation. Many of these stories concern what might be …

Abstract The fourth and final conference will focus on physical activity. How and why did humans go from being very sedentary apes to being so physically active? Why, if we've evolved to be physically active, do so many people dislike exercise? And above …

Abstract The Norse afterlife, with its famous destinations such as Valhöll (Vallhalla), Hel, and many others, is also almost unique in world history in that it has a finite end. At the battle of the Ragnarök, every being in the universe – living and dead, …

Abstract One of the most important medical innovations to arise from the genome revolution is the development of liquid biopsies: simple blood tests which replace the need for invasive sampling in fields as diverse as pregnancy, transplant medicine, …