York Festival of Ideas 2022 has a wide range of fascinating events to attend and engage with,

both in person and online. Here's a sample of the health and wellbeing events in this year’s

programme.

The full Festival programme can be explored at yorkfestivalofideas.com.

• ASMR: Touching sound for youth wellbeing? Saturday 11 June, 2pm to 3.30pm (in person)

Get ready for an immersive journey into the world of ASMR - learn more about what ASMR

is and discover its potential benefits for our wellbeing.

• This Mortal Coil: A history of death, Saturday 11 June, 4pm to 5pm (in person)

Biochemist Andrew Doig provides an eye-opening portrait of death throughout history,

looking at particular causes, who they affected and how they were overcome.

• What I Wish People Knew About Dementia: From someone who knows, Monday 13 June,

2pm to 3pm (in person)

Wendy Mitchell explains what a diseased brain can tell us about being human, living our

own lives better and helping those with dementia get the best from theirs.

• Personalising Cancer, Fertility and Me, Monday 13 June, 8pm to 9pm (online)

Jon Hook and Simona Manni of the University of York discuss how they are creating a

video-based, personalised decision aid for young women who have been diagnosed with

cancer and need to make choices about preserving their future fertility.

• Caring and Coping: Exploring NHS paramedics, Tuesday 14 June, 1pm to 2pm (online)

Join Leo McCann of the University of York for an in-depth investigation of the paramedic

profession in England.

• The Science of Sleeping and Dreaming: A foggy field, Tuesday 14 June, 1pm to 2pm

(online)

Join neuroscientist Aristea Ladas for fascinating insights into the mystery of sleep and

dreaming.

• A Day in the Life of a Biomedical Scientist: Now and in the future, Tuesday 14 June, 5pm to

7pm (in person)

In this hands-on session, get acquainted with some key laboratory techniques currently used

in hospital labs, and hear about new ways to diagnose and monitor diseases.

• Routes to Recovery: For women after trauma, Tuesday 14 June, 6pm to 7pm (online)

Anna Perrett from the Kyra Women’s Project and confidence coach Jules Wyman discuss

how ‘Route to Recovery’ can give women the support they want and need to recover from

abusive relationships.

• Medical Robotics, Wednesday 15 June, 7pm to 8pm (in person)

Zion Tse of the University of York discusses digital health in and beyond the COVID

pandemic, and provides a glimpse into the future of healthcare.

• When a Chapter Ends: The experience of grief and loss, Friday 17 June, 1pm to 2pm

(online)

Philosophers from the University of York discuss less understood but highly important

aspects of the experience of grief.

• The Care-full Pop-up Pet Shop, Saturday 18 June, 11am to 3pm (in person)

Talk to our pet-loving team about what care means in your family and make your personal

care shopping list with them.

• FixOurFood: Sustainable, healthy and tasty food for all, Saturday 18 June, 10am to 11am

(in person and online)

Learn about the problems of the food system and get some inspiration for how we can

transform it into one that benefits both population and planet.

• I’ll Die After Bingo: A decade as a care home assistant, Saturday 18 June, 12 noon to 1pm

(in person)

Comedian, writer and former care home assistant Pope Lonergan explains what life inside a

care home is really like, for both residents and carers.

• On Consolation: Finding solace in dark times, Saturday 18 June, 4.15pm to 5.15pm (in

person and online)

Internationally renowned historian and Booker Prize finalist Michael Ignatieff shows how

people facing tragedies and crises have looked to each other across time to recover hope

and resilience.

• One Planet, One Health, Sunday 19 June, 4pm to 5.30pm (in person)

All individuals and communities should have access to quality essential health services

without suffering financial hardship. Join our panel of experts including Kate Pickett,

Jean-François Soussanna and Barbara Stiegler, as they examine what a multidisciplinary,

global approach to health issues really means.

• Relax: A user’s guide to life in the age of anxiety, Monday 20 June, 1pm to 2pm (online)

Award-winning public-health expert Timothy Caulfield tackles our daily stress-inducing

dilemmas and reveals a science-informed way out, helping to put your mind at ease.

• Paradoxical States: The wonder-filled mind, Monday 20 June, 5.45pm to 6.45pm (in

person)

Award-winning psychologist Harriet Ennis explores paradoxical lucidity and other baffling

phenomena.

• Plagues Upon the Earth: Disease and the course of human history, Tuesday 21 June, 8pm

to 9pm (online)

Explore the history of humans and their germs with Kyle Harper, who weaves together a

grand narrative of global history with insights from cutting-edge genetics.

• Who Makes the Decisions During Childbirth and How? Thursday 23 June, 1pm to 2pm

(online)

Join Clare Jackson from the University of York and the Study Team to find out how decisions

get made during childbirth and why the detail of talk during birth matters.

• Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry and the mysteries of mental illness, Thursday 23 June,

8pm to 9pm (online)

Acclaimed sociologist Andrew Scull offers a definitive new account of psychiatry’s and

society’s battle with mental illness.

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