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Join author Philip Ball and medical historian Mark Honigsbaum as they discuss how explorers have shaped society, the mind and body, and what challenges we now face?
Carried along by the Age of Sail, a global curiosity sought out both medical innovations and cultural exchange. Uncover our human desire to question the unknown and the impact this has on our minds and bodies.
Speakers: Philip Ball, writer and author of ‘Curiosity’, Mark Honigsbaum, medical historian and writer and Dave Cornthwaite, explorer.
Facilitator: Frances Stonor Saunders, historian and journalist.