A Curious Scientist’s Guide to Wellness, Ageing and Death | How To Academy

Tue, 21 January 2025

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm GMT

A Curious Scientist’s Guide to Wellness, Ageing and Death

John Tregoning In Conversation With Robin Ince

Biomedical scientist John Tregoning reveals how our bodies keep us alive – and the simple, scientifically supported changes we can make to live longer.

With over 17,000 known diseases affecting humans, and countless poisons, carcinogens and toxins in our environment, it’s a miracle that our bodies manage to keep us alive. And that is, of course, if they don’t betray us themselves, whether through cancers or autoimmune conditions.

Now biomedical researcher Professor John Tregoning joins us to tell the unlikely story of how, against all odds, we manage to stay alive. Taking an in-depth tour of the human body, John embarked on his own experimental quest, testing ‘life-extending’ diets and exercise regimes to separate fact from fad.

Exploring the multitude of ways our bodies can kill us, from inherited genetic conditions, through heart attacks, arrythmias and angina, and onto the delicate workings of the brain, John will offer compelling insight into how our bodies work, how we can best look after them – and ultimately how we can live longer, healthier lives.

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Prof. John S. Tregoning

Professor of Vaccine Immunology at Imperial College London

Prof. John S. Tregoning is Professor of Vaccine Immunology at Imperial College London, where he runs a research group on infectious diseases. John has published over sixty academic papers and had a regular column in Nature during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has written articles for Times Higher Education and Science, and has been interviewed by outlets including the BBC and Sunday Telegraph. He tweets at @DrTregoning. Live Forever? is his latest book and will be published by Oneworld 4th January 2025.

Robin Ince

Comedian, Actor and Writer

Robin Ince is a comedian, actor and writer. The Guardian once declared him a ‘becardiganed polymath’ which seems about right. He is the author of several acclaimed books, including The Importance of Being Interested and I’m a Joke and So Are You.

With Professor Brian Cox, he created and presents the award-winning BBC Radio 4 show The Infinite Monkey Cage, which ranks among the most popular science podcasts worldwide. He also won Celebrity Mastermind but forgot that calcium was the dominant element of chalk. After being diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 52, he finally has an excuse.