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Mon, 8 September 2025

7:30 pm - 8:45 pm BST

Prof. Tim Spector – The Life-changing Power of Microbes

Live in Conversation with Adam Rutherford

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The world-leading scientist and bestselling author of Food For Life, Tim Spector joins Adam Rutherford to reveal the rapidly-evolving science of fermented foods and their extraordinary effect upon health.

Is it time to throw away your vitamin supplements and stock up on sauerkraut?

One of our most beloved public scientists, Professor Tim Spector is an expert in genetics and epigenetics, rheumatic diseases, and the microbiome. But when he meets the public, the topic he is asked about more than any other is the science behind fermented foods.

Tim and his team work at the cutting-edge of this exciting new branch of the life sciences. Drawing both upon the latest research conducted across the globe and his own experiments, this live, In Conversation event with Adam Rutherford is your chance to cut through the myths and navigate the fascinating world of ferments and bring their benefits into your life.

Why do ferments work at all, given that stomach acid destroys the live microbes? Don’t kombuchas rot your teeth and cause acid reflux? Are they not dangerous if you have cancer or autoimmune disease? Is sourdough really better for your health than normal bread, and how can you follow Tim’s lead and make your own kimchi at home?

Join us and discover the answer to all these questions and more.

Tickets to this event are at a £15 discount across all ticket bands for subscribers to How To Plus.

Ticket bands from £54.95 and up include a copy of Tim’s new book, Ferment (RRP £25).

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Tim Spector

Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, Kings College

Tim Spector is a professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London and honorary consultant physician at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals. He is a multi-award-winning expert in personalised medicine and the gut microbiome, and the author of five books, including the bestsellers Spoon-Fed and The Diet Myth. He appears regularly on TV, radio and podcasts around the world, and is one of the top 100 most cited scientists in the world. He is co-founder of the personalised nutrition company ZOE and leads the world’s biggest citizen science health project, the ZOE Health study. He was awarded an OBE in 2020 for his work fighting Covid-19.

Adam Rutherford

Geneticist and Science Writer

Dr Adam Rutherford is a scientist, writer and broadcaster. He has written and presented award-winning series and programmes for the BBC, including Radio 4’s Inside Science and The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Frywith Dr Hannah Fry. He is the author of Creation, shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Prize, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, The Book of Humans, the Sunday Times bestselling How to Argue With a Racistand the co-author of Rutherford and Fry’s Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged).

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