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Live On Stage
Wednesday June 24 2026, 7:30pm BST

How the Cosmos Explains Life On Earth, with Christophe Galfard

Christophe Galfard is a physicist who studied under Stephen Hawking at Cambridge, where he researched black holes alongside one of history’s greatest minds. Now a bestselling author and leading science broadcaster, Galfard’s work focuses on discovering life beyond planet Earth.

On June 24, Galfard comes to Intelligence Squared to reveal what the cosmos tells us about life and how — from ancient bacteria to modern humans — the story of Earth is inseparable from the story of the cosmos. Drawing on his new book This Is Life, Galfard will make the case that to understand where we came from, we must understand space and the universe.

Join us live at Conway Hall and ask your questions in the audience Q&A.

This Is Life: How the Science of the Cosmos Explains What We Are (Hardback)
by Christophe Galfard

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Event Name

How the Cosmos Explains Life On Earth, with Christophe Galfard

Speaker

  • Christophe Galfard

    Theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster

Location
  • Conway Hall
  • 25 Red Lion Square
  • London
  • WC1R 4RL
Time
  • Wednesday 24 June 2026
  • 7:30pm to 9pm BST

Speakers

Speaker

Christophe Galfard

Theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster

Theoretical physicist specialising in black holes and parallel dimensions, who gained his PhD at Cambridge University under Stephen Hawking, with whom he researched the black hole information paradox. He is one of the best loved authors and science broadcasters in France, where he regularly appears on TV and radio. He is the author of four novels explaining science to children, including the prize-winning trilogy The Prince of Clouds, and George’s Secret Key to the Universe, which he co-wrote with Lucy and Stephen Hawking.

Speakers are subject to change.