STEM Christmas Lecture

Tuesday 9 December 2025 - Tuesday 9 December 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Join us as we explore how living and artificial systems process information.

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Wired to Wonder: OG Intelligence vs AI

Join us at this year's STEM Christmas lecture and discover how brains and machines sense, learn and imagine, and what comparing them reveals about intelligence itself. Dr David Westley explores how living and artificial systems process information, adapt to the world, and how both minds and machines, in their own ways, are wired to wonder and surprise.

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Dr David Westley

Head of Department of Psychology

Dr David Westley specialises in supporting people to develop skills in managing emotions, improving focus and creativity, and harnessing neurodiversity. He has published on a range of psychological topics including creativity, imagery, memory and psychological resilience.

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