Fewer than 50 tickets left... plus Dr Abby Philips, historian Subhadra Das, and Skeptics with a K live

There are now fewer than 50 tickets left for the final QED, which takes place in just less than four months, on October 25th-26th. If you haven’t bought yours yet, time is running out, as we do expect to sell out this year.

We’re also able to announce today three new additions to our line-up: clinician and public-health social-media activist Dr Abby Philips, writer and science historian Subhadra Das, and a live recording of the Skeptics with a K podcast.

Cyriac Abby Philips is a clinician-scientist in Hepatology at Rajagiri Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India, a medical science communicator, and public-health social-media activist. Under the viral handle ’The Liver Doc,’ he is a leading authority on herb- and supplement-induced liver injury, combatting health misinformation, superstition and dogma in the Indian subcontinent, and informing over 430,000 followers about the dangers of pseudoscientific practices, alternative medicine and the wellness industry. His myth-busting posts are consistently profiled by national and international media, making him the target of multiple legal threats from the Ayurveda and Homeopathy industries.

Subhadra Das is a writer, historian, broadcaster and comedian who looks at the relationship between science and society. She specialises in the history and philosophy of science, particularly the history of scientific racism and eugenics. For nine years she was Curator of the Science Collections at University College London. She has written and presented podcasts and stand-up comedy shows, curated museum exhibitions, and has appeared on radio and TV. Her first book Uncivilised: Ten Lies That Made The West was published in February 2024.

Skeptics with a K is the longest-running UK-based skeptical podcast, produced by Skeptic Media in association with the Merseyside Skeptics Society, featuring QED co-organisers Mike Hall, Dr Alice Howarth, and Michael Marshall. First airing in August 2009, each episode features skeptical breakdowns of credulous newspaper stories, the latest health fads, myths and misconceptions, and reports on skeptical activism and undercover investigations. Nearly 450 episodes later, including multiple QED live shows, Skeptics with a K has become one of the most popular British skeptical podcasts.

We hope you will join us for this final QED - but hurry, because there are fewer than 50 tickets still remaining! Pick up yours today, and we will see you in October.