Opportunities & Events
Daisy Fancourt talks to Tamsine O'Riordan
Location: Hay Festival 2026 | Start Date: 28th May 2026
Summary:
A conversation to lift your spirits, as leading scientist Professor Daisy Fancourt reveals how art and culture can directly improve our health and wellbeing – mending us as well as moving us.
Content:
Daisy Fancourt talks to Tamsine O'Riordan
The John Maddox Conversation: The Art Cure – The Science of How the Arts Transforms Our Health
Thursday 28 May 2026, 2.30pm – Discovery Stage
A conversation to lift your spirits, as leading scientist Professor Daisy Fancourt reveals how art and culture can directly improve our health and wellbeing – mending us as well as moving us. Talking to Tamsine O'Riordan, Vice President for Science Books at Springer Nature, one of the world's leading research publishers, Fancourt explores the extraordinary links between creativity and health from songs that shape children’s brains to paintings and performances that ease pain, stress and depression. Learn how engaging with art and culture can reduce loneliness, build resilience and even help us to live longer. Is there a better reason to book a place at this optimistic and refreshing conversation?
In partnership with the scientific journal Nature