From Theorems to Serums, From Cryptography to Cosmology … and The Simpsons
When: Wednesday 19 November 2025, 6.15-7.15pm
Where: Room MS.02, Zeeman Building, University of Warwick, with a chance to meet Simon in The Street after the event
This November, we will welcome to Warwick one of the UK's best-selling and most well-known maths authors in the UK - Simon Singh - for a free, wide-ranging talk that will appeal to anyone with even the slightest interest in mathematics.
From Theorems to Serums, From Cryptography to Cosmology … and The Simpsons
Join science writer Simon Singh, on a whistle-stop tour through two decades of his bestselling books. Fermat’s Last Theorem looks at one of the biggest mathematical puzzles of the millennium; The Code Book shares the secrets of cryptology; Big Bang explores the history of cosmology; Trick or Treatment asks some hard questions about alternative medicine; The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets explains how TV writers, throughout the show’s 35-year history, have smuggled in mathematical jokes.
About the speaker
Taken from Simon's websiteLink opens in a new window:
"I am an author, journalist and TV producer, specialising in science and mathematics, the only two subjects I have the faintest clue about."
Travelling to campus
At the same time as Simon's talk, the University is hosting its Global Illuminations ProcessionLink opens in a new window, which means campus will be busier than usual. If you're planning to attend this talk, please allow extra time arrive on campus. Find out more information and advice about accessing campus on 19 November.Link opens in a new window
Book your place
Please book your free place for Simon's talk using the short form below.