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OPEN LECTURES: York Design Week | Science of sleep | Be more pirate

Posted on 23 October 2020

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Building for good change with OpHouse York
Monday 26 October 2020
Join the first York Design Week panel with the women behind OpHouse and special guests, in collaboration with York Ideas.

An evening with Peter Brathwaite
Monday 26 October 2020
An unparalleled opportunity to quiz this talented and versatile artist and performer, and to see key moments of England's - and the world's - artistic and musical heritage in new ways.

The science of sleep
Tuesday 27 October 2020
Across a lifetime, the average person will spend 236,987 hours asleep. Why do we devote so much time to sleep? What happens when we deprive ourselves of sleep? How can we make our sleep more efficient?

Masterclass presentation: Green, competitive and resilient in times of uncertainty
Wednesday 28 October 2020
Discover the impact of investing in green marketing on firms’ competitiveness and resilience in times of deep economic uncertainty.

Sam Gandy: Psychedelics and the nature connection
Thursday 29 October 2020
In a time of disconnect, alienation and ecological destruction, Sam will be focusing on how consciousness change can enable greater connection to our world, and the implications for the health of humanity and the planet as a whole.

How to be more pirate
Thursday 29 October 2020
Challenging the cliched image of peg legs and parrots, we explore what we can learn from the golden age of piracy in an age where rule breaking is now the most socially responsible thing to do. Join the Mutiny!

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Want to plan further ahead? See our full events listing.

Interested in music performances? Have a look at York Concerts.