Alexis will be giving a TEDx on “Programming Computers with a ‘Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle’” at TEDxPlymouthUniversity on 25th October 2014, at the House Main Theatre at Plymouth University. Tickets are sold out for the event. http://www.tedxplymouthuniversity.com/
Alexis is working alongside the BBC on Project Ear (Environments for Alzheimer’s-friendly Radio). Below is a clipping – click to see full size version: Here is a radio interview: https://soundcloud.com/alexiskirke/bbc-interview-on-project-ear-environments-for-alzheimers-friendly-radio
Alexis will be giving a TEDx talk on how music and the arts can help with the progress of science at TEDx Plymouth.
Newsweek magazine featured a two-page photo article with extensive quotes from Alexis on the use of emotion detection in the arts and other areas. Click here for the online version or see the paper scan below:
Alexis’ invitation to Tel Aviv to show ‘many worlds’ and give a talk on the opening night of the festival went successfully, leading to features in the Jerusalem Times, the cover feature of Ha-aretz, and an interview on Tel Aviv Channel 10 TV.
Alexis’ recent performancesat the Victoria & Albert Museum in London led to media and blog interest with one blog saying “The performance was extremely effective – my heart was in my throat the whole time”. Other interest can be seen below: Scientific American – ‘Biofeedback and the Bard: Alexis Kirke Debuts “Conducting Shakespeare”’ http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cocktail-party-physics/2014/05/02/biofeedback-and-the-bard-alexis-kirke-debuts-conducting-shakespeare/ …
Biology and the Bard combine for unique performance of Shakespeare’s plays Monday 07 April 2014 The emotional and biological responses to some of Shakespeare’s most famous scenes will be used to create a unique live performance of the Bard’s works. As part of celebrations for the 450th anniversary of the playwright’s birth,Conducting Shakespeare will see …
Alexis has been invited to speak on the opening night of the Print Screen Festival, Israel’s International New Media Festival, running this year from April 30th – May 3rd 2014 in Tel Aviv.
Alexis has been invited to speak on music and science at Bryanston School, one of the 10 Eton Group schools, on the evening of Friday 7th March. Previous speakers have included Fred Hoyle and John Polkinghorne, and an Oscar-winning special effects creator. Click here for more information here