Science & Nature
Alive: What Life Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters
The Royal Institution · 21 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BS, United Kingdom
16 July 2026
A panel takes on the oldest question in biology, what actually counts as alive, with philosopher Melanie Challenger steering scientists through cells, consciousness and everything unseen. Expect more questions than answers, which is rather the point.
Alive: What Life Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters
The Royal Institution