Keynote SpeakersSteve Mould is a science communicator.
With a background in comedy as well as degrees coming out of his ears in Physics, Steve has a trusted and celebrated reputation for providing expert knowledge and packaging complicated scientific ideas in an accessible way.
His video Self Siphoning Beads has accumulated over 2 million views on YouTube. It has since been filmed in slow motion for BBC Earth Unplugged (2.7 million views) and been featured on The One Show and QI as well as in The New York Times. The mystery of the beads was finally solved by physicist John Biggins and Mark Warner of the University of Cambridge who have dubbed the phenomenon The Mould Effect.
As a presenter Steve was one of the co-presenters on ITV1’s, I Never Knew That About Britain where he explored Britain’s rich and eccentric scientific history.
He has also made regular appearances on The One Show as well as having been the Science presenter and expert on Britain’s Brightest (BBC One), Blue Peter (CBBC) and The Department of Complaints (More4).
He is also one-third of the hugely successful geeky comedy trio, Festival of The Spoken Nerd (FOTSN) who, after sell-out shows across London, Edinburgh Fringe and the West End, regularly tour the length and breadth of the UK with their unique blend of comedy, science, music, maths and interactive experiments.
As well as being an experienced corporate host, speaker and stand-up, Steve Mould can deliver a wide range of maths and science presentations including a vibrations show in which he sets sound waves alight, a Chemistry show about Polymers and a Psychology show based around the idea of illusions.
