Weirdly Normal - The Science of Neurodiversity - Live from Latitude

About this episode

Experts discuss the science of neurodiversity and challenge perceptions of normality.

What if being a bit weird is actually entirely normal? What if sharing our internal struggles wasn't a sign of weakness, but strength? Let some experts help you wade through the 'neurotrash' to talk about the science of neurodiversity. Gina Rippon is a Professor of Cognitive NeuroImaging and author of The Gendered Brain and The Lost Girls of Autism. Dr Camilla Pang is the Royal Society Book Prize winning author of Explaining Humans and Perfectly Weird. They join comedian and author of Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal, Robin Ince. Recorded at the the 2025 Latitude Festival. Support us at patreon.com/cosmicshambles to watch an extended edition of this episode

People in this episode

Host: Robin Ince

Guests: Gina Rippon, Dr Camilla Pang

Topics covered

• neurodiversity
• science
• mental health
• comedy
• internal struggles
• Latitude Festival

Keywords

• neurodiversity
• Gina Rippon
• Dr Camilla Pang
• Robin Ince
• Latitude Festival
• mental health
• internal struggles
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Cosmic Shambles Network

Books & works: The Gendered Brain, The Lost Girls of Autism, Explaining Humans, Perfectly Weird, Normally Weird, Weirdly Normal

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