For the last three decades, I’ve spoken to countless groups.

I’ve given talks at book festivals, science festivals and arts festivals. I’ve spoken to historians, psychologists, magicians, parapsychologists and, most of the time, to folk in no particular category.

I’ve done this at universities, museums, galleries, theatres, bookshops, cafes and in those rooms at the back of pubs.

A few of these places are listed below.

I’m currently talking about how we make sense of the world.

This is based on my recent book: Radical Thinking: how to see the bigger picture. However, it’s not a typical book talk.

Rather than simply tell you how we think, I use stories, jokes and magic tricks to reveal the things that shape your thoughts. When you understand these things, you can see the limits of your own view.

If you want to see the bigger picture, then you need to be more curious. The aim of the talk is that, when you leave, you’ll be more curious about how you see the world than when you arrived.

The talk is designed to be in-person, but it can be adapted for online events.

‘Peter Lamont seduces audiences with devilish intelligence, making complicated subject matter accessible with stylish aplomb. He's the kind of speaker the Einstein Forum always hopes to book’ - Einstein Forum

‘A sometimes mind-boggling, always gripping, combination of entertainment, information and philosophical exploration’ – University of the Third Age

‘One of magic’s biggest thinkers and most entertaining speakers’ - The Magic Circular (official magazine of The Magic Circle)

If you’re curious, then get in touch to schedule an event. 

Previous audiences include: British Magical Society • British Psychological Society • British Science Festival • Edinburgh International Book Festival •  Edinburgh International Science Festival • Einstein Forum (Germany) • Humanist Society of Scotland • Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media (India) • National Museum of Scotland • Oxford Literary Festival • Parapsychological Association (US) • Royal Society of Edinburgh •  Science Museum (UK) • Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art • Society for Psychical Research (UK) • Magic Castle (US) • The Magic Circle (UK) • University College Dublin (Ireland) • University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) • University of London • University of Oxford