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Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Our podcast from the talk BENEATH THE SKIN - A INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES w/ Gabriel Weston, Gene Feder & host @elizmizon.com

www.alteredstate.org.uk/podcast

#bristoltalks #podcasts #medecine #surgery #bias #inequality #medicalresearch #gabrielweston #genefeder #elizmizon #alteredstate

December 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

THE ART OF DIRECT ACTION

Thanks to Masha & Olya & @ledbydonkeys.org who had never shared a stage before & host @oliverbullough.bsky.social

UNITY!

#talks #bristoltalks #alteredstate #pussyriot #ledbydonkeys #mashaalyokhina #democracy #freespeech #activism #politics #geopolitics #bristol

December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Our playlist for Monday's talk THE ART OF DIRECT ACTION w/ @pussyriot.bsky.social @ledbydonkeys.org & @oliverbullough.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/playlist/05O...

#bristol #bristoltalks #activism #peacefulprotest #protest #alteredstate

November 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Interesting talk re understanding the Gaza conflict through the experience of medical & mental health care

6pm Tues Nov 18 @ Sparks BS1 3DS

Free entry

Register www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...

#talks #bristoltalks #gaza #palestine #israel #healthcare #mentalhealth

Select tickets – Trauma & identity: an understanding of the Israel-Palestine conflict through the experience of health care – Sparks Bristol

Trauma & identity: an understanding of the Israel-Palestine conflict through the experience of health care – Sparks Bristol, Tue 18 Nov 2025 - Organised by Na'amod Bristol Trauma & ident...

www.tickettailor.com

November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

PUSSY RIOT & LED BY DONKEYS appear together for the first time, in Bristol on Dec 1

THE ART OF DIRECT ACTION is our next talk

Press release www.alteredstate.org.uk/press-releases

#pussyriot #ledbydonkeys #protest #activism #alteredstate #talks #bristoltalks #politics #truth #peacefulprotest

November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Can't wait for our sold out talk THE ART OF DIRECT ACTION Dec 1 w/ Maria Alyokhina & Olga Borisova of Pussy Riot & Ben Stewart, James Sadri & Oliver Knowles of Led By Donkeys

Host Oliver Bullough

#artofdirectaction #alteredstate #pussyriot #ledbydonkeys #bristoltalks @oliverbullough.bsky.social

November 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Can't wait for our Dec 1st talk THE ART OF DIRECT ACTION w/ Maria Alyokhia & Olga Borisova of Pussy Riot & Ben Stewart, James Sadri & Oliver Knowles of Led By Donkeys

Host is Oliver Bullough

#pussyriot #ledbydonkeys #theartofdirectaction #alteredstate #bristol #protest #bristoltalks

November 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

The history of anatomy - male, pale & stale

Our blog from last week's BENEATH THE SKIN - A INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES talk

www.alteredstate.org.uk/blog

#alteredstate #alteredstateblog #blogs #bristoltalks #bristolblogs #anatomy #medicine #surgery #genderbias #feminism #talks

November 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Thanks to Gabriel Weston, Gene Feder & @elizmizon.com for a brilliant talk last night

Blog, toolbox & podcast from BENEATH THE SKIN - AN INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES to follow from a talk that passionately demanded equality

#talks #bristoltalks #alteredstate #bristolevents #whatsobristol

October 31, 2025 at 11:57 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

What to bring to tonight's BENEATH THE SKIN - A INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES talk

Here's our *pinch of salt* themed playlist for tonight (Dr & The Medics etc) open.spotify.com/playlist/2Aq...

#talks #bristoltalks #whatsonbristol #bristol #bristolevents #alteredstate #equality #ageism #race #gender

October 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

'Bodies – in health, sickness & every point btwn – are endlessly fascinating, shape-shifting across history, culture & medical systems' - Gene Feder

Gene speaks at our talk tmrw Thurs 30

Deals on a pair of tickets & for students www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#bristoltalks #talks

October 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Gene Feder, Prof of Primary Care at @bristoluni.bsky.social Medical School intros this Thur's talk BENEATH THE SKIN - AN INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES

Tickets incl deals for students & on a pair www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#talks #bristoltalks #bristolevents #whatsonbristol #medicine

October 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Gene Feder, Prof of Primary Care at @BristolUni Medical School intros this Thur's talk BENEATH THE SKIN - A INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES

Tickets incl deals for students & on a pair www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#talks #bristoltalks #bristolevents #whatsonbristol #medicine #surgery

October 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Our next talk UNDER THE SKIN - A INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES is this Thurs 30 w @elizmizon.com

Tickets www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#talks #bristoltalks #whatsonbristol #bristolevents #medicine #surgery #health #thebody #healthoutcomes #healthequality #genderequality #racialerquality

October 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

“The truth of body is as much about storytelling as it is about anatomy” - Gabriel Weston

Gabriel will be telling stories about our health on Oct 30 & signing her book afterwards

Tickets incl discounts on a pair & for students www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#talks #bristoltalks

October 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Hanno Tan: women are twice as likely as men to die from cardiac arrest

We get into why & what we can do about this & other inequalities in medicine & healthcare Oct 30th at Hen & Chicken

Tickets incl deals on a pair & for students www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#talks #bristoltalks

October 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Our podcast from the last talk SOUND WAVES - CHANGING THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE OCEAN www.alteredstate.org.uk/podcast

@profstevesimpson.bsky.social inspired us, habitats ravaged by climate change & pollution can recover & thrive, using sound

Hosts were Miranda Krestovikoff & Futures

#bristoltalks

October 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Gabriel will be signing copies of her book Alive - which can be bought on the night - after our Oct 30 talk UNDER THE SKIN when she & Prof Gene Feder will ask what we can do about inequality in health & medicine

Tickets www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

#talks #bristoltalks #bristol

October 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Gabriel will be signing copies of her book ‘Alive’ after the talk

Tickets incl. deals on a pair & for students www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/hen...

7.30pm Thurs Oct 30 Hen & Chicken 210 North St BS3

#talks #bristoltalks #whatsonbristol #feminism #medecine #surgery #gender #genderequality

October 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

Under researched & under diagnosed - why women's health is being failed by medicine

We will ask why & what we can do to compensate

Oct 30, Hen & Chicken, North St, BS3

www.ibtimes.com/gender-bias-...

#talks #bristoltalks #surgery #genderbias #medicalbias #feminism #gender #women #womenshealth

Gender Bias In Medicine And Medical Research Is Still Putting Women’s Health At Risk

It’s no secret men and women are different. It’s why we have a whole genre of books and jokes about why “men are from Mars and women are from Venus”.

www.ibtimes.com

October 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM

Altered State

@alteredstatetalks.bsky.social

'Women's healthcare is chronically underfunded' Melinda Gates

We ask why & what we can do to compensate on Oct 30 @ Hen & Chicken, North St, BS3

w/ Gabriel West Prof Gene Feder & @elizmizon.com

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#talks #bristoltalks #bristolevents #whatsonbristol #medecine #surgery