Lieven Scheire
Lieven Scheire is a Belgian comedian, physicist and science communicator on stage and on TV, in both Dutch and English. He develops and hosts TV shows, tours with an English-language scientific comedy set on stage, and hosts events for universities and scientific or technological companies.
Biography
Lieven Scheire is a Belgian comedian, physicist and science communicator on stage and on TV, in both Dutch and English. He develops and hosts TV shows, tours with an English-language scientific comedy set on stage, and hosts events for universities and scientific or technological companies.
His unique blend of science and comedy is highly appreciated by audiences. He can explain science or interview scientists with both a deep understanding of the subject and witty lightheartedness.
Lieven Scheire is the face and founder of ’Nerdland’, a popular brand in which he, alongside a group of geeky friends, brings science and technology closer to the broader public. He has written several bestsellers in the Nerdland book series,created multiple science programs for Belgian television, hosts the Nerdland podcast (top 3 podcasts in Belgium) and organizes the country’s biggest science festival: Nerdland Festival. In 2023,the festival attracted more than 20,000 visitors.
In his stand-up career, Lieven Scheire regularly performs to audiences of 1500+ in Holland and Belgium, and occasionally ventures as far as Spain or Switzerland (he was the headliner at the first edition of the CERN comedy festival in 2013).
In 2015, Lieven Scheire made his Edinburgh Fringe debut, selling out all shows, but he is no stranger to performing in the UK, featuring in high-profile gigs such as the Barbican's Wikipedia festival, and the 'Pint of Science' tour, which took him to universities in London, Oxford, and Cambridge. In 2023, Lieven Scheire was a keynote speaker with his A.I. show at the Love Tomorrow Campus, an initiative by Tomorrowland.
The QI team are fans, having invited him three times to the'No Such Thing As A Fish' podcast with the QI elves.
PRESS REVIEWS
“This world is one big question mark, but talk to Lieven Scheire and everything becomes as clear as day. The firstcitizen of Nerdland is so intelligent and well-read that Iexpect Google to make a takeoverbid for him soon.”
—DE MORGEN
“An excellent theatre show that provides insights into thespectacular evolution of A.I. with great flair.”
—FOCUS KNACK★★★★
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A.I. [Artificial Intelligence] boek
Een heldere en tevens entertainende introductie tot A.I. dat de wereld zal veranderen.
Zal jij ooit vragen aan je huiscomputer wat je aan moet trekken voor een bepaalde gelegenheid? De kans is groot.
Zullen rechters zich ooit laten adviseren door Artificiële Intelligentie om een strafmaat te bepalen? Ja, en wel binnenkort.
En zal jij persoonlijk bereid zijn een A.I.-systeem te gehoorzamen? Dat doe je nu al. Wanneer je naar Spotify luistert, een Waze-route volgt of de spam uit je mails laat filteren.
Er valt haast niet meer te ontkomen aan Artificiële Intelligentie. Maar wat is het juist? Wat willen we ermee doen en hoe zal onze toekomst eruit zien met A.I.?
Lieven Scheire doet op heldere en entertainende wijze alles uit de doeken over deze nieuwe vorm van software die computers en apps vaardigheden geeft die ze tot nu toe nooit hadden.