Gut health conversations are everywhere these days—from fermented foods to fibre intake—yet our fascination with the digestive system is far from new. Across history, literature, art, and philosophy, people have long recognised the profound connections between our gut and our emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing, even our sense of identity.
Join a panel of leading researchers exploring this relationship from unexpected angles. Drawing on insights from multiple disciplines—history, literature, art, and personal experience—discover how different cultures and eras have imagined, understood, and experienced this influential and often misunderstood organ.























































































