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As an in-demand speaker on the lecture circuit, Steven can present on a wide range of science and technology subjects.

For background information, here is Steven Goodwin's biography.

Some of his most recent public talks include:

2025
ncrafts.io (keynote)	Ada Lovelace and The Very First Computer Program
Trondheim TDC	Ada Lovelace and The Very First Computer Program
The Centre for Computing History	Ada Lovelace and The Very First Computer Program
FOSDEM (keynote)	Keynote: The Big FOSDEM Quiz of the Year
FOSDEM	25 years of JavaScript
FOSDEM	Supersonic retro development with Docker
2024
NDC London	Ada Lovelace and The Very First Computer Program
FOSDEM	Generating music with Open tools, APIs, and NO AI!
FOSDEM (keynote)	Magic and Software
TadSummit	Innovator interview
The National Museum of Computing	20 GOTO 10 : Discovering Retro
The Centre for Computing History	Ada Lovelace and The Very First Computer Program
2023
ffconf	Ada Lovelace and The Very First Computer Program
The Centre for Computing History	20 GOTO 10 - Writing Retro
MiXiT	Ada Lovelace and The Very First Computer Program
FOSDEM	I have an idea: build a language that can run backwards
FOSDEM	7 things I learned about old computers, via emulation
Cambridge NodeJS and Javascript	A language that can run backwards
2022
Offline	My employer at the time forbade giving talks, so I was only able to give the already-booked FOSDEM talk
FOSDEM	Getting 1K Chess for the ZX81 online
2021
Online	During 2021, I found even more user groups wanting my "Greatest Hits" tour, so I shall only note the larger conferences.
CityJS Conf	EMF Emulation
FOSDEM	Emulation 101: How anyone can do it
FOSDEM	ZX Adventure - Writing a new game, for a 40 year old machine
FOSDEM	Ada Lovelace and The Very First Computer Program
2020
Online	During the 2020 pandemic I presented a "Greatest Hits" tour of various user groups and conferences. Ada Lovelace, Emulation, and LEGO all had an airing, along with around 20 others!
DDD	The Very First Computer Program - The Legacy of Ada Lovelace
TAD Summit (keynote)	Engaging developers
Mensa	Symphony No. 1 - How I Wrote and Recorded an Algorithmic Symphony
TAD Hack	Spotify on Hold
TAD Hack	One Stop Shop
Mensa	The Very First Computer Program
Cambridge NodeJS	NDJSON
Mensa	Creative LEGO
London Retro Computing	The Very First Computer Program
FOSDEM (keynote)	Keynote: FOSDEM at 20 - A Celebration
FOSDEM	Creating symphonies in JavaScript
FOSDEM	WebMIDI
2019
TAD Summit	Crossing the Development Chasm
Serverless Computing London	The 10 servers in serverless development
AdventureX	PiMania for Alexa: A Retro Remake
DDD East Anglia	The Very First Computer Program
TAD Hack	Simwood Node API, WhoCallsMe?, and Fighting Fantasy
Cambridge Alexa Developers	Pimania - Writing a game with Alexa
Cambridge Node and JavaScript	20 years of JavaScript (part 2)
CityJS Conf	Ada 99
Pentacle Magic Club	Intellectual Property in magic
CodeMotion (Rome)	Computer games – not as easy as it looks
Hackaday	Writing Alexa Skills
Cambridge JavaScript	20 years of JavaScript (part 1)
Cambridge Alexa Developers	Building 'My Council' Alexa skill (last minute replacement)
FOSDEM	Introducing DBus-ASIO
Introducing Scrum	BrightSign
2018
CommCon	Build your own Skype in an afternoon
Cambridge Alexa Developers	Grammar as a Service
PyData	Programmatic Music Advisor
TEQnation	Digital Archaeology - Maintaining our digital heritage
Algorithmic Art	The Algorithm and Beyond - How I Wrote and Recorded an Algorithmic Symphony
FOSDEM	Digital Archaeology - Maintaining our digital heritage
FOSDEM	Home automation - Not as simple as you think
FOSDEM	Build your own Skype... in the browser
2017
London Perl Workshop	All languages are equal, but some languages are more equal than others
Spectrum 35	Software preservation
Cambridge Javascript	WebRTC: Can you really write your own "Skype in the browser" in an afternoon?
TADHack	Apifonica/Rome
PolyConf	Ada99 - rewriting the first computer progam
FOSDEM	Computer games – not as easy as it looks
FOSDEM	WebRTC - Low barrier to entry. Low barrier to exit?
2016
London Perl Workshop	Can you really write your own "Skype in the browser" in an afternoon?
Associated Press/IntelligentX	Using AI to brew beer
Over the Air	Build your own Skype
TAD Hack	Backup Call
TAD Hack	Vodka - Local Testing for Troppo
EMF Camp	Magic: Tricks, puzzles, or illusions?	As James Merlin
EMF Camp	LEGO Punk - Silly things to do with LEGO
FOSDEM	Building a WebRTC application
London.Dev	Why every developer should know WebRTC	Jointly run by LICG
2015
WebRTC Expo (lecture)	WebRTC - Low barrier to entry. Low barrier to exit?
WebRTC Expo (tutorial)	Building a WebRTC Application in a Snap
GeoDev Meetup	Flight Composer : the awarding-winning hack
geomob	Flight Composer : the awarding-winning hack
TADHack Lisbon	note2self as blogged at MdG	Award-winning hack
ProgSCon	Creating a multi-user Photoshop clone in Javascript
WebRTC Global Summit	The role of developers in WebRTC	Panel
Ed-Fuse Teachers Summit	Portrait of a Programmer - Teaching programming to teachers, so they can teach programming!
Ruby in Bath	Webex in Ruby - Eradicating PHP one gem at a time
FOSDEM	An Introduction to CHDK
FOSDEM	Ultra. Smallest. Webserver. Evar
2014
Elephant & Castle Mini Maker Faire	Minerva
London Perl Workshop	Home automation - Not as simple as you think
Develop in Brighton	University vs Industry - Ironing out the BUGS
FOSDEM	Armstrong - Music with the Arduino
2013
Code Show, Skype	Building Skype in HTML5 - How to write an IRC client and virtual whiteboard
Code Show, Google	How to write Photoshop in Javascript
Barcamp, Berkshire	Home Automation 101
Hacked.io, London	101 Ideas in Home Automation
Devs Love Bacon	Intellectual Property in magic
2012
Code Show, Google	HTML 5, Vertex Colouring and Particle Systems
Spectrum 30, Cambridge	Digital Archaeology
GameCamp 5, London	Cluelessness in the games industry
Imperica - Horizons 2012	Digital Archaeology
Devs Love Bacon	LEGO Punk
2011
London Flash User Group	Digital Archaeology
GameCamp 4, London	The Distillation of Gameplay
OpenTech 2011, London	Digital Archaeology - When open source is not enough
2010
FOSDEM, Brussels	QuBit: Introducing Quantum Superpositions
Google, OSJam	Localization 101
2009
UKUUG Summer	The Dichotomy of Open Source and Computer Games
Develop in Brighton	Open Software for Closed Hardware
OpenTech 2009	Digital Archeology
Google, OSJam	The three problems with computer game engines
Thoughtworks - Game Geek Night	Digital archaeology
FOSDEM	Games Engines Done Good
2008
UKUUG-Linux 2008	Home Automation
London Games Fringe 2008	Open Source for Games Developers - A Debate on New Business Models
Google, OSJam	Effective Development
Open Tech	Home Automation - First Steps
	O'Reilly Interview
Google, OSJam	RESTful development with WARP
FOSDEM	Minerva: house automation suite
2007
Mensa	Dark side of the 'Net
Durham University	The Dichotomy of Open Source and Computer Games
GLLUG	The Dichotomy of Open Source and Computer Games
2005
BBC Backstage	Cenobitic
2004
NotCon	How to Email Your Video (and other things to make your home come alive - literally)
Ealing Road	Web Design for Beginners
2003
Computer Artworks	Subversion - Source Control Made Easy
Mensa	Why my friends and I re-invented the wheel. Again