New Scientist Weekender, Cheshire

June 30, 2025

Despite pesky train cancellations, I made it to the De Vere Cranagh Estate Hotel in Cheshire for a New Scientist “Mysteries of the Universe” weekend. It was hosted by the brilliant Dr Stuart Clark. Check out his excellent books. By the time I arrived, …

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Cheltenham Science Festival

June 9, 2025

Probably one of the best events I have ever done. Cheltenham is one of my favourite towns so it was great to be there for the Cheltenham Science Festival. Even more brilliant to be talking in the 122-year-old marble-pillared town hall, one of those pin …

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An evening in Cambridge

May 27, 2025

It was an honour to be in the Fred Hoyle lecture theatre at the Institute of Astronomy talking about black holes. Thanks to Cambridge Astronomical Association cambridgeastronomicalassociation.com for inviting me. Afterwards, I signed a copy of A Crack …

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Oxford Literary Festival

April 4, 2025

It was a lovely sunny Spring day in Oxford. I gave a talk at the Oxford Literary Festival about my black hole book, A CRACK IN EVERYTHING. Very engaged audience. Question I really liked: “But what does it MEAN for time to be warped?” (See below, where …

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Science Museum Lates, London

March 7, 2025

London’s Science Museum: more fun than you might think. Everything from a Silent Disco to a talk about how black holes have came in from the cold (by me!). Thousands of people turned up for the March “Lates” and it was hopping. There was a real buzz in …

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