Sunday Papers Live, 16 April
April 27, 2017
It was great to do my Top Bonkers Things About Gravity at the Sunday Papers Live. How to describe the event? Well, it all happens at Cecil Sharp House, Regents Park, London. The whole place is kitted out with sofas and armchairs and rugs and people are …
Edinburgh Science Festival, 13 April, 8pm
April 26, 2017
It was a total pleasure to chair an event on gravitatational waves at the Edinburgh Science Festival with two University of Glasgow physicists who played key roles in their discovery – Ken Strain and Sheila Rowan, Scientific Advisor to the Scottish gov …
Launch of “The Ascent of Gravity”
April 8, 2017
You’ve got to celebrate when a book comes out. Thanks to Daunt Books in Holland Park, London, for hosting wonderful evening! What are the chances of meeting two people who have been weightless down the pub? Chris Riley and Alok Jha confessed they have …
Newton and the NHS
March 28, 2017
When I went on TalkRadio to chat to Sam Delaney about my new book, The Ascent of Gravity, I never expected to be asked about the UK government’s stealth dismantling of the NHS! [Just over half way into interview]…
Publication of “The Ascent of Gravity”, 6 April!
February 13, 2017
Publication of The Ascent of Gravity! Never get over the excitement of see a book in a book shop for the first time!