Edinburgh Science Festival, 12 April
February 22, 2024
What’s The One Thing You Need To Know to understand relativity, global warming, black holes, quantum computers…? I’ll be doing my best to tell you at the Auditorium of the National Museum of Scotland Friday 12 April at 8pm. Here are the details. Hope t …
The Royal Institution, London
May 11, 2023
Fab evening at London’s historic Royal Institution. Such an amazing venue. Such a warm and intimate space for a talk. And such a friendly and enthusiastic audience. Thanks to Daniel Glaser for showing me behind the scenes – the gallery around the theat …
Science of Dr Who, Edinburgh
March 10, 2023
The most striking thing about the Dr Who universe is that it is teeming with aliens but the most striking thing about our universe is that we see no sign of aliens. The most striking thing about the Dr Who universe is that time travel is possible and t …
John Mather, James Webb Telescope
February 4, 2023
“The telescope has far exceeded our expectations. The universe is far more beautiful than we hoped. I never expected we would be able to see individual stars at the dawn of time. We are beyond ecstatic.” – Nobel Prizewinner John Mather, project scienti …
Launch of THE ONE THING…
February 2, 2023
It was a train-strike Wednesday. All day I got e-mails from people saying they could not come to the launch. Was worried I might end up as Billie No-Mates! In the event, there was a very good crowd. And I ended up with a warm, fuzzy feeling! Thanks to …