Decoding deep similarities
Review of Scale by Geoffrey West, Nature 545, 154 (2017). Available here.
A biography of Yves Meyer
Written for the official announcement of the 2017 Abel Prize in mathematics. Available here.
World of webs
A review of an exhibition by Tomás Saraceno in Buenos Aires, Nature 543, 314 (2017). Available here.
Reviews: THE WATER KINGDOM: A Secret History of China
A History Book of the Year in The Times
A History Book of the Year in The Economist
“Philip Ball argues in this extraordinary book, water is key to understanding China. After reading The Water Kingdom, I’m inclined to agree.” Gerard DeGroot, The Times
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Entries in 30-Second Einstein
Entries in 30-Second Einstein (ed. B. Clegg). Ivy Press, New York, 2016.
Entries in 30-Second Physics
Entries in 30-Second Physics (ed. B. Clegg). Ivy Press, New York, 2016.
Shedding light on the dark proteome
A feature article in Chemistry World, March 2017. Available to subscribers here.
Exhibition seeks to put utopia in its place
Review of an exhibition on utopias at King’s College London – and a meditation on utopias generally. New Scientist 14 September 2016. Available here.
Electric dreams
Review of Electricity, an exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, London. The Lancet 389, 999; 2017. Available here.