Physics and imagination
An essay in Entangle: Physics and the Artistic Imagination ed. Ariane Koek. (Hatje Cantz Verlay, 2019). Available here.
Other Publications
Seas and seeing
Catalogue essay for the exhibition When Red Disappears by artist Elspeth Diederix (Fw:Books, 2019). See here. (The book is gorgeous!)
Color and culture
Essay for the book The Genealogy of Color by artist Emilia Azcarate (Turner Editions, 2019).
Utopian City
An essay for the exhibition The City is the City by the Dream Adoption Society, Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute, Warsaw, 2019. Available here.
Entries in Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire: The Biggest Ideas in Science from Quanta
Contains my essays on the thermodynamics of life and on quantum reconstructions. MIT Press, November 2018.
Demographics
A chapter in What’s Next?, edited by Jim Al-Khalili. Profile Books, 2017. Available here.
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.
BBC.co.uk
EARTH
20160107 these are the discoveries that made stephen hawking famous
20160115 how many more chemical elements are there for us to find
20160229 the place where you can walk through the universe
FUTURE
20120217 how genetic origami shapes us all
20120302 body shock the energy inside
20120316 the soundtrack of our emotions
20120329 can the laws of physics change
20120413 climate control switches
20120427 when is a colour not a colour
20120525 keeping eyes on litter
20120611 greener cleaner fireworks
20120622 a laser fix for asteroid threats
20120705 remote control protein factories
20120713 why all men are not created equal
20120816 can snoring reveal an illness
20120907 lasers made from silk
20120926 what causes lightening
20121012 combating cancers conversations
20121025 language lessons from twitter
20121109 the power of science friction
20121121 the sweet smell of whale poo
20121212 how to boost a vaccine campaign
20121220 science solves cutting edge issue
20130116 the hidden patterns in nature
20130124 will we ever get quantum theory
20130129 how are we wired for sound
20130218 diamond idea for quantum computer
20130304 the trouble with cloud seeding
20130313 science behind vaticans smoke
20130315 a better way to learn chinese
20130329 tiny glass bottles protect dna
20130411 want to be happy travel further
20130418 why does music make us feel good
20130429 how to teach a fish to count
20130510 nature maths better origami
20130524 zapping bacteria the wireless way
20130607 the accidental role of cow dung
20130623 how pearls get their round shape
20130709 unmask crime networks with data
20130722 revolution in paris street design
20130827 paper thin speakers on the cards
20130906 blow to idea of living on moon
20130920 how cold is space really
20131007 light control drugs to fight bugs
20131021 the medieval facebook revealed
20131105 is shape shifting possible
20131203 could black holes provide energy
20131219 can astronauts cook fries
20140115 sex in the brain fruitless hunt
20140212 why birds crash into car screens
20140313 the benefits of talking vague
20140409 why marathons are like road jams
20140423 is music really all about sex
20140520 winter weather more predictable
20140619 the hidden drugs under your feet
20140708 when crowd wisdom goes wrong
20140808 music like never heard before
20140915 is this the ultimate camouflage
20141024 what makes barcelona so special
20141204 the weirdness of everyday liquids
20150320 the best and oddest science music
20150610 blue energy how mixing water can create electricity
Climate change
My article on “Climate change” from the February 2000 issue of Prospect is reprinted in the 2005 compilation Thinking Allowed: The Best of Prospect 1995-2005 (Atlantic, 2005).