Popular Publications

“Were medieval magicians experimental scientists?” (essay book review), Prospect January 2016. Available here.

“The story trap”, Aeon 12 November 2015. Available here.

“Will ET drink water?”, Nautilus 14 June 2015. Available here.

“The trouble with scientists”, Nautilus 14 May 2015. Available here.

“Too many worlds”, Aeon 17 February 2015. Available here.

“The strange inevitability of evolution”, Nautilus 8 January 2015. Available here.

“Why physicists make up stories in the dark”, Nautilus 6 March 2014. Available here.

“Beauty is truth? There’s a false equation”, Aeon 19 May 2014. Available here.

“Philae is boldly going where no man should go – let’s leave space to the robots”, Guardian 15 June 2015. Available here.

“The dangers of Disney’s film about Charles Darwin”, Guardian 29 June 2015. Available here.