Popular Publications

The threat of Covid isn’t over – so why does Britain have a conspiracy of silence about it?

The Guardian, 15 Aug 2022. Available here.

Animal magic: why intelligence isn’t just for humans

The Guardian, 11 June 2022. Available here.

Is particle physics at a dead end?

Prospect, 29 August 2022. Available here.

DeepMind has predicted the shape of every protein known to science. How excited should we be?

Prospect, 8 Aug 2022. Available here.

The Big Thinker: profile of Nick Lane

Nautilus, 7 Sept 2022. Available here.

Physicists Rewrite the Fundamental Law That Leads to Disorder

Quanta, 26 May 2022. Available here.

Journey of the Mind

Review of a book by Ogi Ogas & Sai Gaddam.

Nature 603, 221 ( 2022). Available here.

Are mRNA vaccines really a “miracle cure”?

Prospect 21 July 2022. Available here.

The virus doesn’t care whether you think the pandemic is over

Prospect 1 April 2022. Available here.

How my book on China and water was censored in China

Prospect, 15 March 2022. Available here.