Since September 2024, I’ve been working on science books for Dorling Kindersley, starting with their new edition of The Periodic Table. The book arranges the elements in order of discovery, revealing how each came to light and which minerals are sources. The entries also take time to explore the orbital structures of each element, revealing…
Category: BOOKS
Quantum Physics: my new book is about the mind-bending science that’s changing how we understand space, time, matter and reality
From light and matter to time and space… in the last 100 years, there has been a revolution in the way physicists understand almost everything. Why? Well, at the most fundamental level of existence – on the quantum scale of subatomic particles and forces – nothing works according to familiar rules of mechanics, electromagnetism, or…
Manifesto for digital inclusion: a ten-point plan to transform cultural institutions. Outcomes of a UK-South Korean collaboration.
The pandemic exposed and exacerbated the divides in society. During those devastating days, digital access to culture became a lifeline, and then a necessity. We can never go back to how we were. Yet those unable to connect, for economic reasons or because of access needs, are still missing out on worlds of opportunity –…