Writing & research
Star Specimen: The Cursed Amethyst
Behind the Scenes at the Natural History Museum, London Anyone who has met me in person can vouch for the fact that I am a fan of amethyst. Almost...
3D Print-On-Demand Pizza, In Space
It's a little bit Star Trek replicator and a little bit soylent green, but the concept of downloadable synthetic food is now a little bit closer to...
Oh Coffee, How We Do Love Thee
Britain is in love with a little brown bean called coffee. It's an affair that dates back more than 350 years to the edge of a churchyard in St...
‘On The Road’ Unfurled Before Me
I've read the book, I've read the books about the book, I've seen the movie adaptation, and now I have had the pleasure of seeing the holiest of...
A Super Scientific Coincidence
There’s kryptonite in that thar… Natural History Museum. A mineral with the same composition as Superman’s only natural weakness is on display in...
The Interrobang Turns 50
It is 50 years this month since the typographic symbol, the interrobang, was debuted to the world. The first new punctuation mark for 300 years, it...
Were Australia’s Aboriginal People The World’s First Astronomers?
It is acknowledged that Australian Aboriginal culture is heavily spiritual and symbolic, but a growing body of evidence suggests that the indigenous...