Jack
Genius: Great Inventors and their Creations
My new book was published on 14th October 2010. I rather like it. It contains pull-out copies of important historical documents – patents, lab notebooks, technical drawings – regarding some of the most important inventions. It was published by Carlton Books, in association with the Science Museum.
Incredible inner life of cells …
Check out this realistic animation of the action at cellular level – amazing to think this is happening inside you right now. It was produced by scientists at Harvard in 2007, as part of a project called ‘Biovisions‘. Here’s an embedded YouTube version, but do visit the actual site for a better resolution and…
How Flowers Changed the World
Check out the rather flowery but inspired writing in this account of the evolution of flowers – well worth a read, I think. It was written by Loren Eiseley, who died in 1977. Here’s an extract: “If one could run the story of that first human group like a speeded-up motion picture through a million…
Welcome to ‘Explaining Science’
I have always prided myself in explaining scientific ideas clearly in an appropriate way to whoever is listening or reading – hence the title of this website. I intend to devote this website to explaining scientific concepts, as well as why science is such a powerful way to interpret the world around us (and the…