Across the great divide: why would a science writer write about art?
Step by step
The hedgehog knows one big thing
Special brew
Window on the womb
Where are we now?
Folding games, wetsuits and the warm thrill of confusion
High flyers
Special(ish) post
This post is by way of a test of premium content. It’s me wittering on, hopefully in an entertaining manner. Science fiction gets a bad press. Consumed by antisocial nerds of dubious personal hygiene. Worthless escapism. Bug-eyed monsters, rayguns and wish fulfilment fantasies. Dubious gender stereotypes. Those tropes date
A Koan on the Moon
It might not exactly count as science news, but I couldn’t not mention the first US soft-landing on the moon in over half a century, and the first led by a commercial company: the spacecraft Odysseus touched down at crater Malapert A, near the lunar south pole, on 22
Wax on, wax off, wax push
Phase change materials are interesting things. I first came across them as materials for building: most people will have noticed that buildings made of stone or concrete tend to be quite cool inside, even when the weather is extremely hot. This is because the materials can absorb a great deal