Beyond Belief – out 28th April and forthcoming events

Posted on March 15, 2026

My book Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works will be published on 28th April 2026.

Preorders *really* help the book! You can preorder on Amazon or on Blackwells.

EVENTS

Brighthink talk and signing

Tuesday 19th May, 7.30pm, Brighton

I’ll be discussing my book and signing it at a Brighthink event. You can get tickets here.

Beyond Belief: How medicine embraced evidence – and what comes next

London School of Economics event & signing

Tuesday 2nd June, 6.30pm, London

I will be speaking about the book at a special public event at the London School of Economics on Tuesday 2nd June at 6.30pm. I’ll also be signing books there. Please sign up to attend.

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European Science Journalist of the Year award

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Posted on August 20, 2022

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What to Believe – my new book

Posted on October 18, 2020

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Nature at 150 lectures

Posted on October 8, 2019

This year, Nature celebrates its 150th anniversary. As part of this I was lucky enough to be invited to give a public lecture at the University of Dunedin in New…