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…
European Science Journalist of the Year award
Posted on October 25
I was *very* surprised (and honoured!) to win the European Science Journalist of the Year Award 2025 on 24 October from the European Federation for Science Journalism. More on the announcement here! Huge congratulations to the very talented second and third place winners Michael Peel, Jonas Reese and Christopher Weingart, who…
Editor of the Year award
Posted on August 20, 2022
I was delighted to win Editor of the Year at the Association of British Science Writers awards in 2022. This was for my work as Chief Magazine Editor for Nature, leading the team of 65+ people who produce thought-leading journalism and opinion articles for one of the world’s leading science…
What to Believe – my new book
Posted on October 20
I’m starting on a new book, provisionally called What to Believe, to be published by Princeton University Press. The book will tell the story of how multiple disciplines have embraced the use of rigorous research evidence over the last few decades – from evidence-based medicine, to policy, education, conservation and…
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 Zealand, which was also marking its 150th anniversary. The university was hosting the 1869 Conference and Heritage festival, focused on…
TED Summit 2019
Posted on August 19
Red Circle Speaker Community Workshops at TEDSummit: A Community Beyond Borders. July 21-25, 2019, Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED I attended the TEDSummit 2019 in Edinburgh from July 21-25, as part of the Speaker community – people who’ve previously given a TED talk. I also gave a mini-TED…