Science journalist, author and communicator

TED Summit 2019

Posted on August 8, 2019

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 talk to that group – and ran a workshop – about how we use evidence (or not) in making important decisions in our lives. It was fantastic and useful experience, and wonderful to meet so many former speakers.

Red Circle Speaker Community Workshops at TEDSummit: A Community Beyond Borders. July 21-25, 2019, Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED

Other News

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…

European Science Journalist of the Year award

Posted on October 30, 2025

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…

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,…

What to Believe – my new book

Posted on October 18, 2020

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…