What We Lose When We Can’t Stargaze
In my first op-ed for TIME, I argue that losing our connection with the night sky means becoming cut off from our ancestors’ view of the universe. We are missing out on the opportunities of being inspired and awed by the cosmos that surrounds us, which is more and more urgent given the catastrophic impact […]
STARBORN at Ratio Forum
It was such a delight to present the topics of my book at RATIO, one of the largest science-themed events in Bulgaria in Nov 2023. The public were fantastic, the organizers incredibly warm and welcoming, and it was great fun to meet and hang out with the other invited speakers, Robin Ince and Louise Allcock! […]
STARBORN named “Book of the Week”
I’m delighted and honoured that ⭐️STARBORN⭐️ has been selected as a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week – with the amazing voice acting of Khalid Abdalla lending emotion and intensity to the text, in the outstanding abridgement by Anna Magnusson. If you are based in the UK, you can catch the five episodes on […]
✨ STARBORN launch events in November! ✨
I am thrilled to announce the first launch events for my new book, STARBORN – How the Stars Made Us (and Who We Would Be Without Them). It’s a mix of talks and conversations with amazing scholars, followed by book signing – I look forward to meeting my first readers then! Please do join me […]
