I longed to find a volume that would begin: ‘When the first ancestor of the human race descended from the trees, she had not yet developed the mighty brain that was to distinguish her so sharply from all the other species...
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I spent the middle of July in the white clapboard village of Craftsbury Common, Vermont attending...
Read MoreWelcome to this week’s Friday Fiction Facts! Sciency things fiction-writers need to know. This week’s Friday Fiction Facts are drawn from Mary Roach’s delightful book, Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal. For those of you...
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“The value of the pride that we have as a country; the cultural sense and self- worth of...
Read MoreIf the BBC and National Geographic have taught us anything, it’s that extraordinary and innovative videography can seduce even the most reluctant viewer into the world of science. With that in mind, I’d like you to...
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