My Posts

MINI STORIES FROM SCIENCE
Ultrashort stories about how scientists think and what goes on behind the scenes.

PLANNING FOR LIFE'S CRISES
How science can help us to predict and control our personal and global futures.

GAME THEORY AND YOU
Hidden traps in our social interactions and how to cope with them.

FOOD AND GASTRONOMY
Tips and stories from my life as a scientist working with innovative chefs.

IGNOBEL PRIZE
How I won an IgNobel Prize for using physics to work out the best way to dunk a biscuit.

STRAY THOUGHTS
Things tickling my fancy, from the real dangers of Australia to how I became a polymath.

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Browse my index for specific topics, or for things that simply catch your eye!