Tales of the Unexpected at Midlands Science Festival
Delighted to announce that I will be hosting a night of award-winning science themed short films, animations and radio as part of the programme for the brand new Midlands Science Festival. The night will be a great opportunity to see some amazing and beautiful stories from around the globe that demonstrate that science is a […]
PPI Nominations 2013!
Great news! Futureproof and The Spin have both been nominated for the PPI awards 2013. It’s the 4th year in a row for The Spin (with one win) and the second year in a row for Futureproof, where we’re hoping for a double! It’s huge recognition for the great teams on both programmes, let’s hope […]
Here Comes the Science Bit: An Interview with Dara O’Briain
Watching Dara O’Briain attempt to cross the packed Green Room at this week’s Cheltenham Science Festival, it was impossible not to be reminded of the analogy that CERN scientists came up to explain that infamous particle, the Higgs Field. It goes something like this: Imagine a famous person suddenly appears at a busy party. As […]
RTE Guide: Why Science
This short piece was written for the RTE Guide to promote The Science Squad on RTE 1, starting June 14th at 7pm Why Science? Jonathan McCrea Though I never knew it, I was born at a time when science was particularly cool. In the late seventies NASA was exploring the skies with the shuttle missions, […]