Over the last twelve months I have written about fifty stories on mostly science and technology for brands like BBC Future, The Economist, i newspaper and Publishing Perspectives.
Here are some of my favourites from those that have so far appeared online in no particular order…
Drones – BBC Future
Exclusive
What happens when you try and fly a drone in a nuclear fusion reaction?
Rewilding – i newspaper
Front page interview – appeared in the Yorkshire Post as well
George Monbiot on re-wilding the countryside and the end of sheep.
Autonomous cars – i newspaper
Exclusive
I
Going for a test drive in the smart car revolution
Exosuits – Wired (UK)
SuperFlex’s lightweight exosuit will put a spring in your step
Coding – The Economist
Of more than academic interest
Planes – BBC Future
“A cracking good read”
The aerial tankers that helped shrink the globe and are shaping its future
Dystopian fiction – Publishing Perspectives
One of Publishing Perspectives articles of the year 2016
That Long, Rocky World: Why is Dystopian Fiction Evergreen?
Climate Change – Publishing Perspectives
Can Better Writing Make Climate Change Less Polarizing?
Artificial Intelligence – Publishing Perspectives
Interview
Writing The Book On AI: Nick Bostrom
Ed-Tech – Publishing Perspectives
One of Publishing Perspectives articles of the year 2016
Turning the next page in text books
Croydon – i newspaper
Croydon is ambitious, beautiful and underestimated
Whales – i newspaper
Front page story
And finally
It was great to moderate my first live session this year. At the Frankfurt Book Fair I interviewed George Burgess, founder of Gizmodo, live on the Publishing Perspective stage.
