Links
Christopher Potter
Website of the author of You Are Here: A Portable History of the Universe (Hutchinson). You are Here takes us from the Big Bang via the Evolution of life on earth to now, in a single handy volume.
http://www.christopherpotter.co.uk/
Nick Lane
Biochemist and science writer whose books include Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World (OUP, 2002), Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life (OUP, 2005), and Life Ascending, just out in paperback. Life Ascending is a brilliant update on the latest findings on evolution, from the origin of life in hydrothermal vents to the biological meaning of death. http://www.nick-lane.net/
Georgina Ferry
Science writer, biographer and journalist. Books include The Common Thread (Corgi), the story of Sir John Sulston and the human genome project and Max Perutz and the Secret of Life (Pimlico).
http://www.georginaferry.com/
Christopher Lloyd
Author of What on Earth Happened (Bloomsbury, 2008): more than a book – a rapidly expanding project. The core book tells the story of human history, science and human affairs, all in one, highly illustrated volume. The follow-up is What on Earth Evolved (Bloomsbury, 2009).
http://www.whatonearthhappened.com/
Bionis
This a biomimetics network based at the University of Reading, founder of biomimetics in the UK. The newsletter is a valuable way of keeping up to date with new developments.
http://www.extra.rdg.ac.uk/eng/BIONIS/
Lotus Effect®
The website of Wilhelm Barthlott’s pioneering Lotus Effect team.
http://www.lotus-effekt.de/en/uns/index.php
Guardian Science Bookclub
This is a monthly online bookclub, run by Tim Radford, the former Guardian Science Editor.
www.guardian.co.uk/science/series/science-book-club
Sense about Science
An organization that responds to the misrepresentation of science and scientific evidence on issues that matter to society.
www.senseaboutscience.org.uk
Nature blogs
The leading science journal nature is a vast source of information. Their numerous blogs make current research accessible.
http://blogs.nature.com
Popular Science
A site for popular science writing. It includes a very useful, pretty comprehensive list of science writers and their books.
www.popularscience.co.uk
Science Blogs
71 blogs and innumerable posts and comments.
http://scienceblogs.com
Old Website
My old website has a dummy run for the ideas in Dazzled and Deceived plus all kinds of other odds and ends. It exist in cyber limbo - I long ago lost the codes to the FTP so can't take it down. Not that I really want to - it's a nice little time capsule.
http://freespace.virgin.net/peter.forbes2
MySpace
There's a lot of ancient music on the old website; the current stuff is on MySpace.
http://www.myspace.com/zappamundi
Website of the author of You Are Here: A Portable History of the Universe (Hutchinson). You are Here takes us from the Big Bang via the Evolution of life on earth to now, in a single handy volume.
http://www.christopherpotter.co.uk/
Nick Lane
Biochemist and science writer whose books include Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World (OUP, 2002), Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life (OUP, 2005), and Life Ascending, just out in paperback. Life Ascending is a brilliant update on the latest findings on evolution, from the origin of life in hydrothermal vents to the biological meaning of death. http://www.nick-lane.net/
Georgina Ferry
Science writer, biographer and journalist. Books include The Common Thread (Corgi), the story of Sir John Sulston and the human genome project and Max Perutz and the Secret of Life (Pimlico).
http://www.georginaferry.com/
Christopher Lloyd
Author of What on Earth Happened (Bloomsbury, 2008): more than a book – a rapidly expanding project. The core book tells the story of human history, science and human affairs, all in one, highly illustrated volume. The follow-up is What on Earth Evolved (Bloomsbury, 2009).
http://www.whatonearthhappened.com/
Bionis
This a biomimetics network based at the University of Reading, founder of biomimetics in the UK. The newsletter is a valuable way of keeping up to date with new developments.
http://www.extra.rdg.ac.uk/eng/BIONIS/
Lotus Effect®
The website of Wilhelm Barthlott’s pioneering Lotus Effect team.
http://www.lotus-effekt.de/en/uns/index.php
Guardian Science Bookclub
This is a monthly online bookclub, run by Tim Radford, the former Guardian Science Editor.
www.guardian.co.uk/science/series/science-book-club
Sense about Science
An organization that responds to the misrepresentation of science and scientific evidence on issues that matter to society.
www.senseaboutscience.org.uk
Nature blogs
The leading science journal nature is a vast source of information. Their numerous blogs make current research accessible.
http://blogs.nature.com
Popular Science
A site for popular science writing. It includes a very useful, pretty comprehensive list of science writers and their books.
www.popularscience.co.uk
Science Blogs
71 blogs and innumerable posts and comments.
http://scienceblogs.com
Old Website
My old website has a dummy run for the ideas in Dazzled and Deceived plus all kinds of other odds and ends. It exist in cyber limbo - I long ago lost the codes to the FTP so can't take it down. Not that I really want to - it's a nice little time capsule.
http://freespace.virgin.net/peter.forbes2
MySpace
There's a lot of ancient music on the old website; the current stuff is on MySpace.
http://www.myspace.com/zappamundi