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25th Feburary 2027: Faversham Literary Festival
13th-21st March 2027: Oxford Literary Festival
8th May 2027: Chipping Campden Literary Festival
18th May 2027: Didcot Cafe Scientifique at Cornerstone
17th June 2027, U3A Oxford: Predators: How Nature's Killers Shape Life on Earth
i have been interviewed on various podcasts in the last couple of weeks of June, including
BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific
Oxford Martin School Conversation with Sir Charles Godfray
Sing for Science podcast with Peggy Seeger
25th September 2026, The Bensington Society, Benson: The Greatest Story Ever Told
24th September 2026, Agile Rabbit, Exeter: The Science of Why Exist
16th September 2026. U3A Waillingford: The Science of Why We Exist
16th April 2026, Brisbane: The Science of Why We Exist
14th April 2026, Melbourne: The Science of Why We Exist
17th March 2026, ATOM Science Festival, Abingdon: Predators: How Nature's Killed Shape Life on Earth
7th May 2025, Swindon Literary Festival: Learning about ourselves from our past, for our future
9th May 2025, Campden Literary Festival: The Universal History of Us
10th February 2025, University of Cambridge: The Universal History of Us
1st April 2025, Oxford Literary Festival: The Universal History of Us
28th October 2024, Jesus College Oxford: The Universal History of Us: A 13.8 billion year tale from the Big Bang to you
24th October 2024, Wallingford Bookshop
15th October 2024, Oxford Martin School, Oxford: I was in conversation with Sir Charles Godfray
13th October 2024 - New Scientist Live, London The Universal History of Us:
10th October 2024 - Royal Society Biology week The Science of Why We Exist
23rd September 2024 - Stanford University: The Science of Why We Exist
19th September 2024 - Princeton University: The Science of Why We Exist
17th September 2024 - Flatiron Institute New York: The Science of Why We Exist
14th September 2024 - In conversation, Woodstock: with Hagah Bayley
13th August 2024 - BrightThink, Brighton: The Universal history of Us
8th August 2024 - Sing for Science, Oxford: Live recording of Sing for Science podcast with Peggy Seeger
9th July 2024 -- In conversation with David MacDonald discussing how life on Earth came to exist
13th June 2024 -- Book published and book launch party
We had a wonderful drinks and canape reception at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History to celebrate the publication of my first popular science book, The Universal History of Us, in the UK and Commonwealth.