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Have Cosmologists been fooled by the Oceans?

A new Alas Lewis & Barnes video is out, this week looking at whether cosmologists are so dumb that they have confused radio waves from...

The Dark Side of the Universe

This week saw another episode of Zoom into Physics, discussing the dark side of the universe with two experts on dark matter and dark...

Does the universe have a lithium problem?

A new Alas Lewis & Barnes video, this time looking at the lithium problem. Is the Big Bang in trouble?

A RARE AND ANCIENT HYPERNOVA DETECTED IN THE MILKY WAY GALAXY

Back in lockdown, and it's been a little while since I posted, but I've got a new article in Space Australia on the recent discovery of...

Journey into a Nucleus

A new chat with Dr Karl about what you can find when you look closer and closer. Just what's inside an atomic nucleus? Listen here.

The Laconic If?

Is the multiverse science? What about string theory? Of course, as long as you remember that we are still hypothesis building. Find out...

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: IS THE MILKY WAY UNIQUE?

I recently wrote an article for Space Australia on the discovery that our home galaxy, the Milky Way, might not be as special as some...

Unhospitable and Fine-tuned?

A new Alas Lewis and Barnes video has been posted, asking the question of how can our universe be fine-tuned when it is so unhospitable?

Journey to the Far-Side of the Sun

Things are busy at the moment, as teaching has started, which occupies a lot of time. Not just lecturing, but the prep and then online...

The Muon g-2 result: A chat with Dr Karl

A new podcast chat with Dr Karl about the most recent buzz in particle physics, the Muon g-2 result. Listen here.

DARK MATTER "WAKE" IN THE MILKY WAY'S OUTER REACHES

I provided comment on a Sky and Telescope article on a recent discovery of a wake of stars in the Galactic halo due to the gravitational...

Is there a new Force of Nature?

What is "g-2"? Why are particle physicists so excited? Find out in the latest episode of Alas Lewis and Barnes!

The Future History of the Universe

What does the future history of the universe hold? Listen to my latest chat with Dr Karl on what the long tomorrow will bring. Listen here.

Science and the Laconic If

There is a tale that Philip of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, once threatened the city state of Sparta. He told them: “You are...

The Anthropic Principle: A chat with Fraser Cain

I chatted with Fraser Cain, curator and author of Universe Today, on a range of cosmological topics, including the convertible Anthropic...

How will it end?

What does the future have in store for our universe? Find out on my latest chat are part of Arts Wednesday on EastSide89.7Fm. List here.

The Trouble with "Puddle Thinking"

Luke Barnes and I have a paper coming out in the Proceedings and Journal of the Royal Society of NSW on a controversial topic in...

What is the Lyman Alpha Forest?

In the latest "Alas Lewis and Barnes", Luke and I discuss the Lyman Alpha Forest, one of the great tools used by astronomers to...

Are we alone in the Cosmos?

A new episode of Our Universe has appeared on EastSide89.7Fm, asking the question "Are we alone in the Cosmos?" - Listen here.

A Week in Future Wales

I've been involved in project to bring a cool piece of Welsh science fiction to a large audience, with a translation of "Wythnos yng...