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I provide an answer for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald's Examine!

Where did all the matter in the cosmos come from? This is an intriguing question as we know we live in a universe that has only existed...

A new episode on Arts Wednesday on EastSide89.7FM talking about the most energetic objects in the universe. Listen here. Image from here.

I wrote an article for the Institute for Art and Ideas on the multiverse. Always a controversial topic, you can read the article here.

Our lives are governed by physics. It is the science of matter and energy and without both we wouldn't be here. This past century we...

A write up of our recent Nature result in the Science Breaker

A new episode on EastSide radio on questions around the fundamental nature of the universe. This series was really fun to record! Listen...

A new Alas Lewis and Barnes episode where we explore the question of "Why black holes ring?".

Another repost from my old blog, this one on Bayes's theory. This is a core statistical idea in modern science, allowing you to compare...

How far can we travel in an expanding universe? The answer is a little more complicated than you imagine. I explore this with Doctor Karl...

A new episode of my chat about the Universe on Arts Wednesday is now available. You can listen here.

A short write up of some recent research work, undertaken by ex-PhD student, Zhen Wan, on his search for dark matter in globular...

Are quantized redshift a problem for modern cosmology? Luke and I explore this topic in our most recent "Alas Lewis and Barnes" episode.

I'm a big fan of Dan Carlin and his Hardcore History, where he pulls apart a topic in history in all of its gory details. I am toying...

When was the term 'warp drive' first used? I chatted with Chris Farnell about the 1948 short story "The Flight of the Starling" for a...

A new Alas Lewis and Barnes video exploring an apparent problem with the Big Bang - Anomalous Redshifts!

Another blast from the blog past! 2017 this time, and the question is "what do you see when you fall into a black hole?" There is a lot...

Along with death and taxes, one other thing is certain: The history of science is always messier than the textbook presentation. A little...

Another post from the past, this time from 2014 on confusion about the expansion of the universe. Over on youtube, Veritasium has a nice...

A little while ago I provided input to a video by Veritasium on the One-Way Speed of Light. You can watch the video here . This is not a...