Who He?
I have been a science writer, editor and reviewer since the early 1980s, with spells as a journalist, academic and publisher.
I now mainly write books, and take on other freelance commissions which are interesting or lucrative enough to divert me from that, or get me out of the house. I have lectured widely and created and taught science communication courses in several universities. And I have always enjoyed helping other people get their ideas into shape - whether through book editing, report writing, conference summaries, or consultancy.
I have an enduring fascination with social research related to science
and technology (my own main academic study once upon a time) and in the
way it informs the wider social conversation about science.
I enjoy writing and editing on assignment, especially around life science, science and society and policy issues. I'd be happy to do some for you, too. A recent satisfied customer said: "You have done a masterful job of bringing together the day’s programme in a coherent piece of engaging writing. Thank you". (Karen Goldie-Morrison, Chief Executive, Charles Darwin Trust, March 2005)
I have also edited a range of books, including Icon Books Revolutions in Science Series. And while at Penguin, and since then as a consulting editor, I have had a hand in editing books by (in no particular order) Brian Greene, Jared Diamond, Michio Kaku, John Gribbin, Jim Baggott, Peter Smith, and David Rothenberg.
My current large project is writing The Rough Guide to the Future,
due out in Autumn 2009. I am writing a blog about futures and
forecasting, to help gather ideas for dealing with this rather broad
topic! Do take a look here
Contact
You can contact me at
(myname)(at)gmail.com
or call (UK) 0117 924 0877
(P.S. if you found your way here via the ABSW's list of
science writers' web pages, then thanks for checking the last name on
that list...)