Author of" A Little History of Everything from the Big Bang to You" Penguin. Science and Environment Correspondent, The European. Professor of Zoology, Oxford.
In the beginning there was a pinprick of a huge amount of intense energy.
Science and religion are often at odds, but modern civilisation would not exist without either of them. Indeed, modern science owes a debt of gratitude to religion.
A lot had to happen for you to exist. In a series of tweets to follow I’ll explore just a few things that had to happen for us to exist. Some scientists think these things are down to chance. Others…
This is my last term-time week as head of @oxfordbiology. In Oct I return to being a rank and file Prof. Hoping the summer is going to be quiet. Looking forward to getting back to research and teachin…