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Month: April 2026
Azaleas in bloom. Isabella plantation, Richmond Park, London.

Still time to come see me talk about The Random Universe in Oxford tomorrow night, Tuesday, 21 April! Epistemology! Probability! Physics! Cosmic tensions!
Failed sourdough. Icarus-like, it rose too high and fell too fast.
(Tasted ok, but a bit dense.)

There will be a “70 Up”, completing Michael Apted’s magnificent series of 7 Up documentaries! Watch them ASAP, if you haven’t already. (From The Guardian: Asif Kapadia to direct 70 Up, last chapter of influential ITV documentary series)

As someone who owes his passion for science, and his career, to early glimpses of the Apollo launches, I hope that Artemis II is just as inspiring today.
Discussing The Random Universe on The Resonance FM Science Show.
Seder plate, of a sort.
