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Roger Highfield: 80 per cent executive at the Science Museum Group / 20 per cent author, journalist and broadcaster.
Views expressed here are 100 per cent his own.
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Here are a few of my latest articles. There are more in my archive.
18
Jun
The Climate Diet: How Global Warming is Cutting the World’s Calories
A new study finds global warming could wipe out 24% of staple-crop calories—roughly equivalent to missing a meal, every day – by the end of this century
12
Jun
Rain in Five Minutes
With AI and cloud computing, the Met Office is poised to transform how—and where—we see the weather coming, reports Science Director Roger Highfield.
20
May
Paris Climate Goal Too Weak: Ice Sheet Study Demands Urgent Climate Action
A new study which says the world’s “safe” climate limit may be closer to 1°C—not 1.5°C—as ice loss accelerates and irreversible sea level rise looms.
25
Apr
A Shot Felt Around the World: Vaccines, Diplomacy, and the Power of Science
With the Injecting Hope tour reaching its final venue in India, Roger Highfield and Shalini Narayan describe how a unique partnership brought the story of COVID-19 vaccines to millions.
09
Apr
The most complete map of a brain is unveiled today
Roger Highfield, Science Director, reports on the latest milestone in what is billed as the most complicated neuroscience experiment ever.
13
Mar
Simulating Earth’s Evolution to Help Find Life on Other Planets
Can a computer predict the evolution of alien worlds? Roger Highfield, Science Director, talks to a newly awarded scientist about his quest to simulate how planets evolve
26
Feb
Could Antarctic winds prevent our climate passing a tipping point?
Science Director Roger Highfield describes a new study which suggests AMOC may avoid collapse this century, thanks to powerful winds that whip around Antarctica.
18
Feb
Daisyworld's warning: even an idealised world can be wrecked by tipping points
New research suggests that even the simplest computer model is vulnerable to climate tipping points. Roger Highfield, Science Director, reports.
13
Feb
Émilie Du Châtelet: the scientific trailblazer who turned heads in Versailles
To celebrate our Versailles exhibition, Science Director Roger Highfield discusses the reevaluation of Émilie Du Châtelet’s crucial contribution to modern science.