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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.
27
Sep
A Brief History of Broadcasting
David Attenborough has been on television for seven decades. Roger Highfield, Science Director, talks to him about the huge changes he has witnessed since he started out with the BBC
26
Sep
How to sum up the spirit of Braemar?
Roger Highfield discusses the leading figures who took part in the second Braemar summit, or 'McDavos'
21
Sep
DECARBONISING GLOBAL ENERGY BY 2050 COULD SAVE TRILLIONS
Roger Highfield, Science Director, reports on an recently published study from Oxford University that suggests a fast transition to clean energy will cost less than a slow or no transition.
06
Sep
COP 26 PRESIDENT ALOK SHARMA ON CLIMATE ACTION: “WE HAVE TO MOVE FASTER!”
Roger Highfield, Science Director at the Science Museum, and Tim Littlewood, Executive Director of Science at the Natural History Museum, reflect on 'COP26.5'
02
Sep
Take part in our digital assistant survey
Roger Highfield has been working with Richard Wiseman and Professor Caroline Watt to conduct a survey to find out what you think of virtual assistants, from Cortana to Siri.
13
Aug
DREAMACHINE: THROWING OPEN THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION
At the next Science Museum Lates, visitors will learn about the Dreamachine. Roger Highfield, Science Director, discusses this cerebral adventure with neuroscientist and bestselling author Anil Seth.
01
Aug
CAN A CHANGE IN DIET COUNTER CLIMATE CHANGE?
Roger Highfield, Science Director, talks to Atul Jain, lead author of a study that shows the huge impact of the global food system on climate change.
27
Jul
Happy 103rd birthday, James Lovelock!
Roger Highfield, Science Director, reflects on how his Gaia theory seems more relevant than ever in this era of rapid climate change
27
Jul
the science of wormholes
To mark the 25th anniversary of Stargate SG-1, Science Director Roger Highfield talks to physicist Alexey Milekhin and Stargate advisor, Mika McKinnon
08
Jul
The Science of the Multiverse
Roger Highfield, Science Director, discusses the extraordinary idea that our universe is but a speck in a vast sea of universes with the Astronomer Royal, Lord Martin Rees.