Roger Highfield

Here are a few of my latest articles. There are more in my archive.

Nov

COP28: CAN THE WORLD’S LARGEST CLIMATE CONFERENCE KEEP PLANET EARTH ON TRACK?

As 70,000 delegates gather in Dubai, the world is almost out of time to curb dangerous climate change, reports Roger Highfield

Nov

Boost life expectancy with a plant based diet

A systematic review and analysis have shown plant-based diets are healthy, complementing research that shows they benefit the planet too.

Nov

why AI is worth the risk: tackling climate change

Roger Highfield, Science Director, outlines why the key aim of today’s AI Safety Summit is to ensure that we can all enjoy the benefits of artificial intelligence.

Oct

THE UK AND THE FUTURE OF PLANET FRIENDLY CITIES

An expert meeting about nature positive, net zero cities was organised yesterday. Roger Highfield, Phil Stevenson, and Tim Littlewood reflect on the day.

Oct

Building the interplanetary internet

Science Director Roger Highfield discusses how the internet is going off world, with Queen Elizabeth Prizewinner, Vint Cerf.

Oct

From sound to brainwaves, and back again

To mark the opening of a new exhibition on the science of music, Roger Highfield discusses a remarkable experiment to reconstruct a Pink Floyd song from brain activity.

Sep

Obituary: Ian Wilmut

Ian Wilmut, who has died aged 79, was a developmental biologist who made headlines around the world when his team unveiled a lamb named Dolly that was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

Sep

GREENING CITIES HELPS ACHIEVE NET ZERO WITHIN A DECADE

Cities can play a key role in mitigating climate change, according to a new study, says Roger Highfield

Sep

DAWN OF GREEN AI: ANALOGUE MICROCHIPS

The computer giant IBM has developed an efficient chip that suggests the future of AI could rely on traditional ‘analogue’ computation, reports Science Director Roger Highfield.

Aug

TROPICAL FORESTS CLOSER TO DESTRUCTIVE ‘TIPPING POINT’ TEMPERATURE THAN REALISED

Tropical forest canopies are edging closer to a critical high-temperature threshold of no return.

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Roger Highfield was born in Wales, raised in North London and became the first person to bounce a neutron off a soap bubble. He was the Science Editor of The Daily Telegraph for two decades and the Editor of New Scientist between 2008 and 2011. Today, he is the Director of External Affairs at the Science Museum Group. Roger has written seven books and had thousands of articles published in newspapers and magazines. This is his personal website.