Dr Sharon Ann Holgate
Latest episode in my series Solid State Physics in Action published on the Taylor & Francis Books YouTube channel. This episode features the sculptor Jonathan Hateley and ties in with my Understanding Solid State Physics textbook as we discuss the materials and methods that he uses to create his works.
I was delighted to be asked by the Association of British Science Writers to pass on some tips for writing science books. You can watch the video that they shared on their social media channels here.
The YouTube playlist that accompanies my forthcoming book Communicating Science Clearly has gone live on my publisher’s channel!
The topics I cover include using remote technologies for science communication, and avoiding getting distracted in networking situations and when giving presentations.
You can watch the videos here.
I was delighted to be asked to appear on 4th February’s episode of the podcast The Future of…With Owen Bennett-Jones on the New Books Network.
We discussed the science and geopolitics of fusion, as well as some of the historical fusion machines from the 1950s.
Owen and I also spoke about the recent fusion breakthrough at the National Ignition Facility in the United States, and its implications. This was the first time in a laboratory setting that more energy had come out of a fusion reaction than was put in.
You can hear the episode by following this link: newbooksnetwork.com/nuclear-fusion
I was delighted to be asked to appear on January 18th’s episode of The Bunker ‘news and politics unlocked’ podcast.
As you can hear via the link below, the presenter Andrew Harrison and I discuss the recent fusion breakthrough at the National Ignition Facility in the United States.
We also talk about how close we might be to boiling the kettle for our tea via fusion power feeding into the electricity grid.
This link reveals all the different ways you can listen to the show: kite.link/BNKR1701FUSION
Appearing on The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry on BBC Radio 4 talking about fusion energy in Episode 6 Series 20 The Puzzle of the Plasma Doughnut alongside Dr Melanie Windridge and Dr Arthur Turrell. To hear the programme please click on the link.
The companion website for the second edition of my book Understanding Solid State Physics went live.
The second edition of my undergraduate textbook Understanding Solid State Physics was published on April 22 2021. Watch my promo vlog about the book, read more about the contents, and access further videos here. Order a copy from the CRC Press website or on Amazon US or Amazon UK.
A video about my book Outside the Research Lab Volume 2 in which I discuss some of the locomotives, cars and buses featured in the book was published online.
A video about my book Outside the Research Lab Volume 1 in which I discuss some of the sculpture, fashion, music and architecture featured in the book was published online.
