Science and SciFi
Bennett and Brassard didn’t just improve cryptography, they removed its weakest assumption. Instead of relying on difficult maths, their work anchored security in the laws of physics, where eavesdropping becomes detectable by design. That shift didn’t just launch quantum cryptography; it forced a rethink of what computation and security actually are.
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A Practitioner’s Response to Lord Darzi’s Vision Earlier this year at the Alan Turing Institute, Lord Darzi of Denham delivered what may become one of the most defining healthcare addresses of the decade. In a… Read More »AI, the NHS, and the Urgency of Now
I’m thrilled to share that I’ve been invited to join the Review Panel for the RSA Spark Programme, contributing to Brief Two: Railway 200 & Beyond. As someone who works at the intersection of innovation, systems thinking,… Read More »Railway 200 & Beyond – Joining the RSA Panel
In computational physics, the devil is often in the scales. This post explores how normalisation—when grounded in sound physical principles—can transform unstable simulations into elegant, interpretable models. From wave equations to diffraction integrals, it’s a practical workflow I’ve relied on for years, now distilled into a new paper and shared for the wider community.
This article by Christian Tomás Schmiegelow first appeared in Physics APS on February 7, 2022. You can see the original here. Two separate teams have demonstrated a way to couple two ions through a metal… Read More »“Tin-Can Telephone” Connects Two Ions – APS Reblog
Now Reading: Sentient by Jackie Higgins After reading a review of this book in the Guardian, I thought it was a good book to add to my list. Jackie Higgins explains how the animal kingdom… Read More »Now Reading: Sentient
June 30th! It has gone quickly and with today being the last day of pride month it seems fitting to mention a very influential scientist that has shaped modern life, contributed to the war effort… Read More »Alan Turing – Pride Month
The Institute of Physics is holding Council Elections and I am proud to announce that I am standing for election as President-Elect. It is an honour to be standing alongside three other candidates, including one… Read More »Standing for IoP Council Elections
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/science/fluorescent-mammal-springhare.html Meet the Newest Member of the Fluorescent Mammal Club The springhare — whose coat glows a patchy pinkish-orange under UV light — joins the platypus and other mammals with this perplexing trait Relates post… Read More »Meet the Newest Member of the Fluorescent Mammal Club