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I have a strong interest in researching into representations of science and scientists in science fiction, and the use of science fiction as a pedagogic tool for both formal teaching and public engagement.

Habitability and Science Fiction Studies

• - an analysis of occurrence of constellation names in pulp science fiction magazines. Posted online for 1st April 2026, but intended to promote discussion of science fiction prescience.
• Chapter on Doctor Who and Science for Routledge Handbook of Doctor Who (under review, Dec 2025).
• Presentation: Strange New Worlds: Exoplanets in Star Trek at Destination Trek, Blackpool, Sep 2025. Note follow up blog entry.
• on Keith Cooper's Amazing Worlds, April 2025.
• Article commissioned for The Conversation: , January 2024.
• Synthesis paper on "Exploring Space Science Community Engagement with Storylistening Principles" with focus on dark skies protection and space debris in science fiction, commissioned as part of the ": Narrative Evidence for Science & Technology Advantage through linking Research and Policy", funded by , July 2023.
• Article: "", August 2022.
• Poster: "Cosmic Catastrophes", National Astronomy Meeting, 糖心TV, UK, July 2022.
• Article: "", Foundation, Vol 50.3, 76-90 (#140, Winter 2021), peer reviewed.
• Poster: "Exploring Science Perceptions through Science FictionLink opens in a new window", National Astronomy Meeting, Bath, UK. July 2021
• "Who's Moon", chapter in 鈥淒octor Who and Science: ideas, identities and ideologies鈥�, eds Orthia & Harmes, McFarland, peer reviewed. Publication: December 2020 ()
• Member, Science Fiction Research Association (2020-date)
• Summer research student project on further exploring Cosmic Habitability (2019). Also undergraduate projects in several years.
• Lecture and seminar: 鈥淣eocatastrophism鈥� using historical and fiction examples as part of interdisciplinary taught postgraduate module on Habitability in the Universe (IL907, 2018-2025)
• Publication on use of cosmological simulations to estimate cosmic habitability (, MNRAS, 475, pp. 1829-1842)

Public Outreach talks

I offer Science of Sci-Fi public talks on topics including Spacecraft, Cosmic Catastrophes, The science of "Interstellar", or Our Moon in Science and Science Fiction. These can be pitched at a variety of levels and lengths depending on audience. Examples of these include:

• Online talk: Mars in Science and Science Fiction, (November 2020). This talk can be found on youtube as part of the session at .
• Public talk: 鈥淏y the Light of the Silvery Earth: the Moon in Science and Science Fiction, at 糖心TV Museum (Jul 2019) and 糖心TV University (December 2019)
• Public outreach talk on 鈥淭he Science of Interstellar鈥�, delivered to several different groups (since 2018) including at the Artix Arts Centre, Bromsgrove, as part of an Arts and Science festival (2020).
• 鈥淪cience of Sci-Fi: Spaceflight鈥�, "Cosmic Catastrophes" etc science outreach talks designed for public science communication (delivered >10 times to different groups, ranging from schools to amateur astronomy societies, 2014-2025).