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iphone kung fu
A few weeks ago I was interviewed for the iphone online magazine "iphone kung fu." I was slightly critical of the policies used in the App Store so I wasn't sure if they'd print it... but they have, so that's nice. You can read it here: http://www.iphonekungfu.com/general/5-questions-for-peter- bentley-the-undercover-scientist/
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When Sh*t Happened part 1
My latest book The Undercover Scientist and its US version Why Sh*t Happens is still generating some of my most diverse interactions ever... Yesterday a Dutch journalist rang me up to ask on behalf of her readers why shoes fly off the victims of car accidents. I did my best…
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When Sh*t Happened part 2
Here's the second part of the reader's story:
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Catalysing Darwin
I was asked two or three months ago to write an article about Darwin, evolution and computers for the schools science magazine Catalyst. Took a while to come out, but I've just been sent a copy. The style is deliberately aimed at our cynical teenage audience, hopefully some of them…
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Sh*t happens in Asylum
I did an interview for Asylum (an online magazine for guys run by AOL) a while ago. They've now put a slightly edited version online. (I get the feeling I was a little too detailed for them, but this is a magazine currently giving fashion tips for swine fever face…
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London Science Fiction Festival: Life, but not as we know it.
Just got back from doing a debate at the London Science Fiction Festival. The theme was "Life, but not as we know it." I was on a panel with chemist George Attard and Rachel Armstrong. I showed a series of videos illustrating some of the ALife work we do in…
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Brilliance audio - why sh-bleep-t happens
Although I haven't received my author's copy yet, Brilliance Audio have already released the US audio book version of Why Sh*t Happens. I think it's very funny - especially when they bleep out the word sh*t. You can listen to an mp3 audio sample by clicking here.
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