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A selection of miscellaneous articles and presentations by Philip Ball.

From Symbol to Substance

An augmented version of an essay on light art and technology for the catalogue of the exhibition "Light Show" at the Hayward Gallery, London, Jan-Apr 2013

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Sublime intervention

An article on wonder in science, published in New Statesman 7 May 2012.

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Playing God

An article published in New Humanist, January-February 2011.

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Forbidden chemistry

Extended version of an article published in New Scientist, January 2012

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Quantum Biology

An article on quantum coherence in photosynthesis and related quantum phenomena in biology, published in Nature 474, 272 (June 2011).

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Bright Lights, Bug City

"Bright Lights, Bug City" an extended version (with illustrations) of the feature article of the same title in New Scientist, 22 Feb 2010.
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Tricks of the Light

Extended version, with images, of an article on 'caustic art' published in New Scientist 30 January 2013.

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Nature's Fantastical Palette

An extended version of an article on animal photonics and physical coloration published in Scientific American, May 2012. Download PDF.

 

New pursuit of Schrödinger's cat

An article published in Prospect, October 2011.

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Unnatural: The talk based on the book

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Beyond the Bond

An article on outstanding questions in our understanding of chemical bonding, published in Nature 469, 26 (January 2011).

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BBC World Service – Science in Action

"BBC World Service – Science in Action" 21 December 2007: Philip was one of the panellists reviewing the past year in science.
Listen again at http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice

 
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