Publications by Philip Ball - General
Shedding light on the dark proteome
A feature article in Chemistry World, March 2017. Available to subscribers here.
Electric dreams
Review of Electricity, an exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, London. The Lancet 389, 999; 2017. Available here.
Celebrating cohort studies
Review of The Life Project by Helen Pearson. The Lancet 387, 836; 2016. Available here.
Medical hackers
Review of an exhibition on DIY science at the Science Museum, London. The Lancet 388, 554; 2016. Available here.
Can we be better?
Review of a How To Be Good, a book on the ethics of moral enhancement. The Lancet 388, 120; 2016. Available here.
At the forefront of gene editing in embryos
An interview with Kathy Niakan. The Lancet 387, 935; 2016. Available here.
Man made: a history of synthetic life
From the homunculus to synthetic biology. An article in Distillations, Spring 2016. Available here.
A new system of chemical philosophy
In retrospect: on John Dalton's seminal book. Nature 537, 32; 1 September 2016. Available here.
Radiant realms
Reviews of two new books on light. Nature 530, 278; 18 February 2016. Available here.
Archive of wonders
Review of an exhibition on John Dee, in Nature 529, 464; 28 January 2016. Available here.
No result, no problem
"No result, no problem": on the pros and cons of publishing null results. Physics World, May 2016. Available here.
How human sacrifice propped up the social order
"How human sacrifice propped up the social order", Nature online news, 4 April 2016. Available here.
Review of MEL chemistry sets
"Review of MEL chemistry sets", Chemistry World online, December 2015. Available here.
Why synthesize?
"Why synthesize?", Nature 528, 327-329 (2015). Available here.
Throwing the book at bad ideas
"Throwing the book at bad ideas", Physics World December 2015. Available here.
From academic discovery to industrial applications
"From academic discovery to industrial applications: innovation and success in materials science and engineering", MRS Bulletin 40(12), 1177-1187 (December 2015). Available here.
Navigating chemical space
"Navigating chemical space", Chemistry World 29 September 2015. Available here.
Lab's labour lost
"Lab's labour lost" (theatre review), Nature 525, 454 (2015). Available here.
Knowledge and know-how
"Knowledge and know-how" (book review), Nature 521, 420-421 (2015). Available here.
The aided eye
"The aided eye" (book review), Nature 520, 156 (2015). Available here.
