Jim Al-Khalili

Jim Al-Khalili is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Surrey and one of Britain's leading science communicators. He has written numerous books that have been translated into twenty-six languages, among them The Joy of Science and The World According to Physics (both Princeton). A fellow of the Royal Society, he is a regular presenter of TV science documentaries and is best known in the UK for his long-running BBC Radio programme The Life Scientific. Q1: Why are you excited to be part of New Scientist Live this year? I’ve always loved New Scientist Live. I’ve missed the last couple of years so I’m very much looking forward to coming back. This year I have an exciting new book out: On Time: The Physics that Makes the Universe Tick, and writing it has consumed me for over two years. I’m looking forward to sharing some deep and mind-warping ideas from the book. Q2: What’s the one thing you want people to take away from your talk? That their view of the nature a