Thus I was able to make pioneering measurements of the height and physical scale of plasma clouds in the ionosphere and also to estimate wind speeds in this region.

I grew up in Newquay, on the Atlantic coast and there developed a love of the sea and boats.

I believe scientists have a duty to share the excitement and pleasure of their work with the general public, and I enjoy the challenge of presenting difficult ideas in an understandable way.

That's the method: restructure the world we live in in some way, then see what happens.

Training in taekwondo for eight years and then being able to do it in a film was pretty amazing.

Upper education used to open doors. Not so true anymore. The degree used to be a screening tool, but that is falling by the wayside as there are a glut of college grads on the market.

Hurricane Sandy was one of the most vicious storm systems to hit the New York City area in nearly two centuries.