Josh Howgego
@jdhowgego.bsky.social
Deputy head of features at New Scientist magazine | My book, The Meteorite Hunters, is out now: https://linktr.ee/meteoritehunters
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Josh Howgego
@jdhowgego.bsky.social
· Apr 22
‘I’m touching space’: the fascinating insights meteorites can bring us
Two books discuss how these space rocks are entwined with science, commerce, policy and life.
www.nature.com
Delighted to see that Sara Russell has reviewed my book The Meteorite Hunters for @nature.com and calls it "wonderfully engaging, admirably accurate and up to date — a must-read for budding planetary scientists" www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This was so much fun to do. Thanks for inviting me! And brilliant to meet Isabel and Tom, who are total pros
Joshua Howgego on space rocks. Isabel Losada on hopeful rebellion. Tom Phillips on history’s funniest meltdowns.
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Sip, laugh, think, repeat with Berwins Salon North this July 🥂
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July 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This was so much fun to do. Thanks for inviting me! And brilliant to meet Isabel and Tom, who are total pros
Bit late to post this, as I've been so busy! But it was a pleasure editing our latest special, looking at how to understand some of the most mind-bending concepts in science, from quasiparticles to metaphysics to symbiosis.
www.newscientist.com/article-topi...
www.newscientist.com/article-topi...
Scientific concepts | New Scientist
How experts think about some of the most mind-blowing ideas in science.
www.newscientist.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Bit late to post this, as I've been so busy! But it was a pleasure editing our latest special, looking at how to understand some of the most mind-bending concepts in science, from quasiparticles to metaphysics to symbiosis.
www.newscientist.com/article-topi...
www.newscientist.com/article-topi...
Important meteorite news, incoming! www.newscientist.com/article/2486...
Meteorite causes rethink of how and when our solar system formed
Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the asteroid belt, but now a meteorite from the outer solar system is rewritin...
www.newscientist.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Important meteorite news, incoming! www.newscientist.com/article/2486...
Lovely to be back at the Cheltenham Science Festival — still has that same chilled summer vibe I remember from years ago. And excited to speak at 20:30 about the marvels of meteorite hunting!
June 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Lovely to be back at the Cheltenham Science Festival — still has that same chilled summer vibe I remember from years ago. And excited to speak at 20:30 about the marvels of meteorite hunting!
All we hear about these days is growth, growth, growth. I think there are more interesting conversations! Which is why I went to Amsterdam some months ago to understand its mission to become a circular city...
youtu.be/wdsobgg9o3w
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How Amsterdam will transform into a circular city by 2050
YouTube video by New Scientist
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May 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
All we hear about these days is growth, growth, growth. I think there are more interesting conversations! Which is why I went to Amsterdam some months ago to understand its mission to become a circular city...
youtu.be/wdsobgg9o3w
youtu.be/wdsobgg9o3w
Very much looking forward to heading back to Cheltenham Science Festival - had so much fun as a volunteer a decade ago. I'll be chatting with @helenlpgordon.bsky.social and @markmiodownik.bsky.social about the wonders of meteorites on 8 June. Come join us! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/meteo...
Meteorites | Cheltenham Festivals
Look through the prism of meteorites for this gripping and illuminating exploration of deep space and our relationship to the natural world. Natural histor
www.cheltenhamfestivals.org
May 29, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Very much looking forward to heading back to Cheltenham Science Festival - had so much fun as a volunteer a decade ago. I'll be chatting with @helenlpgordon.bsky.social and @markmiodownik.bsky.social about the wonders of meteorites on 8 June. Come join us! www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/meteo...
Visit any chemistry lab today and you'll see a lot of liquids. That's because the received wisdom is that chemical reactions are often best done in solution. But an alternative vision is starting to take off: what if we instead just smash dry powders together? www.newscientist.com/article/2479...
How an ancient alchemy technique is transforming modern chemistry
Today’s chemistry is a wet business, mostly done by mixing compounds in liquid solvents. But a push towards using dry powders instead is proving surprisingly effective
www.newscientist.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Visit any chemistry lab today and you'll see a lot of liquids. That's because the received wisdom is that chemical reactions are often best done in solution. But an alternative vision is starting to take off: what if we instead just smash dry powders together? www.newscientist.com/article/2479...
A person cannot live on air alone. But they can get at least some of their nutrients by breathing them in - or so it seems. The new science of aeronutrients is one of those "can't believe I never thought about this!" ideas that don't come along often -- love it. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
The wild idea that we all get nutrients from the air that we breathe
Growing evidence suggests a source of nutrition might be right under our noses. But how important are such aeronutrients – and can we harness them to better treat deficiencies?
www.newscientist.com
May 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
A person cannot live on air alone. But they can get at least some of their nutrients by breathing them in - or so it seems. The new science of aeronutrients is one of those "can't believe I never thought about this!" ideas that don't come along often -- love it. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
What if Parkinson's disease isn't one condition, but two? Alex Thompson's cover this feature this week reports on what could be a huge and hugely helpful insight into this disease www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
A dramatic rethink of Parkinson’s offers new hope for treatment
Mounting evidence suggests there might be two separate types of the world’s fastest-growing neurological condition. Can this fresh understanding lead to much-needed new treatments?
www.newscientist.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
What if Parkinson's disease isn't one condition, but two? Alex Thompson's cover this feature this week reports on what could be a huge and hugely helpful insight into this disease www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
Delighted to see that Sara Russell has reviewed my book The Meteorite Hunters for @nature.com and calls it "wonderfully engaging, admirably accurate and up to date — a must-read for budding planetary scientists" www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘I’m touching space’: the fascinating insights meteorites can bring us
Two books discuss how these space rocks are entwined with science, commerce, policy and life.
www.nature.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Delighted to see that Sara Russell has reviewed my book The Meteorite Hunters for @nature.com and calls it "wonderfully engaging, admirably accurate and up to date — a must-read for budding planetary scientists" www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Oh, and also this super fun alternative history from the inimitable @jjaron.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/jjar...
Could the ancient Greeks have invented quantum theory? I had a lot of fun writing this piece www.newscientist.com/article/2476...
Could the ancient Greeks have invented quantum theory?
There were hints that the world may be quantum long before the development of quantum mechanics in 1925 – could we have come up with this revolutionary theory hundreds or even thousands of years earli...
www.newscientist.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Oh, and also this super fun alternative history from the inimitable @jjaron.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/jjar...
This week at New Scientist HQ we're joining with the celebrations of the centenary of Quantum Mechanics. We have a amazing package of features probing the theory's beginnings, impact and true meaning... check it all out here: www.newscientist.com/article-topi...
Quantum mechanics news, articles and features | New Scientist
www.newscientist.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This week at New Scientist HQ we're joining with the celebrations of the centenary of Quantum Mechanics. We have a amazing package of features probing the theory's beginnings, impact and true meaning... check it all out here: www.newscientist.com/article-topi...
Just got back from a holiday The Azores! Which was just such a privilege. Saw dolphins and walked in lush forests. Would recommend…
April 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Just got back from a holiday The Azores! Which was just such a privilege. Saw dolphins and walked in lush forests. Would recommend…
Very pleased to be speaking at this year's Cheltenham Science Festival -- (about meteorites, naturally!) I remember being a volunteer there years ago and having a great time, so it will be lovely to go back!
April 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Very pleased to be speaking at this year's Cheltenham Science Festival -- (about meteorites, naturally!) I remember being a volunteer there years ago and having a great time, so it will be lovely to go back!
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It turns out the solar system may have lost a planet, and no, I'm not talking about Pluto www.newscientist.com/article/2472...
Weird meteorite may be relic of lost planet that no longer exists
A meteorite discovered in north-west Africa in 2023 didn’t come from a large asteroid or any of the known planets of the solar system – but it might have formed on a planet that was destroyed long ago
www.newscientist.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It turns out the solar system may have lost a planet, and no, I'm not talking about Pluto www.newscientist.com/article/2472...
We also have this fabulous long read out this week from the wonderful Caroline Williams - on a new understanding of why so many of us feel so tired all the time and how to reverse it www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
A fresh understanding of tiredness reveals how to get your energy back
Radical new insights from the science of interoception – how the body senses its internal state – explain the real reasons we feel tired all the time, and how to re-energise
www.newscientist.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We also have this fabulous long read out this week from the wonderful Caroline Williams - on a new understanding of why so many of us feel so tired all the time and how to reverse it www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
A brilliant piece www.newscientist.com/article/2472...
Revealed: How the UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice
New Scientist has used freedom of information laws to obtain the ChatGPT records of Peter Kyle, the UK's technology secretary, in what is believed to be a world-first use of such legislation
www.newscientist.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A brilliant piece www.newscientist.com/article/2472...
What's the oldest computer code that's still running? Matt Sparkes' journey to find out was a fun read! www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
The critical computer systems still relying on decades-old code
Software used by banks and the space industry may still rely on archaic code. We went in search of the oldest code in use and asked, what happens when it glitches?
www.newscientist.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
What's the oldest computer code that's still running? Matt Sparkes' journey to find out was a fun read! www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
It’s world book day! And, fittingly, I’m having a conversation with Helen Gordon about our books on meteorites tonight at Toppings book shop in Bath! www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/...
Helen Gordon & Joshua Howgego on Meteorites at Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath
www.toppingbooks.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
It’s world book day! And, fittingly, I’m having a conversation with Helen Gordon about our books on meteorites tonight at Toppings book shop in Bath! www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/...
Our cover story this week by Stuart Clark explores the radical idea that the universe might have a "timescape", where parts of it are billions of years older than others. Could this wild idea explain away the puzzle of dark energy? (£) www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
The cosmic landscape of time that explains our universe's expansion
A strange new conception of how time warps across the universe does away with cosmology's most mysterious entity, dark energy
www.newscientist.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Our cover story this week by Stuart Clark explores the radical idea that the universe might have a "timescape", where parts of it are billions of years older than others. Could this wild idea explain away the puzzle of dark energy? (£) www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
This is such a good idea! Might try it with my wife (and then watch my illusions that I am actually a good husband crumble...) www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘I feel like I’m on holiday!’ Inside our week-long mental load marriage swap
He walks the dog and does the cleaning and finances, she organises all the meals and responds to family WhatsApps. Would their household fall apart if they changed places?
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This is such a good idea! Might try it with my wife (and then watch my illusions that I am actually a good husband crumble...) www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Off to Exeter armed with my book to talk tonight about #meteorites ! It seems there are still some tickets www.agile-rabbit.com/event/the-me...
February 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Off to Exeter armed with my book to talk tonight about #meteorites ! It seems there are still some tickets www.agile-rabbit.com/event/the-me...
Reposted by Josh Howgego
📰 Identical front page on every UK paper today, with homepage takeovers too. Only 2nd time this has happened.
As editors and reporters, we fear for the future of quality journalism - with unlawful scraping of content (theft) by AI firms. #MakeItFair
inews.co.uk/opinion/made...
As editors and reporters, we fear for the future of quality journalism - with unlawful scraping of content (theft) by AI firms. #MakeItFair
inews.co.uk/opinion/made...
February 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
📰 Identical front page on every UK paper today, with homepage takeovers too. Only 2nd time this has happened.
As editors and reporters, we fear for the future of quality journalism - with unlawful scraping of content (theft) by AI firms. #MakeItFair
inews.co.uk/opinion/made...
As editors and reporters, we fear for the future of quality journalism - with unlawful scraping of content (theft) by AI firms. #MakeItFair
inews.co.uk/opinion/made...
Absolutely delighted with this review of my book, The Meteorite Hunters. "A good popular science book should involve great storytelling - and that's exactly what Howgego does here." popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...
The Meteorite Hunters - Joshua Howgego *****
This is an extremely engaging read on a subject that everyone is aware of, but few of us know much detail about. Usually, if I'm honest, geo...
popsciencebooks.blogspot.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Absolutely delighted with this review of my book, The Meteorite Hunters. "A good popular science book should involve great storytelling - and that's exactly what Howgego does here." popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...
This week, we @newscientist.com have a special issue called WHEN? looking at the 7 of the most consequential moments in the history of everything. Here's my leader making the (admittedly niche!) case that asking "when?" is just as fascinating as asking "why?" www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
The 7 most consequential moments in the history of everything
From the beginning of time to the origins of life, our "when" special series tackles the timing of crucial events and the surprising new discoveries we are making about them
www.newscientist.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This week, we @newscientist.com have a special issue called WHEN? looking at the 7 of the most consequential moments in the history of everything. Here's my leader making the (admittedly niche!) case that asking "when?" is just as fascinating as asking "why?" www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...