Michael Brooks, author of the acclaimed
13 Things That Don’t Make Sense, holds a PhD
in quantum physics. He is a journalist and
broadcaster, and acts as physics and cosmology
consultant to New Scientist magazine. He has
lectured at Cambridge University, the
American Museum of Natural History and
New York University, and his writing has
appeared in many national newspapers,
including the Guardian, the Independent,
the Observer and the Times Higher Education.