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Philip Moriarty

Philip Moriarty is a Professor of Physics at the University of Nottingham. His research interests lie in what has occasionally been described as “extreme nanotech” in that he works alongside a talented bunch of nanoscientists to prod, poke, push, pick, and pull individual atoms and molecules in order to explore forces and interactions down to the single chemical bond limit. Moriarty also has a keen and long-standing interest in science communication and public engagement. He is a member of the Sixty Symbols team that was awarded the Institute of Physics Kelvin prize in 2016 for “innovative and effective promotion of the public understanding of physics”. While he doesn't share his infamous namesake's fascination with the binomial theorem, Moriarty enjoys exploring the maths-music-physics interface including, in particular, the deep and fundamental links that exist between quantum mechanics and heavy metal music (a theme discussed at length in his book, “When the Uncertainty Principle Goes to 11”). He blogs at https://muircheartblog.wordpress.com.

Perform or perish? Guilty confessions of a YouTube physicist

9 August 201315 August 2018 by Philip Moriarty

This week is YouTube’s Geek Week so it seems a particularly (in)opportune moment to come clean about some niggling doubts I’ve been having of late about physics … Read more

Categories News and opinionTags Science communication, Sixty Symbols, YouTubeLeave a comment

Selling science by the pound

13 June 201315 August 2018 by Philip Moriarty

The President of the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada, John McDougall, caused quite a blogstorm, and set Twitter alight, at the end of last … Read more

Categories News and opinionTags EPSRC, John McDougall, ResearchLeave a comment

The laws of physics are undemocratic

21 May 201317 August 2018 by Philip Moriarty

Yesterday saw the start of the Circling the Square conference at the University of Nottingham. This is a rather unusual meeting which has the lofty aim of … Read more

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Not everything that counts can be counted

19 April 201317 August 2018 by Philip Moriarty

My first post for physicsfocus described a number of frustrating deficiencies in the peer review system, focusing in particular on how we can ensure, via post-publication peer review, that … Read more

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Are flaws in peer review someone else’s problem?

8 April 201314 August 2018 by Philip Moriarty

That stack of fellowship applications piled up on the coffee table isn’t going to review itself. You’ve got twenty-five to read before the rapidly approaching … Read more

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