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On Wednesday 27 May, Mark spoke alongside Michio Kaku at the Dana Centre on the topic of The Physics of the Impossible
Tuesday 7 April, Mark spoke along with his colleague Neil Hook on the topic of science and science fiction at the world-famous Faraday Lecture Theatre, in London's Royal Institution'FutureWorld'
Mark's second book, also written along with colleague Neil Hook, is a popular science book for Boxtree MacMillan and the Science Museum. The book was showcased in June 2008 at the Space, Time, Machine and Monster conference, sponsored by The Welsh Academy, the book was launched on 18 July 2008 by the Science Museum.Podcasts: Top 10 Mad Doctors of Cinema!
Maybe you'd like to listen in on these podcasts? They're on the Top 10 Mad Doctors of Cinema from the contemporary inventory of terrors from film and fiction. The podcasts feature the following mad doctors: Faustus, Frankenstein, Jekyll, Moreau, Caligari, Rotwang, Lecter and Strangelove. About
This is the website of Mark Brake, author, broadcaster and communicator of science.
Mark is an academic, working out of the UK, who writes popular science books, and has done science communication work in film, television and radio on five continents, including work with NASA, Seattle's Science Fiction Museum, and the BBC. You can find out more about his work in Services.
Current Projects: Galileo and Darwin
Mark has just finished writing his latest book for MacMillan on the topic of Galileo and Darwin. 2009 is a cause célèbre for both scientists, and a watershed for the weapons of discovery they used in the name of science. The year marks both the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s discoveries with the telescope, and the 150th anniversary of the theory of natural selection. You can order the book here from Amazon.
'Different Engines'
Mark's first book, Different Engines: How Science Drives Fiction and Fiction Drives Science, written with Neil Hook, was published in 2007 by MacMillan Science. It's the first popular science book to explore the relationship between science and science fiction. Read more about Different Engines in Books.