Rarely found without a smile on his face, Michael is a comedian, educator, and surprisingly energetic person.

Comedy

Stand-up and Improv

Michael has years of experience with performing both stand-up and improvised comedy. He was a member of the Cambridge Impronauts, and is a member of the Science Showoff Talent Factory.

Escape the Lab

Physics Themed Escape Room

Michael has created a Physics-themed Escape Room which has been attempted (and often completed!) by teams at both the Cambridge Science Festival and the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity.

Blog

Michael's writings on a variety of subjects
planet earth

Choosing your own world record

One thing that caught my attention at Wimbledon a while ago was John Isner[1]Who you might remember from the world’s longest tennis professional tennis match back in 2010 breaking the record for number of aces Read more…

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Seeing clearly

Recently, my glasses were knocked off my face, and when I put them back on, I could immediately tell that something was wrong. Somehow they’d bent so that they no longer sat comfortably on my Read more…