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

Surplus ideas – March 2021

It’s a common refrain in books that I’ve read about creativity that there’s no shortage of good ideas, and that the ideas are nothing without the execution. Another thing that I’ve read is that the Read more…

A backlit crowd at a concert

Getting encouragement

One nice thing about keeping a blog (or, at least trying to) is that every so often something that you’ve written, or in this case, drafted, becomes relevant again. I’m currently being inspired by the Read more…