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
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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…

Playing for keeps

I wasn’t a particularly rebellious kid. In fact, my teenage rebellion mostly consisted of responding to lots of my Mum’s questions with a grunted “I’unno”[1]Saying “I don’t know” was clearly too much effort for me Read more…