Join us for the ultimate cosmic treasure hunt !
In this live event, Joshua Howgego is taking us on a rollicking ride through the world of meteorite hunting. Josh’s interest was sparked six years ago when he heard scientists say meteorites are like time capsules that record the history of our solar system. But how do we look for them?
Together, we’ll follow the footsteps of scientists, explorers, and hobbyists to uncover more about the world’s rarest rocks and the secrets within them. We’ll hear about a Norwegian jazz-guitarist’s search for micrometeorites scattered on our rooftops, the practitioners braving the Sahara and ice sheets of Antarctica, and those searching for the rarest of the rare: fossil meteorites.
Josh will help us piece together an unexpected new history of the solar system, with implications that extend to one of the most fundamental questions we can ask: how did life on earth begin?
The lovely Bookbag team will be at the event to sell copies of Josh’s book ‘The Meteorite Hunters’. Don’t miss out on your signed copy!
Speaker
Joshua Howgego
Editor
New Scientist Magazine
Joshua Howgego is a science journalist based in London. Josh originally trained as a chemist and obtained his PhD at the University of Bristol. He also has a degree in science communication from Imperial College London. After having written for numerous titles, including Times Higher Education, SciDev.Net and Nature, he now works as a feature editor at New Scientist magazine, where he covers physical science.