Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliPrinceton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Tonight sees the first of over 20 events to celebrate the publication of @jimalkhalili.bsky.social's On Time! 🎉 Today we are in North London with over 600 people: 1132
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliPrinceton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 05/09/2026On Time author @jimalkhalili.bsky.social spoke with @b0yle.bsky.social for the Fiction Science podcast and @universetoday.com. Read about or listen to their conversation here: buff.ly/aiCy3Gyuniversetoday.comQuantum Physicist Takes Aim at the Universe's Mysterious Arrow of TimeScientists and philosophers have argued over the nature of time since … well, since time immemorial. Is time real, or is it a convenient illusion? Why does time seem to flow in just one direction? In… 0202
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Good evening Life Scientific listeners. Just to let you know that the new series starts tomorrow morning. My guest is Ginger Kerrick, NASA’s first non-astronaut CAPCOM and its first Hispanic female Flight Director. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... 28814
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliSean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Jim's new book is On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...press.princeton.eduOn TimeFrom quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili, essential insights into the meaning and fundamental nature of time 0474
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliSean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Mindscape 366 | Jim Al-Khalili on Time, Quantum, Biology, and Cosmology. #MindscapePodcast preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026... 57712
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliPrinceton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026"If you want a thorough examination of time, then the excellent and – extremely meaty – book On Time is for you." Read Joshua Howgego’s review of @jimalkhalili.bsky.social’s incredible new book (out 1 Sept) in @newscientist.com: buff.ly/r8PdLpwnewscientist.comWant to know everything about time? Read Jim Al-Khalili's new book | New ScientistIf you want a thorough examination of time, then the excellent – and extremely meaty – book On Time is for you, says Joshua Howgego 0323
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliESC Liverpool @escliverpool.bsky.social · 10/08/2026We have some new speaker announcements this week. Firstly @jimalkhalili.bsky.social! Jim Al-Khalili is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Surrey and one of Britain’s leading science communicators. 1175
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliPrinceton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026What is "now"? Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host @jimalkhalili.bsky.social explains. Watch the full video to learn more: youtu.be/ZY9JIrH_k70?... 1223
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Part 2 in our quantum reality series is out now: youtu.be/-_8apfiiTR4. I talk to Simon Saunders, Antony Valentini & Angelo Bassi to explore 3 interpretations of QM – many worlds, pilot wave & objective collapse. Here’s a clip where I try to explain decoherence. 2709
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 09/07/2026🧪 Thanks to everyone who’s already subscribed to my new YouTube channel, Unbaffled. Nice to see that the first three films have already been watched by half a million people around the world. Lots more to come. 212722
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Just released another new film on our new YouTube channel: youtu.be/sivQ-jbZ2oM. It’s the first in a 3-parter on quantum mechanics. In this first one I look at the early observations that shook our understanding of physics. 16918
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 04/07/2026My new YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@UnbaffledSc...) seems to be going very well so far, after its first week. But a typo was found in an equation😱 so I had to post this short apology. I mean, the shame.. youtube.com/shorts/545DH...youtube.com 57114
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 30/06/2026My second YouTube video is out now! In this one I'm looking inwards in an attempt to unbaffle my own brain. I talk to @ForresterGilly and Mike Gazzaniga about the two hemispheres of the brain, and how brain asymmetry evolved. Watch here: youtu.be/ybuhqtDVO_A 2488
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliHumanists UK @humanists.uk · 30/06/2026We've just launched a brand new short film starring our President Janet Ellis! #AllWeHaveIsEachother explores making sense of the world through reason and evidence, finding meaning in this one life, and living with kindness and compassion. Watch it today! humanists.uk/janetellisfi...humanists.ukAll we have is each other | film with Janet Ellis, Humanists UK PresidentAll we have is each other is our brand new film starring our President Janet Ellis, exploring the values that shape her humanist outlook: making sense of the world through reason and evidence,… 15522
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Time travel to the future is possible if we slow time down. This is called time dilation and it's a real thing. Matthew McConaughey does it in Interstellar. I discuss the trickier time travel to the past on my new YouTube channel. See: youtu.be/c63XUCGg9hM 36315
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliJim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 26/06/2026My new YouTube channel, "Unbaffled", is here. It's where I'll be exploring the biggest ideas in science. Our founding principle is that science doesn’t have to be baffling. The first video (on time travel) is here: youtu.be/c63XUCGg9hM Do subscribe, like, etc 722163
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Also, please forgive the odd typo in the first film. Call it teething trouble. 2211
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 26/06/2026My new YouTube channel, "Unbaffled", is here. It's where I'll be exploring the biggest ideas in science. Our founding principle is that science doesn’t have to be baffling. The first video (on time travel) is here: youtu.be/c63XUCGg9hM Do subscribe, like, etc 722163
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 26/06/2026My first YouTube video is out now on my new channel, Unbaffled! We unpack some endlessly debated ideas about the possibility of time travel, including well-known paradoxes and some new research. Watch here: youtu.be/c63XUCGg9hM 66915
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The clock is ticking down to the release of our first film 🕰️ Have you guessed the topic yet? Subscribe to Unbaffled on YouTube to watch it tomorrow from 2pm www.youtube.com/@UnbaffledSc... 4246
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Is the flow of time an illusion? How were quarks discovered? How do the left and right brains differ? I'll be exploring questions like these on my new YouTube channel (@UnbaffledScience). The first video comes out this Friday, make sure you subscribe here: youtube.com/@UnbaffledScie… 57517
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Two days to go till launch of my new YouTube channel @UnbaffledScience. So here's a baffling teaser: place your bets on what the first film is all about. It comes out on Friday, so make sure you subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@UnbaffledSc... 10386
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliJim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Ever felt baffled when you’ve tried to wrap your head around a big scientific idea? Well, I’m here to help with a new YouTube channel. Subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@UnbaffledSc.... First video coming this Friday! 911843
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Ever felt baffled when you’ve tried to wrap your head around a big scientific idea? Well, I’m here to help with a new YouTube channel. Subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@UnbaffledSc.... First video coming this Friday! 911843
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliPrinceton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 08/06/2026@jimalkhalili.bsky.social's On Time is now available for preorder! This book provides answers to the questions about time that philosophers and scientists have been asking for millennia. Preorder your copy today: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #Time #Physics #Science 0175
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Is time travel possible? In this interview with @BigThink I talk about the possibility of time travel and the problems it raises. youtu.be/q466zz0vMag?... via @YouTube youtube.com Big Think Clips 485 likes, 62 comments. "A physicist reveals how time travel is possible | Jim Al-Khalili"youtu.beA physicist reveals how time travel is possible | Jim Al-KhaliliYouTube video by Big Think Clips 5499
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliDaphne Jackson Trust @daphnejacksontr.bsky.social · 12/03/2026The Government will more than double support for the Daphne Jackson Trust from £1.7m to £4m per year, which will help to unlock the talent of many more researchers whose careers have been paused. Find out more in our joint-statement with @ukri.org daphnejackson.org/2026/03/ukri... #ResearchReturnersdaphnejackson.orgJoint Statement : UKRI & The Daphne Jackson Trust - Daphne Jackson TrustThe UKRI more than doubles funding to Daphne Jackson Trust to support a more inclusive and representative research community. 0195
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Less than six months to go till my new book comes out (On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick) press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...press.princeton.eduOn TimeFrom quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili, essential insights into the meaning and fundamental nature of time 79613
Reposted by Jim Al-Khalilikindlecast.bsky.social @kindlecast.bsky.social · 12/01/2026AI and the second quantum revolution are reshaping our world — faster than we can predict. Jim Al-Khalili on why the real risk isn’t machines, but how humans use them. @jimalkhalili.bsky.social #jimalkhalili #physics #darkmatterbrightminds #AI 0183
Reposted by Jim Al-Khalilikindlecast.bsky.social @kindlecast.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Beyond the double-slit experiment, the real mystery may be quantum entanglement. Jim Al-Khalili on why particles can behave as if instantly connected across space. @jimalkhalili.bsky.social #jimalkhalili #physics #darkmatterbrightminds #entanglement 0183
Reposted by Jim Al-Khalilikindlecast.bsky.social @kindlecast.bsky.social · 11/01/2026If the brain is a physical system, why couldn’t a machine be conscious too? Jim Al-Khalili on AI, complexity, and consciousness. @jimalkhalili.bsky.social #jimalkhalili #physics #darkmatterbrightminds #AI #consciousness 0101
Reposted by Jim Al-Khalilikindlecast.bsky.social @kindlecast.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Science is built on doubt — not certainty. Jim Al-Khalili on why admitting mistakes is essential to progress, in science and in life. @jimalkhalili.bsky.social #jimalkhalili #physics #darkmatterbrightminds #AI 0174
Reposted by Jim Al-Khalilikindlecast.bsky.social @kindlecast.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Jim Al-Khalili on consciousness as an emergent property, the multiverse beyond our observable universe, and why entanglement and decoherence matter for understanding measurement itself. @jimalkhalili.bsky.social #jimalkhalili #physics #darkmatterbrightminds #quotes 2131
Reposted by Jim Al-Khalilikindlecast.bsky.social @kindlecast.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Some birds may navigate using a quantum compass in their eyes. Jim Al-Khalili explains how light, magnetoreception, and entangled electrons could guide migration. @jimalkhalili.bsky.social #jimalkhalili #physics #darkmatterbrightminds #quantumbiology 0146
Reposted by Jim Al-Khalilikindlecast.bsky.social @kindlecast.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Jim Al-Khalili explains why quantum biology isn’t mysticism — but also doesn’t claim that quantum mechanics explains life itself. @jimalkhalili.bsky.social #jimalkhalili #physics #darkmatterbrightminds #quantumbiology 0122
Reposted by Jim Al-Khalilikindlecast.bsky.social @kindlecast.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Next on Dark Matter, Bright Minds: Jim Al-Khalili — theoretical physicist and science communicator. A conversation on time, quantum mechanics, AI, consciousness, and scientific uncertainty. Episode coming soon. @jimalkhalili.bsky.social #jimalkhalili #physics #darkmatterbrightminds #podcast 0113
Reposted by Jim Al-Khalilikindlecast.bsky.social @kindlecast.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Are we just the cosmic lottery winners? Jim Al-Khalili explains the anthropic principle — and why fine-tuning may not be a miracle at all. @jimalkhalili.bsky.social #jimalkhalili #physics #darkmatterbrightminds #podcast 0121
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 22/12/2025🧪A Christmas edition of the Life Scientific on Radio4 tomorrow with environmentalist Tony Juniper. 1549
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 23/09/2025🧪 I have a new TV offering: a 2-part Horizon special on BBC2 going out on 29th Sep and 6th October. It is called Secrets of the Brain. See See www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Two - Secrets of the Brain, Series 1, Episode 1Jim Al-Khalili reveals how the staggeringly complex human brain evolved. 1418638
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 05/09/2025🧪 youtu.be/JpLGXAmPEncyoutu.beDoes Quantum Physics Make Sense Yet? - Jim Al-KhaliliYouTube video by Alex O'Connor 46112
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 18/08/2025🧪 www.rigb.org/whats-on/dis...rigb.orgDiscourse: A New Quantum World: “spooky” physics to tech revolutionJim Al-Khalili explores emerging technologies powering the future of quantum, and looks at how we got here. 2313
Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili.bsky.social · 30/07/2025🧪Physicists disagree wildly on what quantum mechanics says about reality, Nature survey shows From nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comPhysicists disagree wildly on what quantum mechanics says about reality, Nature survey showsFirst major attempt to chart researchers’ views finds interpretations in conflict. 87413
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliPaul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Why should we let science 🧪 get in the way of making America sick again. We and our kids are fully vaccinated. theconversation.com/im-a-physici...theconversation.comI’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrongThe health secretary has made many inaccurate statements about vaccines. But the science is clear that vaccines have dramatically reduced childhood illness, disability and death. 44612
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliNational Museum Directors' Council @nmdcnews.bsky.social · 23/06/2025The Life Scientific at the Mary Rose Museum Jim Al-Khalili in conversation with Eleanor Schofield, Director of Collections @jimalkhalili.bsky.social @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social maryrose.org/events/the-l...maryrose.orgThe Life Scientific at the Mary Rose Museum - The Mary RoseIn a special event recorded for BBC Radio 4’s programme 'The Life Scientific', Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Eleanor Schofield. 0101
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliAndrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Many tens of thousands of people in the years to come will have better lives and better deaths because of @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social - her calm principled leadership has been an inspiration. Few legislators have so great and permanent a positive impact and she takes her place among that noble few. 926426
Reposted by Jim Al-KhaliliKevin Fong @drkevinfong.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Honoured (though a little surprised) to be last lab coat up in the current series of #LifeScientific. Lovely to chat with @jimalkhalili.bsky.social for this. Tune in tomorrow Radio 4 9am. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - The Life Scientific, Kevin Fong on medical planning for Mars and Earth-based emergenciesKevin Fong on pestering Nasa, medical planning for Mars and handling major A&E incidents. 514011