Alun Mark Anderson (born 27 May 1948) is a Welsh scientist and science journalist. He is best known as the editor in chief and publishing director of New Scientist from 1992 to 2005. He continues to act as a consultant for the magazine. In 2009 he published After the Ice:Life, Death, and Geopolitics in the New Arctic, about the effects of climate change on the wildlife and native peoples of the arctic region.[1]
Alun Anderson | |
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| Born | Alun Mark Anderson 27 May 1948 |
| Education | University of Sussex (BSc) University of Edinburgh (PhD) University of Oxford (IBM Research Fellow) University of Kyoto (Royal Society Overseas Fellow) |
| Known for | Writing and editing for several popular science magazines: Nature Science New Scientist (editor) |
| Awards | Editor of the Year (1993, 1995, 1997), British Society of Magazine Editors |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology, Science journalism |
| Thesis | Some Aspects of Learning in Insects (1972) |
A 2003 interview at the University of Sussex is the likely inspiration for Richard Dawkins' famous quote "Science is interesting and if you don't agree you can fuck off".[2]
References
edit- ^ Anderson, Alun (December 2009). After the Ice: Life, Death, and Geopolitics in the New Arctic. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0061579073.
- ^ Kirk, Simon (May 2003). "Interview with Alun Anderson - Editor-in-Chief of New Scientist magazine". University of Sussex. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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