Nicola Jones

I was lucky enough to edit this great piece in Nature about the wiggly ways in which 'net zero' emissions are talked about. Time to pin them down! https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00662-3

I was honoured to work as the commissioning and developmental editor on this piece; such a fascinating story and important point. The authors argue that ground-based detection of gases from CFCs to methane is vital for hunting down and tracing rogue emissions: but there are gigantic holes in our planetary coverage, including large swaths of continents now emerging as major industrial centres and commercial producers. Time to plug those gaps! https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01967-z

Occasionally I write stories about quantum physics. I find this fascinating because a) it helps me explore what it means to actually "understand" something (I rarely get to a satisfying level of understanding in quantum topics, but it seems sufficient!) b) the people are usually really, really cool. This woman is even cooler than usual, since she is not only a quantum physicist but also a medical doctor working on COVID-19... https://fqxi.org/community/articles/display/250    And here's a throwback to my last piece for the same website, this time begging the question: what would a quantum fridge magnet look like? https://fqxi.org/community/articles/display/245

It seems like there's a new human species in the fossil record announced every year these days. Here's my piece for Nature on two (controversial) suggested new hominin populations, from China and Israel.  https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01738-w

 Here's my piece for SAPIENS on the delicate dance that writers and editors engage in... https://www.sapiens.org/language/developmental-editor-tips/