About Alun Anderson
Born 1948. Alun Anderson is a British writer, biologist and journalist, known for Nature (journal), New Scientist and Science (magazine).
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.
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".
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Who is Alun Anderson?
British writer
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Alun Anderson was born on 27 May 1948 in North Wales.
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Alun Anderson is a writer, biologist and journalist.
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Alun Anderson is known for Nature (journal), New Scientist and Science (magazine).
What nationality is Alun Anderson?
Alun Anderson is British.
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