Summary of current research:

New Theory: Spontaneous Human Combustion

Five minutes since ignition: a scale model
human in spontaneous human combustion.

• First printed summary of the new theory [in] Genes, the Fight for Life, London: Cassell, 1999, pp 49-51.

• BJF, 2011, Solving the Mystery of Spontaneous Human Combustion, Laboratory News: 22-23, November. [High-resolution download: Page 1 and Page 2].

• BJF, 2012, Human Spontaneous Combustion [preview of An Evening with Brian], illustrated presentation to invited audience for Rich Brown, Duluth, Georgia, 1900-200h, 7 July.

• BJF, 2012, Presentation at Inter Micro 2012 An Evening with Brian: When Living Cells make Humans Explode, 1900-2010h, 16 July.

• BJF, 2012, Full lecture Spontaneous Human Combustion in 'An Evening with Brian' on Chinese website from Taiwan.

• BJF, 2012, Critical Focus column No 10: Solving the mystery of Spontaneous Human Combustion, The Microscope, 60 (2): 63-72.

• BJF, 2012, The Big Burn Theory, Big Idea column, New Scientist: 30-31, 18 August.

• Patterson, Colin and Garraway, Kate, 2012, interview Brian J Ford on spontaneous human combustion theory, Weekend Breakfast programme: 0620-0625h, 18 August.

• McMenamin, Adrian, 2012, Burn baby, burn, human spontaneous combustion explained, Cartesian Product Science Blog, 18 August 2012.

• Allen, Rachel, 2012, Professor gets crackling on human combustion theory, Cambridge News On-line edition, 20 August.

• Allen, Rachel, 2012, Professor gets crackling on human combustion theory, Cambridge News: 9, 21 August.

• Ceurstemont, Sandrine, 2012, edited extracts of spontaneous combustion lecture, New Scientist TV, 21 August.

• McMan, Scott 2012, Spontaneous Human Combustion: has the Mystery been Solved?, (states: 'Hats off to Professor Ford! Give him some more grant money ...'), Ghost Theory Skeptical site, 23 August.

• McCullum, Belinda, 2012, Spontaneous human combustion explained with belly pork, Epoch Times, 24 August.

• NOTE: Google search for "spontaneous human combustion" "brian j ford" cumulative totals:
  • 18 Aug 48 sites
  • 20 Aug 848 sites
  • 25 Aug 1,770 sites
  • 26 Aug 3,640 sites

• Report, La combustion spontanée enfin théorisée, Civilisation 2.0, 28 August.

• Porter, Carmen, 2012, report on spontaneous human combustion theory, Cuarto Milenio Spanish Television, programme 285, 9 September. On-line from the Cuarto Milenio programme.

• Report, 2012, Selbstentzündung von Menschen wissenschaftlich erklärt, Stimme Russlands, 13 September.

• Thadeusz, Frank, 2012, Lebende Fackel [trans: Living Torch], article in German on Brian J Ford's spontaneous human combustion theory, Der Spiegel, 43: 150, October.

• Rakitina, Aljena, 2012, Le mystère de la combustion spontanée élucidé, La Voix de la Russe, 11 October.

• Report, Le mystère de la combustion spontanée éclairci, Alterinfo.net, 14 September

• Drysdale, Dougal, 2012, Dying Embers, letter to the editor re spontaneous human combustion, New Scientist, 9 October.

• Feature on the nw theory on Cuarto Milenio programme, Spanish TV, 9 October.

• Healy, Robin, 2012, Spontaneous Science, (illustrated interview with Brian J Ford), Mensa Magazine: front cover and pp 8-11, November.

• Webber, Frank, 2012, Memories of a cause of natural combustion, [letter to editor, in] Mensa Magazine: 15, December.

• Fox, Bill, 2012, Accepted science, [letter to editor, in] Mensa Magazine: 16, December.

• Report, 2013, Can Alcoholism, Diabetes, cause Spontaneous Human Combustion?, First Post, 14 August.

• Walters, Guy, 2013, Can a Baby just Burst into Flames? [in] Daily Mail, 26 August.

• Pettit, Harry, 2019, Spontanbeous Combustion is Real (quotes "biology boffin Dr Brian Ford"), The Sun online, 15 January.

• Further details will be posted above as further publications and presentations appear.