BJF, 2016, narrator of television trailer for a proposed documentary on the death of boxing champion Freddie Mills, London: Tic Toc Films, January.
BJF, 2013, Critical Focus 16: Brainstorm - New insights into Human Intelligence, The Microscope 61 (4): 169-179 (published February 2014).
BJF, 2014, Stem Cells, the ultimate smart cell, a Regeneus lecture at Futter Hall, the King's School, Sydney, Australia: 1830h, 18 February.
BJF, 2014, illustrated presentations aboard Cunard, RMS Queen Mary 2, World Voyage Australia and Bali:
- Today's Legacy of World War II, Illuminations Theatre, 1100-1200h, 20 February.
- Miraculous World down the Microscope, Illuminations Theatre, 1000-1100h, 25 February.
- Bringing Dinosaurs to Life, Illuminations Theatre, 1100-1200h, 26 February.
- Risky World of Facebook, Illuminations Theatre, 1000-1100h, 1 March.
- You choose the Subject:
Illuminations Theatre, 1000-1100h, 5 March.
- Role of computers in the modern world
- Rhesus blood groups
- Phonetics in English
- Post-war European sugar beet strategy
- Clean alternative energy sources
- Torpedoes in WWII
- Measuring climate
- Navigation by degrees
- Textbook errors
- How the brain heals the body
- God and creation of the Big Bang.
Sailing: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Brisbane, Queensland; Pioneer Bay, Airlie Beach, Whitsunday Islands; Darwin, Northern Territories; Benoa, Bali, Indonesia; Fremantle/Perth, Western Australia, 19 February - 6 March.BJF, 2014, Reviews Spark of Life by Frances Ashcroft, The Biologist 67 (1): 35, March.
BJF, 2014, Die-Hard Dinosaurs, Mensa Magazine, March: 10-14.
BJF, 2014, Overcoming the scientific dinosaurs, Mensa Magazine, March issue: 20-21, March.
BJF, 2014, interviewed on Cardiff University chancellor controversy, Good Evening Wales, 1700-1900h, 11 April.
BJF, 2014, interviewed on Griff Rhys Jones and Cardiff university,Drive Time programme, BBC Five Live, 14 April.
Report, 2014, quotes Brian J Ford in Resignation call over Griff Rhys Jones 'delay', BBC News, 14 April.
Evans, Gareth, 2014, Chancellor confusion 'damaging' to university, Western Mail, 15 April.
Mair, Eddie, 2014, interviews Brian J Ford on Griff Rhys Jones controversy at Cardiff university, PM programme, BBC, 1710-1758h, 15 April.
Matthew, David, 2014, interviews Brian J Ford in Cardiff University forced to hold fire on Griff Rhys Jones, Times Higher Education Suppkement, 17 April.
Report, 2014, quotes Brian J Ford in Griff Rhys Jones withdraws from Cardiff chancellor role, BBC Wales, 23 April.
Evans, Gareth, 2014, quotes Brian J Ford in Griff Rhys Jones rules himself out as chancellor of Cardiff university, Western Mail and Wales Online, 23 April.
Nevgi, Kshitija, 2014, quotes Brian J Ford in Comedian's appointment as chancellor blocked by angry academics, The Tab, Cardiff, 23 April.
Evans, Gareth, 2014, Comedian Griff pulls out of uni chancellor role, Western Mail, 23 April.
Report, 2014, quotes Brian J Ford in Rules of Engagement, Wales Eye, 24 April.
Report, 2014, Griff Rhys Jones tells university to stuff their honorary job, Daily Express, 25 April.
Video, 2014, extract from Brian J Ford dinosaur lecture hosted by the Frequency web site (for viewing on mobile devices), 3 May.
Report, 2014, Cardiff University chancellor role to be discussed again, BBC News, 19 May.
Bonk, Curt and Khoo, Elaine, 2014, discuss Brian J Ford [in] Adding Some Variety, Adding TEC Variety, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, May.
BJF, 2014, Dinosaur letter, Mensa Magazine, March issue: 20-21, March.
BJF, 2014, Opinion article: When the Best Microscopes create the Worst Images [see also on-line version] Microscopy Today 22 (03): 73, see also doi 0.1017/S1551929514000534, May.
BJF, 2014, illustrated PowerPoint presentations at Inter/Micro 2014:
- Surprising Future for the Simple Microscope, 1515-1540h, 2 June.
- An Evening with Brian: There is Life after Death, 1900-2000h, 2 June.
- Cell Intelligence through History, 0945-1010h, 3 June.
McCrone Research Institute, Chicago.BJF, 2014, Illustrated presentations aboard Cruise & Maritime MS Discovery Iceland and Northern Isles Cruise D-411:
Also game shows: Blankety-blank, Discovery lounge: 2130-2200h, 16 July; Call My Bluff, Discovery lounge: 2130-2200h, 18 July.
- Where did Iceland come from? Carousel show lounge, 1430-1530h, 12 July.
- Secrets of the Snowflake World, Carousel show lounge, 1430-1530h, 14 July.
- Prehistoric Monsters in Today’s World, Carousel show lounge, 1530-1630h, 18 July.
- You Choose the Subject,
Carousel show lounge, 1530-1630h, 19 July.
- Nature versus nurture
- Antibiotic resistance
- Bacteriophage viruses
- Growing fruit with geothermal energy
- Delaying the ageing process
- Before the Big Bang
- Origins of Life
- Benefits and drawbacks of Statins
- High- and low-density lipoproteins
- Problems from pulsed microwaves
- Implications of a technological society
- Asperger’s in the young
- Educating a new generation of scientists
Sailing: Greenock, Scotland; Kollafjordur, Faroe Islands; Eskifjordur, Iceland; Akureyri, Iceland; Isafjordur, Iceland; Reykjavik, Iceland; Heimaey, Westmann Islands; Kirkwall, Orkney; Leith, Scotland.BJF, 2014, Living Images from the Birth of Microscopy, Microscopy Today [See also online journal version] 22 (04): 2-5, July issue.
Report, 2014, Sir Martin Evans confirmed as Cardiff university chanceellor, Wales Online, 17 July.
BJF, 2014, Critical Focus 17: There is Always Life after Death, The Microscope 62 (1): 15-24, 2014. (published July 2014).
BJF, 2014, Living Images from the Birth of Microscopy, Plenary Address to Microscopy & Microanalysis conference, Hartford Conference Center, Connecticut, 1115-1200h, 3 August.
BJF, 2014, Conference report on-line, 20 August.
BJF, 2014, Critical Focus 18: Breaking the Myths of Microscopy, The Microscope 62 (2): 63-73, 2014. (published September 2014).
BJF, 2014, Questioning Our Friends, Bulletin of Friends of Cambridge University Library, ISSN 0265-7503, 35: 10, September.
[See also: Full edition of the Bulletin].Heath, J. P., and Parmenter, C., 2014, Thousands Drawn to M&M (with report of Brian J Ford plenary address), Microscopy and Analysis September/October issue: 22.
BJF, 2014, reviews Extremes, Life, Death and the Limits of the Human Body by Kevin Fong, The Biologist: 61 (5): 33.
BJF, 2014, presentations for Cruise & Maritime M/V Funchal, Land of Northern Lights:
Ilha Verde lounge, 1400-1550h, 18 October.
- The Science of the Aurora, Ilha Verde lounge, 1500-1550h, 7 October.
- Searching for the Northern Lights, Ilha Verde lounge, 1130-1220h, 8 October.
- Secret Wildlife that we Never See, Ilha Verde lounge, 1130-1220h, 11 October.
- Dinosaurs Bite the Dust, Ilha Verde lounge, 1130-1220h, 13 October.
- Mysteries of Ice and Snow, Ilha Verde lounge, 1130-1220h, 16 October.
- You Choose the Subject (1):
- Dowsing
- Nature of the photon
- Carbon dioxide sequestration
- Prions, viruses and bacteria
- How a plane remains airborne
- Hydromorphology and hydrology (from comedian Mel)
- With HIV and now Ebola, will humans be eradicated?
- Pig organs providing transplants for humans
- Wind power
You Choose the Subject (2): Ilha Verde lounge, 1130-1215h, 20 October.
- Social media
- Ozone layer
- Particle accelerators
- Factors governing global warming
- Helium in the future
- Chlorination of drinking water
- Desalination and the future of water supply
- Explaining ‘fracking’
- Attributing intelligence to living cells
You Choose the Subject (3): Ilha Verde lounge, 1415-1500h, 21 October.
- Cruising tips
- The science of how ships float
- Dark Matter
- Milk production direct from grass
- If humans evolved from apes, why do we still have apes?
- Humans evolving to a state of perfection
- Treatment of neurological trauma
- Hidden power of the brain
- Acupuncture
- Is ‘fracking’ safe?
Sailing: Avonmouth, Bristol, England; Stavanger, Norway; Ålesund, Norway; Svartisen Glacier, Norway; Narvik, Norway; Alta, Norway; Honningsvåg, Norway; Tromsø, Norway; Åndalsnes, Norway; Bergen, Norway, Liverpool, England. 6-22 October.Jean Portell, 2014, report 'Brian J Ford's current article delights me', [in] Newsletter of the New York Microscopical Society, 8 (28) No 2: 2, November.
Sheila B, 2014, cites Brian J Ford on spontaneous human combustion [in] Something Spontaneous, All Things Dickens: 6 November.
BJF, 2014, reviews Extremes, Life, Death and the Limits of the Human Body by Kevin Fong, The Biologist: 61 (5): 33.
Rogers, Tim, 2014, Asking Awkward Questions, article on Week In Week Out with photograph from 1965, BBC Blog, 245 November.
BJF, 2014, illustrated presentations aboard Cunard RMS Queen Mary 2 voyage M430, Iberia and Canary Islands Adventure:
- Secret Legacy of World War II, Illuminations Lecture Theatre, 1100h, 1 December.
- Shocking Secrets of Facebook, Illuminations Lecture Theatre, 1530h, 3 December.
- Miracles of the Living World we Rarely See, Illuminations Theatre, 1000h, 10 December.
- Bringing Dinosaurs to Life, Illuminations Lecture Theatre, 1530h, 11 December.
Also on morning television show, 11 December.
Sailing: Southampton, England; Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; Santa Cruz, La Palma, Canary Islands; Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands; Lisbon, Portugal; Southampton, England. 30 November – 12 December.BJF, 2014, Critical Focus 19: Crisis Point – the rise and fall of penicillin, The Microscope 62 (3): 123-135, (published December 2014).
[In press]:
BJF, 2014, review of Marc J. Kuchner, Marketing for Scientists, 236 pp paperback, ISBN: 1-59726-994-8, Washington: Island Press [in] The Biologist.
BJF, 2014, review of Frances Ashcroft, The Spark of Life, ISBN 978-1-840-14301-4, 339 pp, London: Allen Lane [in] The Biologist.
BJF, 2015, Meat - the Story of our Greatest Addiction, Oxford: One World Books.
