For the electrical insulator, see guy-wire. Johnny Ball (born 23 May 1938) is an English television personality, a populariser of mathematics and the father of BBC Radio 2 DJ Zoë Ball. Read full biography of Johnny Ball →
If mathematics is to be understood widely, we need to emphasise its elegance and its applications. Sometimes it seems that universities want to... →
Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life. The desire to work and be useful is what makes life worth living, and to be... →
There isn't a single windmill owner in Holland who doesn't have a second job, for when there is no wind.
There are not the same factual shows anymore - children's TV has become much more trivial.
The public impression is that the government, industry or the highest bidder can buy a scientist to add credibility to any message. That crucial... →
That difficult start drove me on to inspire children and let them know that it is never to late to repair a bad experience at school, and once you... →
For the electrical insulator, see guy-wire. Johnny Ball (born 23 May 1938) is an English television personality, a populariser of mathematics and the father of BBC Radio 2 DJ Zoë Ball.