The main purpose of this channel, for those who don't know, is to explain in simple terms the conclusions of scientific research and correct some of the unsourced crap you get fed on the Internet. For a basic understanding of how we got here -- from the Big Bang to the human migration out of Africa -- please see my "Made Easy" series. For an understanding of what causes climate change, and a debunk of some of the ridiculous claims from both proponents and skeptics, please see my Climate Change playlist.

Most of you who ordered free DVDs of the "Made Easy" series should have them by now, but if you are still waiting, please be patient. I'll make an announcement later in the year. Remember, you can also download through BitTorrents.

I've been a journalist for 20 years, 14 years as a science correspondent. My degree is in geology, but while working for a science magazine and several science programs I had to tackle a number of different fields, from quantum physics to microbiology.

POSTING: Anyone is free to post on the fora, and ALL views are welcome. You won't find that on most fundamentalist channels, but I have nothing to fear from open discussion or criticism. However, my tolerance has been abused by people whose sole object is to disrupt the channel, so reluctantly I have now had to ban three people from participating. Just so you can't say you weren't warned, here are my criteria for banning:
1) Advertisements. My channel is not a free billboard.
2) Plagiarism. If you copy and paste someone else's work, don't pretend that the writing is yours. Put it in quotation marks and give the author credit. Hard to believe, but the fundamentalists who have done this cannot understand when I explain that what they are doing is deceitful and intellectually shallow. If you understand so little, don't just cheat and copy from someone else. Learn some facts, then use your own arguments. 3) Spam. I know it's fun to disrupt the fora by copying and pasting huge chunks of text again and again. Going back over a point you made earlier is fine, but mindlessly spamming the same post repeatedly will no longer be tolerated.