Zion Lights
@zionlights
Award-winning Science Communicator. Author of the bestselling book “Energy is Life: Why Environmentalism Went Nuclear.” > Clean Energy Correspondent at The European. Writing at
Around a year ago I started making content to address misinformation and get people excited about science. Now, I’ve been awarded the Silver Creator Award. Apparently only 0.6% of all channels on YouTube achieve this milestone, and I’m proud to be part of that! youtube.com/@sciencewithzi
I have a contact form on my website that’s meant to filter out abuse. Unfortunately it doesn’t work well. Anyway I thought I’d share the latest email I’ve been sent because I’m tired of people downplaying online abuse. It’s horrible. (Obviously they used a fake name and email)
Pleased that my new book has reached the top 20 in Amazon categories in the UK, US and Australia. Energy is Life has been recommended by MPs from political parties in the UK, the Greens abroad, and even key environmentalists like Alastair’s. See what you think - order your copy: amzn.eu/d/hAsmuUJ
Nerve-wracking, exhilarating, inspiring. We have lift off! Godspeed, Artemis ll crew! Thanks for everything you’ve done for the mission, and everything you’re doing for humanity! 🚀
T-minus 3h until Artemis II launch window opens. Let’s gooooo 🚀 Watch it live: www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBM...
Watched The Life of Chuck. Found it a bit slow paced, but enjoyed the storytelling & was pleasantly surprised by the homage to Carl Sagan. Discussion of the cosmic calendar, subtle quotes, & actual footage from Cosmos. Don’t know the story behind that, but thought it was a lovely touch.
“We’ve been so saturated with apocalyptic narratives for the last decade… What’s he’s done is create an opportunity to pivot away from this idea - that maybe the future isn’t something to fear, rather it’s something to be figured out” - Ryan Gosling on Hail Project Mary Go see it on the big screen!
“I don’t think Tourette’s is the problem. The problem is we don’t know enough about Tourette’s.” So much respect for this man. John Davidson. Absolute legend. Watch this film. You’ll be moved, you’ll laugh, and you’ll learn something. I Swear.
MPs have voted down a social media ban for under 16s. As @profsanderlinden.bsky.social argues in Nature Health, bans don't prepare future generations or empower youth, they only restrict autonomy. A better way forward is technology education & measured safeguards. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#1 in two categories! Environmental Policy and Conservation. Chuffed. Huge thanks to all my readers!!
📚 Book tour continues! Next talk: 📍 Friargate, York ⏰ 11 March 2026, 19:00 Free to attend. Details > humanists.uk/events/energ...
Apparently I’m a “shill” for writing this book. I agree - I’m a shill for human progress & flourishing. Energy poverty is a war on human dignity, and abundant clean energy is the solution. Environmentalism got this wrong, forgetting that Energy is Life. amzn.eu/d/hAsmuUJ
Last week I was invited to appear as an expert witness before the UK Parliament’s Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee to discuss the future of UK nuclear. If you would like to watch the discussion, it begins around the 16 minute mark. > committees.parliament.uk/event/26517/...
Thanks to Wade for this review of my new book, Energy is Life. To order a copy and read the reviews in full > amzn.eu/d/hAsmuUJ
Gave a talk today followed by 45m of questions. Biggest disagreement was on the benefits of the Green Revolution. Audience member felt it had done more harm than good. Sharing my thoughts on this. > open.substack.com/pub/zionligh...
🎙️ Upcoming talk: The rational optimist case for human progress ⏰ Sunday 1 March, 12:00 📍 St Mary’s Street, Cornwall Free to attend. Details > humanists.uk/events/month...
Grateful to Jesse for this review! My new book Energy is Life, available everywhere now. amzn.eu/d/hAsmuUJ
Gave a talk in Reading tonight and one of the attendees was using this sticky note system. Spot the banana! 🍌
“Essential reading” - Tim Stone CBE Order your copy of Energy is Life now > amzn.eu/d/hAsmuUJ
Pleased to have this feedback from a fellow storyteller. Order your copy > amzn.eu/d/hAsmuUJ
Ever since I was a kid I’ve wanted to live in a Star Trek universe. A future where humanity outgrows scarcity, fear, and the need to dominate one another. I still dream that, overall, we are stepping closer to this world. As Picard said, “We must strive to be more than we are.” 🖖
If you enjoy books about reasoning & solutions, in Energy is Life I examine why the environmental movement turned against clean energy, why so many policymakers listened, and where we go from here. Out now: amzn.eu/d/hAsmuUJ
If you care about the environment and say “follow the science” but aren’t sure about nuclear energy, consider reading Energy is Life. This is what a leading climate scientist has to say about it. amzn.eu/d/hAsmuUJ