Tim Dowling: how not to interview eminent scientists – a control freak’s guide

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It was supposed to be a meeting between a great mind and mine. Instead, I was plunged into darkness and did some swearingThe transition to owning an electric car is in its final phase: our electricity supplier is set to install a smart meter in conjunction with a special tariff that will allow us to charge the car cheaply in the dead of night. After that, all I have to do is live long enough to see a return on my considerable investment.In the meantime – as sometimes happens in the course o