Andrew Crumey

Freelance

Andrew Crumey is a novelist with a PhD in physics, and the former literary editor of Scotland on Sunday. His latest novel is The Secret Knowledge (2013).

Written by Andrew Crumey

A snowy city skyline at sunrise, with a river and mountains in the background under a vibrant orange sky.

essayHistory of ideas

The sun does not rise

How magical thinking haunts our everyday language, and fossilised ideas live on in even the most sophisticated science

Andrew Crumey

Bookshelves arranged in a spiral pattern with mirrors creating a kaleidoscopic visual effect of infinite book reflections.

essayPhysics

Parallel worlds

If human history turns on the tilt of the multiverse, can we still trust our ideas of achievement, progress and morality?

Andrew Crumey