Jones, Steve (1944– )

Welsh writer, lecturer, and evolutionary biologist. Professor of Genetics in the Department of Biology at University College, London, England, Jones gave the Reith Lectures in 1991, presented a BBC television series on human genetics and evolution (1996), and was the winner of the Royal Society Faraday Medal for the public understanding of science (1997).

He has been called the ‘British Carl Sagan’ and his book, re-examining Darwin's theories, Darwin's Ghost (2001), is an example of his ability to make the latest scientific research popular and readable, combining it with humour and anecdote.