Alex Farnsworth

Alex Farnsworth is a senior research scientist and visiting professor at the University of Bristol. His main focus centers on investigating past and future climate change and the impact of changing greenhouse gas concentrations and tectonic shifts on the evolution of global temperature, and more specifically, monsoon systems by using and modifying climate models.

Dune: how high could giant sand dunes actually grow on Arrakis?

By: Alex Farnsworth, Michael Farnsworth and Sebastian Steinig

On: Jan 6, 2022

The large and inhospitable sand dunes of the desert planet Arrakis are, of course, very prominent in both the books and film. But just how high would sand dunes be on a realistic version of this world?Read More →

Dune: we simulated the desert planet of Arrakis to see if humans could survive there

By: Alex Farnsworth, Michael Farnsworth and Sebastian Steinig

On: Nov 3, 2021

Three scientists set out to determine if it were possible for humans to survive on a planet like Dune. They say yes — but not where you’d expect from reading the book.Read More →