Mark Ferguson Published: October 12, 2014
Looking for the big bang
CV: Mark Ferguson
Ages: 58
Appearance: handsome and stylish, but perhaps a little harried lately
Lives: South Dublin
Family: wife Dr Sharon O’Kane, three daughters
Hobbies:: reading, walking the dog
Favourite Book: The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
Professor Mark Ferguson unbuttons his cuffs and rolls up his shirt sleeves to reveal scars on his arms. The government’s chief scientific adviser and director-general of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) looks momentarily ...