Radio/Podcast Interviews

[8] Interview on Cosmic Controversy. Host Bruce Dorminey. May 28th, 2021.

[7] Interview on Planet B612. Host Julie Laurin. Mar 23rd, 2021.

[6] Interview on Planet B612. Host Julie Laurin. Nov 23th, 2020.

[5] Interview on the AlmaMAC CFMU 93.3. Host: Adam Fortais. Feb 7th, 2020.

[4] Interview on the AlmaMAC CFMU 93.3. Host: Adam Fortais. Nov 7th, 2019.

[3] Interview on Science Sessions, the PNAS podcast program: RNA origin in warm little ponds. Host: Brian Doctrow. June 18th, 2018.

[2] Interview on CBC Quirks and Quarks: Most incredible Science Stories We Almost Missed. Host: Bob McDonald. Dec 30th, 2017.

[1] Live Interview on Radio Sputnik World Service, Moscow about recent PNAS article: Origin of the RNA World: The Fate of Nucleobases in Warm Little Ponds. Oct 3rd, 2017.

News Articles

[25] How Did Life Get Started on Earth? Atmospheric Haze Might Have Been the Key. January 31st, 2024. Universe Today. Written by Laurence Tognetti.

[24] Ben K.D. Pearce named as a 51 Pegasi b Fellow. March 31st, 2023. JHU Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

[23] Announcing the 2023 Class of 51 Pegasi b Fellows. March 30th, 2023. Heising-Simons Foundation. Written by Emily Schaller.

[22] An Engineering Thrill Ride: City school students learn ups and downs of engineering during roller coaster contest held Saturday. May 20th, 2022. JHU Hub. Written by Larry Carney.

[21] 7 Theories on the Origin of Life. Feb 14th, 2022. Live Science. Written by Charles Q. Choi and Scott Dutfield.

[20] Toxic gas found in chemical weapons may have been the building blocks for life as it helped form RNA on Earth 4.4 billion years ago. Feb 1st, 2022. The Daily Mail. Written by Ryan Morrison.

[19] Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship (NSERC) awarded to Ben Pearce. Aug 3rd, 2021. McMaster Department of Physics and Astronomy.

[18] Origins Institute Public Lecture – Meet Our Young Scientists. Feb 11th, 2020. McMaster Daily News.

[17] ‘Oumuamua: Hunk of interstellar rock or sun-powered alien UFO? Dec 28th, 2018. Maclean’s. Written by Sarah Niedoba.

[16] Estimating When Life Could Have Arisen on Earth. Sept 5th, 2018. Universe Today. Written by Matt Williams.

[15] McMaster researchers win prize for ground-breaking paper exploring origins of life on Earth. March 1st, 2018. Brighter World, McMaster University. Written by Erica Balch.

[14] A New Mathematical Model of the Origin of Life. Oct 6th, 2017. SciShow describing our recent research on Youtube.

[13] Scientists Have Uncovered New Evidence of the Origins of Life on Earth. Oct 4th, 2017. Futurism. Written by Dom Galeon.

[12] Life On Earth Began With Splashing Meteorites And Warm Little Ponds, Study Suggests. Oct 3rd, 2017. Forbes. Written by Trevor Nace.

[11] Life on earth began in small ponds, McMaster University research suggests. Oct 3rd, 2017. Toronto Star. Written by Liam Casey.

[10] Evidence suggests life on Earth started after meteorites splashed into warm little ponds. Oct 3rd, 2017. Astrobiology Magazine. Written by Wade Hemsworth.

[9] Splashdown! Meteorites Landing In Ponds The Likely Originator Of Life. Oct 2nd, 2017. IFLScience. Written by Stephen Luntz.

[8] Life first emerged in ‘warm little ponds’ almost as old as the Earth itself. Oct 2nd, 2017. The Independent. Written by Ian Johnston.

[7] How Did Life Start? Meteorites Crashing Into Darwin's Warm Little Ponds May Have Been Trigger. Oct 2nd, 2017. Newsweek. Written by Meghan Bartels.

[6] Darwin was right! Life on Earth began after meteorites bombarded ‘warm little ponds’ on our planet's surface. Oct 2nd, 2017. The Daily Mail. Written by Colin Fernandez.

[5] New Study Suggests Life Started on Earth Much Earlier Than Thought. Oct 2nd, 2017. Popular Mechanics. Written by Jay Bennett.

[4] Are meteorites the origin of life? 'Warm ponds' theory gets a boost. Oct. 2nd, 2017. CBC news. Written by Emily Chung.

[3] Astrobiologists Still Puzzled Over Origins Of Our Genetic Code. Nov. 28th, 2016. Forbes. Written by Bruce Dorminey. 

[2] Mac study tries to unlock piece of life’s origins on earth. Nov. 14th, 2016. Hamilton Spectator. Written by Steve Buist.

[1] Did the Seeds of Life Come from Space? Nov. 10th, 2016. Scientific American. Written by Elizabeth Tasker.