This is the list of my nonfiction works. Most of them are popular science articles focused usually on some features of biology (my field of study) or space exploration (my longterm hobby). Interviews are listed separately, below the rest. You can also search for interviews right at this site (not yet listed below).
I’ve also written a number of reviews and short essays on genre topics for the web version of Czech SF magazine XB-1. I won’t list these at this page but if you’re interested in them, click here.
In English
- Constructing a Habitable Planet (2021)
- “We’ll Know It When We See It”: The Trouble with Finding (Alien) Life (2021)
- Under Pressure: Life’s Last Dance? (2021)
- A Universe of Possibilities: Planets of Red Dwarfs (2021)
- Zero-g Zoo: Trying to Solve Reproduction in Space (2022)
- Finding Endor: The Quest for Habitable Exomoons (2022)
- Between Chaos and Order: The (Un)predictability of Evolution (2022)
- A Stroll into Unfamiliar Worlds (2022)
- Foreword (Life Beyond Us) (2023)
- Life Without Water, and Where to Find It (2023)
- Beyond the Godzilla Trope: Radiation Biology (2023)
- Exercise in Alternate Histories: Unveiling Venus (2024)
2018
- Endless Forms Most Horrible: Parasites and SF in Clarkesworld 10/2018
- The Undiscovered Country: Planets of Dead Stars in Clarkesworld 2/2018
2017
- An Optimist and Pessimist Tackle the Fermi Paradox in Clarkesworld 10/2017
- Hell Is Other Planets in Analog Science Fiction & Fact
2016
- Bugs From Outer Space & Invasive Earth: Planetary Protection in Clarkesworld Magazine, issue 123
2015
- “Small Markets, Big Wonders” in Clarkesworld Magazine, issue 103
2014
- “Realms of Dark, Deep and Cold” in Clarkesworld Magazine, issue 91
In Czech
2014
- “Realms of Dark, Deep and Cold – extended Czech translation (“Říše temnoty a chladu”) in magazine Vesmir, 10/2014
- “What can exoplanet atmospheres data tell us?” (“Co nám mohou prozradit atmosféry exoplanet?”) in magazine XB-1, 5/2014
2013
- “Missions to Mars” (“Výpravy na Mars”) in magazine XB-1, 12/2013
- “The death (and partial ressurection) of Homo economicus” (“Smrt (a částečné vzkříšení) Homo economicus“) in magazine Vesmir, 6/2013
2012
- “Immortality: We seek and fear it” (“Nesmrtelnost: toužíme po ní, bojíme se jí…”) in magazine XB-1, 9/2012
- “Biology in science fiction” (“Biologie v literární SF”) in magazine XB-1, 5/2012
Interviews
2014
- “Human Nature: A Conversation with Peter Watts” in Clarkesworld magazine, issue 95
- interview with C. C. Finlay in magazine XB-1, 8/2014; a snippet in English will be published here
- interview with Garth Nix in magazine XB-1, 7/2014; a snippet in English will be published here
- interview with Ken Liu in magazine XB-1, 4/2014; a snippet in English will be published here
- interview with Adam-Troy Castro in magazine XB-1, 3/2014; snippet in English here
- interview with Neil Clarke in magazine XB-1, 2/2014; snippet in English here
- interview with Martin Šust in magazine XB-1, 1/2014; snippet in English here
