Historian of science at the Interuniversity Center for the History of Science and Technology (CIUHCT), NOVA School of Science and Technology, based in Lisbon (Portugal). His main academic interests are science and imperialism (19th–20th centuries), and the history of natural history (18th–19th centuries). He is also a published playwright interested in the power of storytelling to discuss complex scientific subjects in education, literature, and the performing arts.