Simon Ings

{{short description|English writer}}

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Simon Ings is an English novelist and science writer living in London. He was born in July 1965 in Horndean and educated at Churcher's College,Churcher's College List 1976–77 Petersfield and at King's College London and Birkbeck College, London.

Ings has written a number of novels, short prose and articles for national newspapers.{{cite news|publisher=The Guardian Online|title=Simon Ings: Profile|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/simonings|accessdate=13 November 2015}} He was culture editor at New Scientist for a while[https://web.archive.org/web/20161110181953/https://www.newscientist.com/in307-whos-who-at-new-scientist/ Who's who at New Scientist], Oct. 2016.{{cite web|last=Hunter|first=Tom|publisher=Medium|title='Achievement, naivety and dread'—An interview with Stalin and the Scientists author, Simon Ings|url=https://medium.com/@arthurcclarkeaward/achievement-naivety-and-dread-an-interview-with-stalin-and-the-scientists-author-simon-ings-f5ccb9a0dc6a|date=22 October 2016|accessdate=3 December 2017}} and as of 2021 continues to write for the magazine on cultural subjects.For example, {{cite journal |last1=Simon Ings |title=Why adding a road can increase traffic and other modelling delights |journal=New Scientist |date=Aug 21, 2021 |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133480-400-why-adding-a-road-can-increase-traffic-and-other-modelling-delights/}} His non-fiction book The Eye: A Natural History delved into the science of vision exploring the chemistry, physics and biology of the eye.

Ings has collaborated with M. John Harrison on short fiction including "The Dead" (1992) and "The Rio Brain". The latter was published as a separate booklet by Night Shade Books and was available only with the limited edition of Harrison's collection Things That Never Happen. He has also collaborated on short fiction with Charles Stross.