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In depth: April 2009
Features
In search of the black swans
The publish-or-perish ethic too often favours a narrow and conservative approach to scientific innovation. Mark Buchanan asks whether we are pushing revolutionary ideas to the margins
Opinion
Making physics popular
Writing about physics for the public involves more than just translating complex scientific ideas into simple language, says Robert P Crease