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Reviews
Between the lines
Feb 14, 2013
Books about back-of-the-envelope calculations, cosmology and water waves, reviewed by Matin Durrani and Tushna Commissariat
Visible improvements
Feb 14, 2013 1 comment
A book of tips for improving scientific graphics, reviewed by James Davenport
Philosophical about space–time
Jan 24, 2013 10 comments
A primer on physics philosophy, reviewed by Clarissa Ai Ling Lee
Web life
Jan 24, 2013
AstroBetter is a website dedicated to helping astrophysicists do lots of stuff, better
Between the lines
Jan 17, 2013
Books about science for children and young adults, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Fuelling the thorium dream
Jan 17, 2013 6 comments
An advocate's account of thorium's potential as an energy source, reviewed by Jess Gehin
Forming a critical mass of experts
Dec 13, 2012 2 comments
A book about how the nuclear profession developed, reviewed by Geoff Vaughan
The why and how of it all
Dec 6, 2012 11 comments
Two books about why the universe bothers to exist, reviewed by Tim Maudlin
Von Neumann's computer
Dec 6, 2012 3 comments
A book on the early history of practical computers, reviewed by Martin Campbell-Kelly
Vital forces
Nov 29, 2012 2 comments
A rare popular-science book on biophysics, reviewed by Richard Jones
What made Bell Labs special?
Nov 29, 2012 1 comment
A history of Bell Labs, reviewed by Andrew Gelman
Between the lines: Christmas special
Nov 29, 2012
A bumper crop of books reviewed by Margaret Harris and Tushna Commissariat
Soft matter's charismatic pioneer
Nov 22, 2012 2 comments
A biography of Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, now available in English translation, reviewed by Tom McLeish
Between the lines
Nov 22, 2012 1 comment
A graphic novel about the first atomic bomb and a biography of the anti-nuclear campaigner Joseph Rotblat, reviewed by Margaret Harris
