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Mar 21, 2013 2 comments Review

A new biography of Freeman Dyson, reviewed by Philip Anderson

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Mar 21, 2013 1 comment Review

Books on mathematics and Albert Einstein's practical side, reviewed by Margaret Harris

The quantum moment

Mar 14, 2013 4 comments Opinion

Robert P Crease on why quantum mechanics is now as culturally significant as Newtonian mechanics

In praise of weakness

Mar 7, 2013 10 comments Feature

Aephraim Steinberg and colleagues describe how "weak measurements" are transforming our knowledge of the quantum world

The secret of life

Feb 7, 2013 4 comments Feature

David Jenkins and Oliver Kirsebom explore the mysterious nuclear energy level of carbon-12 that made life possible

Identity physics

Jan 10, 2013 8 comments Opinion

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A strange cat in Dublin

Nov 15, 2012 5 comments Review

A new biography of Erwin Schrödinger, reviewed by Cormac O'Raifeartaigh

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Celebrating the physics of all that flows

ESP and LSD on the CIA's dime

Aug 2, 2012 1 comment Review

Andrew Whitaker reviews David Kaiser's How the Hippies Saved Physics

Peter Higgs in the spotlight

Jun 28, 2012 3 comments Opinion

Peter Higgs speaks to Physics World about his life in science and the search for the eponymous boson in a special audio interview

Financial weaponry

Jun 21, 2012 Review

Steve Hsu reviews George Szpiro's Pricing the Future