In depth: Statistical, mathematical & computational physics
Black holes revealed
Jul 1, 2010 2 comments Review
M Coleman Miller looks at the work of black-hole pioneer Roy Kerr
You're so predictable
Jun 2, 2010 7 comments Feature
Despite the spontaneity we think that we exhibit, our behaviour is far more predictable than we may admit, as Albert-László Barabási explains
Between the lines
Apr 1, 2010 3 comments Review
Why, oh why, oh why?, the science of complexity, a brief history of cosmology
The value of simulation
Mar 2, 2010 Review
Flavio H Fenton is unhappy with the view that all is not well in the world of computer simulation
The flu fighters
Feb 2, 2010 1 comment Feature
Tools from physics can now be used to model the H1N1 flu pandemic, as Vittoria Colizza and Alessandro Vespignani explain
Inside the complexity labyrinth
Feb 2, 2010 5 comments Review
Gordon Fraser takes a guided tour through the science of complexity
Web life: ComplexityBlog.com
Feb 2, 2010 1 comment Review
ComplexityBlog.com – all you need to know about complexity science
Between the lines
Jan 5, 2010 Review
The other Oppenheimer, cooking for astronauts and the "amazing" Grace Hopper
Not crazy enough
Dec 1, 2009 4 comments Review
Peter Knight passes verdict on the first 10 years of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Between the lines
Dec 1, 2009 Review
A round-up of the best books to put on your Christmas shopping list – or for someone else to buy for you
Profiles of genius and persecution
Oct 1, 2009 Review
Dan Falk asks if anything unites the many Jewish successful physicists of the 20th century
Dreams of a quantum pioneer
Sep 2, 2009 Review
Gino Segrè looks at the relationship between Pauli and Jung
Of gluons, atoms and strings
Sep 1, 2009 Feature
An unusual alliance between physicists who study ultrahot plasmas and ultracold atoms is yielding intriguing results – and may even lead to an experimental test for string theory, as Barbara Jacak reveals
The power of robotics
Jun 2, 2009 2 comments Opinion
Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease