In depth: Culture, history & society
The electrical human
May 23, 2013 2 comments Review
A book on the various roles that electricity plays in the human body, reviewed by Richard Clayton
Between the lines
May 23, 2013 Review
Brian Cox's venture into the life sciences and a travel guide to the Northern Lights reviewed by Margaret Harris and Tushna Commissariat
Consciousness from the ground up
May 16, 2013 6 comments Review
Werner Loewenstein's Physics in Mind, reviewed by Seth Lloyd
Why humour matters
May 9, 2013 8 comments Opinion
Robert P Crease wants your funny tales from physics
The life of psi
May 2, 2013 21 comments Feature
Jon Cartwright explores whether wavefunctions are physically real
Life among the MERtians
Apr 25, 2013 Review
What's it like to work on Mars? Stephen J Pyne reviews an anthropologist's account of the team behind the Mars Exploration Rovers
Web life
Apr 25, 2013 Review
A website full of beautiful and intriguing MRI scans of, er, fruits and vegetables
Beyond the executive summary
Apr 18, 2013 1 comment Review
Richard Muller's Energy for Future Presidents, reviewed by Gail Marcus
Between the lines
Apr 18, 2013 Review
A novel about general relativity and a book about Sherlock Holmes's scientific side, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Measuring culture
Apr 11, 2013 8 comments Opinion
Physicists can measure objects but, asks Robert P Crease, can they measure values too?
A physics primer, with equations
Mar 28, 2013 14 comments Review
Leonard Susskind's guide to getting started in physics, reviewed by Lowry Kirkby
Web life
Mar 28, 2013 Review
A Web-based repository of teaching tools and other resources on quantum mechanics
An iconoclast's career
Mar 21, 2013 2 comments Review
A new biography of Freeman Dyson, reviewed by Philip Anderson
Between the lines
Mar 21, 2013 1 comment Review
Books on mathematics and Albert Einstein's practical side, reviewed by Margaret Harris









