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In depth: Culture, history & society
Between the lines
Mar 29, 2012 Review
Books on waves, mathematical puzzles and quantum analogies, reviewed by Tushna Commissariat and Margaret Harris
Physics for students, not poets
Mar 22, 2012 2 comments Review
Brian Clegg reviews Leon Lederman and Christopher Hill's Quantum Physics for Poets
Geoengineering: the pitfalls and politics
Mar 21, 2012 Opinion
US geoscientist Ken Caldeira explains why he has reservations about tinkering with the climate
Lessons from Fukushima
Mar 6, 2012 1 comment Opinion
Mike Weightman says improving nuclear safety should never stop
Light in physics – readers' pictures
Mar 1, 2012 2 comments Review
A selection of images from the Physics World photo challenge
Finding jobs in hard times
Mar 1, 2012 1 comment Feature
How can you best stand out in today's graduate job market?
Fruitloopery
Feb 23, 2012 4 comments Opinion
Robert P Crease bemoans the misuse of technical terms in science
Measure for measure
Feb 16, 2012 4 comments Review
Terry Quinn reviews Robert P Crease's World in the Balance: the Historic Quest for a Universal System of Measurement
Between the lines
Feb 16, 2012 Review
Books on physics history, alien life and teaching relativity to your dog, reviewed by Margaret Harris
The dream of open science
Feb 9, 2012 3 comments Review
Matin Durrani reviews Michael Nielsen’s Reinventing Discovery: the New Era of Networked Science
Web life
Feb 9, 2012 Review
SciEnts and Sciencelive – two sites that offer slightly different takes on scientific outreach and entertainment
Fermilab's next frontier
Feb 1, 2012 2 comments Feature
Margaret Harris learns about Fermilab's plans for the post-Tevatron era
Parting the clouds
Jan 26, 2012 Review
Arnold Wolfendale reviews Earth: the Operator’s Manual by Richard Alley
Between the lines
Jan 26, 2012 Review
A new biography of Stephen Hawking and a history of radioactivity, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Voyagers of discovery
Jan 19, 2012 1 comment Review
John Zarnecki reviews Stephen Pyne’s Voyager: Seeking New Worlds in the Third Great Age of Discovery
