Solarquest, Pluto and the importance of New Horizons
A nostalgic look at a 1980s board game shows how far we have come in our understanding of Pluto
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Settling scientific disputes in public
A talk about "nerd-on-nerd violence" sparks reflections on popular-physics writing
Success, failure and women in physics
Reactions to a panel discussion on "Feminism, sexism and bringing up girls" at last week's Cheltenham Science Festival
Between the lines
A subtle and fiendish collection of physics problems and a geophysical journey that revels in unusual connections, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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Elect a physicist
A look at the physicists seeking to become Members of Parliament at the forthcoming UK general election
Between the lines
Mathematical doodles, the “new space” era and a pocket guide to astronomy, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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Your career questions answered
Margaret Harris explores the findings of a recent survey that asked physics students to share their career concerns and aspirations
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Tasneem Zehra Husain’s imaginative physics-history novel Only the Longest Threads and Peter Adey’s ramble through Air: Nature and Culture, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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Coming soon(ish) to a galaxy near you
What will happen when a giant cloud of hydrogen gas collides with the Milky Way galaxy?
A sight for blind eyes
A promising new prosthetic vision system offers hope to people with certain forms of blindness
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