Going beyond ‘shut up and calculate’
Science journalist Amanda Gefter talks about her quest to understand what modern physics has to say about the ultimate nature of reality
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The cradle of modern science
Steven Weinberg's latest book offers rich insights on the history of science, but reviewer Paul Montgomery finds its treatment of philosophy frustrating
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Black elephants: scientific issues that we don’t talk about
Robert P Crease tackles scientific rituals that we recognize but don't talk about
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Web life: The Conversation
A multi-country mega-blog that takes academic discourse into the mainstream
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An interstellar culture clash
Jennifer Ouellette ponders the scientific and political messages of Cixin Liu's The Three-Body Problem
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15 years and counting
Robert P Crease reflects on a decade and a half of the Physics World Critical Point column
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Web life: Restricted Data: the Nuclear Secrecy Blog
Digging up the dirt on the early nuclear age
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Fight over light
Robert P Crease examines why Goethe so savagely attacked Newton's views on optics
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Reclaiming the stars
An amateur astronomer struggles to find darkness amid the dazzling lights of New York City
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Meet the kaleidoholics
Robert P Crease stumbles into the incredible world of a "philosophical toy" that’s 200 years old
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