A little learning is a dangerous thing
“Buy this book. And read it. Regularly.” That’s the powerful summary by Philip Moriarty of The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols
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When will Japan get its next physics Nobel prize?
Japan has 13 Nobel-prize-winning physicists but it mustn’t rest on its laurels
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Happy Dark Matter Day
“Don’t be afraid of the dark," say organizers of worldwide celebration
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Starting out strong
Choosing meaningful research topics at the start of a career is essential, say Philip G Judge, Isabel Lipartito and Roberto Casini, as they give their tips for the budding researc...
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Oh, America!
Robert P Crease identifies the main threat to the US's approach to scientific planning
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When goofing off is good
Particle physicist Daniel Whiteson describes his collaboration with the artistic brains behind PHD Comics
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I think you’ll find
Everything You Know About Science is Wrong by Matt Brown, reviewed by Tushna Commissariat
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Whose cave is it?
Robert P Crease is unhappy about what some physicists think about Plato
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Flash Physics: CERN’s high-school interns, more female engineers manage, exoplanet twins are nearly identical
Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics
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The power of the blackboard
Philip Ball on why we physicists still love our blackboards
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