The power of YouTube
Philip Moriarty describes his experiences in front of the camera as one of the stars of the Sixty Symbols series YouTube videos
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How fictional models shape science
Margaret Morrison explores “fictional” models in physics such as James Clerk Maxwell's invisible, all-pervasive “aether”
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The lure of G
Jon Cartwright finds out why physicists are still scratching their heads over the value of the gravitational constant, "big G"
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Technology whose time has come
Joshua Pearce describes how open-source appropriate technology is bringing simple and life-changing devices to people all over the world
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Planck perspectives
Peter Coles explains what the data from the Planck mission mean for cosmological theories
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Forecasting the fate of Arctic flora
With the effects of climate change on plant life a growing concern, researchers are examining threatened Arctic ecosystems to help predict the fate of species in cold habitats
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Shedding new light on old art
Martin Fischer shows the benefits for the art world of the laser-based technique of pump–probe microscopy
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A flame of ambition: Caroline Harper
Sightsavers chief executive and physics graduate Caroline Harper on blinding trachoma, impostor syndrome and how her father’s death spurred her career change
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The echoes of eternity hidden in rocks
Our understanding of geological time has been revolutionized over the last decade by studying how cyclic variations in the Earth’s orbit are encoded into sediments and rocks
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Why locusts don’t need airbags
They are a farmer’s worst nightmare but locusts’ ability to avoid crashing into things makes them the stuff of dreams for an interdisciplinary group of robot designers
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