Johan Hansson says it is dangerous to treat artificial intelligence as a magic wand
Read article: Is our embrace of AI naïve and could it lead to an environmental disaster?
Robert P Crease reveals the curious twist in the development of Chinese physics in the 1960s
Read article: The obscure physics theory that helped Chinese science emerge from the shadows
Emma Chapman reviews Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds by Scott Solomon
Read article: Mission to Mars: from biological barriers to ethical impediments
Honor Powrie wonders what skills she’d need to be an entrepreneur
Read article: Can entrepreneurship be taught? An engineer’s viewpoint
Andrew Robinson reviews Crick: a Mind in Motion – from DNA to the Brain by Matthew Cobb
Read article: Francis Crick: a life of twists and turns
Jenna Padgett says fostering a sense of belonging can help boost physics
Read article: Want a strong future for physics? Here’s why we must focus on students from under-represented groups
Robert P Crease notes parallels between US and Soviet science
Read article: Can we compare Donald Trump’s health chief to Soviet science boss Trofim Lysenko?
Emma Chapman reviews Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity by James Riordon
Read article: Bring gravity back down to Earth: from giraffes and tree snakes to ‘squishy’ space–time
Honor Powrie extols the virtues being just “good enough” in life
Read article: When is good enough ‘good enough’?
Alireza Qaiumzadeh says that science can only exist if scientists are protected as civilians
Read article: Academic assassinations are a threat to global science
