Scientific enterprise Opinion and reviews Evidence in action: how science helps us make better decisions Anita Chandran reviews Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works by Helen Pearson Read article: Evidence in action: how science helps us make better decisions
Business and innovation Opinion and reviews Want to spot a winning technology? Here’s the key skill you need Ian Taylor looks at the value of estimation in the business world Read article: Want to spot a winning technology? Here’s the key skill you need
Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews Meet the demons: four mythical creatures that inhabit science Scientists can learn a lot from diabolical creatures, Robert P Crease reveals Read article: Meet the demons: four mythical creatures that inhabit science
Publishing Opinion and reviews An open access future is only possible by addressing its problems AI offers a challenge to the open-access business Read article: An open access future is only possible by addressing its problems
Everyday science Opinion and reviews Soviet institutes, Martian neighbours, Whovian science, stellar patterns and dystopian predictions: micro reviews of recent books Condensed natter: Physics World editors give their compressed verdicts on top new books Read article: Soviet institutes, Martian neighbours, Whovian science, stellar patterns and dystopian predictions: micro reviews of recent books
Instrumentation and measurement Opinion and reviews How AI is transforming human robots Honor Powrie considers whether AI can make robots more human Read article: How AI is transforming human robots
Materials Opinion and reviews The wonderful world of microfluidics Nicole Sharp reviews How the World Flows: Microfluidics from Raindrops to COVID Tests by Albert Folch Read article: The wonderful world of microfluidics
Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews What a modern-day US Declaration of Independence should say Robert P Crease imagines a modern-day US Declaration of Independence Read article: What a modern-day US Declaration of Independence should say
Scientific enterprise Opinion and reviews Why interdisciplinary science is needed more than ever Solving today’s complex problems requires teams of scientists from a range of disciplines Read article: Why interdisciplinary science is needed more than ever
Astronomy and space Opinion and reviews Radio gaga: surfing the long wavelengths of the universe Benjamin Giblin reviews Radio Universe: How to Explore Space Without Leaving Earth by Emma Chapman Read article: Radio gaga: surfing the long wavelengths of the universe