Soft matter and liquids Opinion and reviews Consciousness from the ground up Werner Loewenstein's Physics in Mind, reviewed by Seth Lloyd Read article: Consciousness from the ground up
Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews Why humour matters: physics’ tradition of thoughtful joke-telling Has big science killed “deep jokes”? Robert P Crease hopes not and asks for your funny tales Read article: Why humour matters: physics’ tradition of thoughtful joke-telling
Stars and solar physics Opinion and reviews Look! Up in the sky! A travel guide to the Northern Lights reviewed by Tushna Commissariat
Biophysics and bioengineering Opinion and reviews It’s a wonderful life Brian Cox's venture into the life sciences reviewed by Margaret Harris
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Life among the MERtians What's it like to work on Mars? Stephen J Pyne reviews an anthropologist's account of the team behind the Mars Exploration Rovers Read article: Life among the MERtians
Quantum mechanics Opinion and reviews Web life A website full of beautiful and intriguing MRI scans of, er, fruits and vegetables Read article: Web life
Renewables Opinion and reviews Beyond the executive summary Richard Muller's Energy for Future Presidents, reviewed by Gail Marcus Read article: Beyond the executive summary
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews Measuring culture Physicists can measure objects but, asks Robert P Crease, can they measure values too? Read article: Measuring culture
Art and science Opinion and reviews Between the lines A novel about general relativity and a book about Sherlock Holmes's scientific side, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines
Education and outreach Opinion and reviews A physics primer, with equations Leonard Susskind's guide to getting started in physics, reviewed by Lowry Kirkby Read article: A physics primer, with equations