Portrait of our planet – readers’ pictures
A selection of images from the Physics World photo challenge
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Between the lines
Books on bubble physics, quantum exiles and arty photos of particle accelerators, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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The time of our lives
Dan Falk reviews Adam Frank's About Time: From Sun Dials to Quantum Clocks, How the Cosmos Shapes Our Lives
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Physics for students, not poets
Brian Clegg reviews Leon Lederman and Christopher Hill's Quantum Physics for Poets
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Geoengineering: the pitfalls and politics
US geoscientist Ken Caldeira explains why he has reservations about tinkering with the climate
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Lessons from Fukushima
Mike Weightman says improving nuclear safety should never stop
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Between the lines
Books on waves, mathematical puzzles and quantum analogies, reviewed by Tushna Commissariat and Margaret Harris
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Light in physics – readers’ pictures
A selection of images from the Physics World photo challenge
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Fruitloopery
Robert P Crease bemoans the misuse of technical terms in science
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Measure for measure
Terry Quinn reviews Robert P Crease's World in the Balance: the Historic Quest for a Universal System of Measurement
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