Margaret Harris reviews Cosmonaut: a Cultural History by Cathleen S Lewis
Read article: Never mind the right stuff, here’s the red stuff: how Yuri Gagarin and the cosmonauts shaped Soviet space culture
Robert P Crease, Jennifer Carter and Gino Elia advise on how to resolve a spat in quantum physics
Read article: Wigner’s friend: the quantum thought experiment that continues to confound
Claire Malone reviews Molecular Storms: the Physics of Stars, Cells and the Origin of Life by Liam Graham
Read article: Explaining the origin of life with physics
James McKenzie examines the pioneering work of HyProMag in recycling rare-earth magnets
Read article: How a technique for recycling rare-earth permanent magnets could transform the green economy
Katherine Skipper reviews Things That Go Bump in the Universe by C Renée James
Read article: A suspenseful story of life and death in the universe
Katherine Wright reviews Waves in an Impossible Sea: How Everyday Life Emerges from the Cosmic Ocean by Matt Strassler
Read article: An ambitious journey through the cosmos that sometimes gets lost at sea
Johan Hansson argues that it will never be possible to meet our climate targets if countries continue their obsession with growing the economy
Read article: The climate is doomed if we continue to be fixated by economic growth
Hamish Johnston reviews Superfluid: How a Quantum Fluid Revolutionized Modern Science by John Weisend
Read article: Superfluidity: the mysterious quantum effect that became a backbone of experimental physics
James McKenzie describes the importance of meeting real people at proper networking events
Read article: The art of networking: how to thrive at conferences, shows and trade missions
Achintya Rao reviews Invention and Innovation: a Brief History of Hype and Failure by Vaclav Smil
Read article: Exercising caution in the face of techno-optimism
