Robert P Crease finds out why companies, firms and governments invested in quantum computers before the technology existed
Read article: Why was so much spent on quantum computers before they even existed?
Kit Yates’ new book offers a gold mine of anecdotes about how maths can help us make sense of unexpected events, writes Anna Demming
Read article: How can we navigate an unpredictable world? The answer lies in mathematics
Diversity and inclusion within quantum technology is crucial if we are to foster equal opportunities for all, say Alex Belsley, Marija Radulovic, Angela Stephen and Carrie Wei...
Read article: Why we must build an inclusive quantum community
Michael Banks and his son Henry review Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Sheila Kanani, illustrated by Liz Kay
Read article: Our colourful world: an illustrated journey through the rainbow
Philip Ball reviews In a Flight of Starlings: the Wonder of Complex Systems by Giorgio Parisi
Read article: Giorgio Parisi: the Nobel-prize winner whose complex interests stretch from spin glasses to starlings
A new plan to simplify the UK’s research and development tax-credit scheme is good news for physics-based businesses, says James McKenzie
Read article: Here’s why tax credits for research and development are vital for physics-based businesses
Ian Randall reviews Taxi From Another Planet: Conversations with Drivers about Life in the Universe by Charles Cockell
Read article: I once had an astrobiologist in the back of my cab
Robert P Crease finds biographical memoirs a tricky genre
Read article: Memorializing the great: how to honour scientists who’ve died
Solving our political polarization problem could be possible with one single, simple but very hard step, argues James Kakalios
Read article: Why it would be better if everyone thought like a scientist
Isabel Rabey reviews Not Just For the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science by Athene Donald
Read article: Attention all allies: why there are so few women in science and how you can help
