Read article: Putting the physics into science fiction Art and science Opinion and reviews Putting the physics into science fiction Kate Gardner reviews sci-fi novel The EXODUS Incident by physicist Peter Schattschneider
Read article: Physics on the cheap: the secret to the best undergraduate science projects Education and outreach Opinion and reviews Physics on the cheap: the secret to the best undergraduate science projects The simplest questions are often the best. Robert P Crease tries to answer one from a physics student in Kenya
Read article: The transformative power of physics and how it has helped to build the modern world Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews The transformative power of physics and how it has helped to build the modern world Joanne O’Meara reviews Ten Days in Physics that Shook the World: How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life by Brian Clegg
Read article: Why smaller is better when it comes to nuclear power Business and innovation Opinion and reviews Why smaller is better when it comes to nuclear power James McKenzie thinks that small modular nuclear reactors could help many countries to meet their “net-zero” emissions targets
Read article: A most improbable physicist: how Hakeem Oluseyi survived a troubled early life and went on to succeed in physics Personalities Opinion and reviews A most improbable physicist: how Hakeem Oluseyi survived a troubled early life and went on to succeed in physics David Appell reviews A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars by Hakeem Oluseyi and Joshua Horwitz
Read article: Bullying and harassment in physics affects us all Ethics Opinion and reviews Bullying and harassment in physics affects us all Marie Hemingway and Mark Geoghegan on why non-disclosure agreements should be banned in cases of harassment at work
Read article: How entropy might increase backwards in time – as well as forwards Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews How entropy might increase backwards in time – as well as forwards Sidney Perkowitz reviews The Janus Point: a New Theory of Time by Julian Barbour
Read article: Space for all: here are some of the huge commercial opportunities away from Earth Business and innovation Opinion and reviews Space for all: here are some of the huge commercial opportunities away from Earth With launch costs plummeting fast, James McKenzie examines the huge commercial potential of the space sector
Read article: The danger of contaminating the night sky Ethics Opinion and reviews The danger of contaminating the night sky Karel Green says that while private space endeavours are to be welcomed, we should not ignore the social and ethical concerns that they raise
Read article: Laughing in the face of danger: how Netflix’s Don’t Look Up captures climate complexity Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews Laughing in the face of danger: how Netflix’s Don’t Look Up captures climate complexity Laura Hiscott reviews the film Don’t Look Up, directed by Adam McKay and available now on Netflix
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