Read article: Indefatigable wonder: how Brian Cox’s latest show conveys the immense scale of the cosmos
Laura Hiscott reviews the new television show Universe, presented by Brian Cox, which was broadcast last year and is now available online
Read article: Snowflakes, snorkelling and spacewalks: your holiday secrets revealed
Robert P Crease reveals readers’ favourite holiday-physics problems – and outlines some new teasers too
Read article: Joining the dots: how seemingly unrelated fields of science are fundamentally linked
Laura Hiscott reviews Eight Improbable Possibilities: the Mystery of the Moon and Other Implausible Scientific Truths by John Gribbin
Read article: How geometry can help us understand everything from biology to politics
Michael Banks reviews Shape: the Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else by Jordan Ellenberg
Read article: How the technology we create changes us
Kate Gardner reviews The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another by Ainissa Ramirez
Read article: Two scientists’ debate over whether the universe had a beginning – and how the elements were created
Laura Hiscott reviews Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate by Paul Halpern
Read article: The conundrum at the heart of quantum physics – and how philosophers of science can help
While the technological applications of quantum mechanics are bright, its meaning remains opaque. Thankfully, as Robert P Crease explains, philosophers of science are working on it
Read article: Brilliant polymath, troubled person: how John von Neumann shaped our world
Andrew Robinson reviews The Man from the Future: the Visionary Life of John von Neumann by Ananyo Bhattacharya
Read article: Why we need to consider the ethical implications of quantum technologies
Mauritz Kop assesses the ethical principles we must all adopt so that the application of quantum technologies is equitable and safe
Read article: The causes of science denial and how to combat it
Rachel Brazil reviews How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason by Lee McIntyre
