Mike Follows reviews The Knowledge Machine: How an Unreasonable Idea Created Modern Science by Michael Strevens
Read article: Debate, discover, disseminate: why the ‘iron rule’ of science is so effective
James McKenzie wonders if a new generation of wind-powered vessels could make shipping more environmentally friendly
Read article: Winds of change: could hi-tech sailing vessels turn global shipping green?
Ian Randall reviews Tomorrow's Parties: Life in the Anthropocene, edited by Jonathan Strahan
Read article: Art, science and the Anthropocene: tales of life on a warming planet
Robert P Crease thinks compulsory online training courses are not the best way to make our workplaces equitable and safe
Read article: Click to comply: the dangers of online workplace training courses
Matin Durrani reviews Schrödinger in Oxford by David Clary
Read article: Erwin Schrödinger: why did he fail at Oxford?
With more physics students than ever before getting top grades, Peter Main calls for new ways of measuring university performance to avoid “grade inflation”
Read article: Why we need to tackle university degree inflation
James McKenzie remains enthralled by photonics, which is a critical industry for economic growth
Read article: The power of photonics: from vertical farming to quantum computing
Hamish Johnston reviews Pandora’s Toolbox: the Hopes and Hazards of Climate Intervention by Wake Smith
Read article: Climate intervention: a possible hope in the face of humanity’s biggest problem
Robert P Crease reports from a meeting where physicists and philosophers were, for once, in the same quantum state
Read article: When physicists and philosophers realize they share a noble truth
Caitlin Duffy argues that it is important for PhD students to develop interests outside the lab and not just solely focus on their research
Read article: How to extinguish academic burnout
