Read article: Meddling to mend the planet: techno-fixes to environmental problems
James Dacey reviews Under a White Sky: the Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert
Read article: Why nuclear energy must be part of ‘net zero’ climate targets
Henry Preston and Saralyn Thomas say that nuclear energy must be part of the conversation during the COP26 climate talks
Read article: Frames of reference in science and culture, and how they influence progress
Immanuel Adewumi reviews The Disordered Cosmos: a Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Read article: How nuclear information has been hidden – and brought to light
Margaret Harris reviews Restricted Data: the History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States by Alex Wellerstein
Read article: Are you good enough to cross the valley?
In his third article on funding hi-tech firms, James McKenzie looks at recent initiatives to help them jump over the “valley of death”
Read article: Thinking outside of the box – but not too far from it
Philip Moriarty reviews Fear of a Black Universe: an Outsider’s Guide to the Future of Physics by Stephon Alexander
Read article: Competitive not cut-throat: what baseball’s Ted Williams tells us about physicists’ instincts
Physicists are competitive, but that doesn’t make them cut-throat, argues Robert P Crease
Read article: Where did all the calculus go?
Niki Bell argues that mathematics A-level could be reformed so that it does more to support physics students
Read article: An inventory of cosmological mysteries
Laura Hiscott reviews What’s Eating the Universe and Other Cosmic Questions by Paul Davies
Read article: Planning for space travel
Laura Hiscott reviews The Spacefarer’s Handbook by Bergita and Urs Ganse
