Ethics Opinion and reviews Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: the chilling impact on science Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a test for those who want science and politics kept apart Read article: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: the chilling impact on science
Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews Technology with characters: the story of China’s unique transformation Andrew Robinson reviews Kingdom of Characters: a Tale of Language, Obsession and Genius in Modern China by Jing Tsu Read article: Technology with characters: the story of China’s unique transformation
Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews Hollywood disaster movies: what they signal about science Robert P Crease wonders what lessons we can learn from movies about comets and asteroids heading towards Earth Read article: Hollywood disaster movies: what they signal about science
Personalities Opinion and reviews Mildred Dresselhaus: a giant of nanoscience Jess Wade reviews Carbon Queen: the Remarkable Life of Nanoscience Pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus by Maia Weinstock Read article: Mildred Dresselhaus: a giant of nanoscience
Ethics Opinion and reviews Why reforming scientific awards can help to tackle discrimination in physics Jess Wade and Maryam Zaringhalam say that changing prize processes can help to champion a more equitable future Read article: Why reforming scientific awards can help to tackle discrimination in physics
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: Putting the physics into science fiction
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: Physics on the cheap: the secret to the best undergraduate science projects
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: The transformative power of physics and how it has helped to build the modern world
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: Why smaller is better when it comes to nuclear power
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: A most improbable physicist: how Hakeem Oluseyi survived a troubled early life and went on to succeed in physics
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